Process DMCA request

2024/08/2024-08-07-vaultcord.md

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+Before disabling any content in relation to this takedown notice, GitHub
+- contacted the owners of some or all of the affected repositories to give them an opportunity to [make changes](https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/dmca-takedown-policy#a-how-does-this-actually-work).
+- provided information on how to [submit a DMCA Counter Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-counter-notice).
+
+To learn about when and why GitHub may process some notices this way, please visit our [README](https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/README.md#anatomy-of-a-takedown-notice).
+
+---
+
+While GitHub did not find sufficient information to determine a valid anti-circumvention claim, we determined that this takedown notice contains other valid copyright claim(s).
+
+---
+
+**Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?**
+
+Yes, I am the copyright holder.
+
+**Are you submitting a revised DMCA notice after GitHub Trust & Safety requested you make changes to your original notice?**
+
+Yes
+
+**Please provide the Zendesk ticket number of your previously submitted notice. Zendesk ticket numbers are 7 digit ID numbers located in the subject line or body of your confirmation email.**
+
+2883018
+
+**Does your claim involve content on GitHub or npm.js?**
+
+GitHub
+
+**Please describe the nature of your copyright ownership or authorization to act on the owner's behalf.**
+
+I am the [private] and [private] for VaultCord, an online software service. I hold copyright ownership over the works.
+
+**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed. If possible, include a URL to where it is posted online.**
+
+The original work is my Javascript code used to control [private] website and communicate with my API. The only authorized URL is https://cdn.vaultcord.com/verify-1-0.js
+
+This GitHub repository, among other copyright violations, has illegally hosted my code without permission from me https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/scripts/verify-1-0.js
+
+The 2nd line of the verify-1-0.js states "This code is NOT open source", meaning permission is needed to re-host my original code. Permission was never obtained and this repository is used to circumvent and violate my copyright even further.
+
+This repository also violates §5 of my Terms of Service, prohibiting automation of [private] website https://vaultcord.com/terms#userreps
+
+**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.**
+
+https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass
+
+**Do you claim to have any technological measures in place to control access to your copyrighted content? Please see our <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice#complaints-about-anti-circumvention-technology">Complaints about Anti-Circumvention Technology</a> if you are unsure.**
+
+Yes
+
+**What technological measures do you have in place and how do they effectively control access to your copyrighted material?**
+
+I employ VPN checks and also check the fraud score of client's IP address [private]  
+
+Additionally, browser fingerprinting is used to prevent suspicious activity on my website.
+
+I also host my Javascript code on [private] website with explicit copyright notices https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/scripts/verify-1-0.js and the author has stolen this code and re-uploaded it & modified it without permission from me, the copyright owner.
+
+**How is the accused project designed to circumvent your technological protection measures?**
+
+There is a clear violation of the DMCA anti-circumvention clause. The author states that the GitHub project is "designed to bypass the VaultCord verification system" in the About section of the repository.
+
+"Vault Cord protection should now be bypassed" in https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/README.md?plain=1#L78
+
+https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/images/step6.png Modification/altering of our proprietary code, which is explicitly stated to NOT be open-source https://cdn.vaultcord.com/verify-1-0.js
+
+https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/scripts/verify-1-0.js#L3-L4 hosting our proprietary code without consent, which was explained above is not open-source.
+
+Interacting with my API in automated means to bypass protection offered in my Javascript code https://github.com/n0ctrn3/VaultCord-Bypass/blob/main/VaultCordBypass.py#L17-L33
+
+**<a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy#b-what-about-forks-or-whats-a-fork">Have you searched for any forks</a> of the allegedly infringing files or repositories? Each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately if you believe it is infringing and wish to have it taken down.**
+
+There are no forks currently.
+
+**Is the work licensed under an open source license?**
+
+No
+
+**What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement?**
+
+Reported content must be removed
+
+**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**
+
+I do not have the infringer's contact information.
+
+**I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law.**
+
+**I have taken <a href="https://www.lumendatabase.org/topics/22">fair use</a> into consideration.**
+
+**I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.**
+
+**I have read and understand GitHub's <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/">Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice</a>.**
+
+**So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address.**
+
+[private]  
+[private]  
+[private]  
+
+**Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.**
+
+[private]