diff --git a/2023/03/2023-03-01-columbia-university.md b/2023/03/2023-03-01-columbia-university.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..61d360fc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/2023/03/2023-03-01-columbia-university.md @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +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.** + +2033863 + +**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 a [private] at Columbia University and [private] at Columbia University (proof: [private]). The contents of [private] course material (especially the homeworks and exams which are private and only accessible to the current enrolled students) have been posted online in a github repo. This, of course, violates academic integrity and promotes student cheating in the future semesters and I would like this material to be taken down immediately. + +**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.** + +All files in each of the following repos (except for the README.md files) +https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771-Exam +https://github.com/powcoder/COMS-4771-HW4 +https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771 + +There is absolutely no original student work in any of these repos. + +**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.** + +Repo #1 https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771-Exam (contains total 3 files + README.md) +The entire repo contains homework and exam questions (copyrighted by [private] as the [private]), there are no student solutions or any original work. In particular: +- (private file, all questions no student answers or any original work) https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771-Exam/blob/main/Exam2_COMS4771_S21.pdf.pdf +- (private file, all questions no student answers or any original work) https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771-Exam/blob/main/ml_fi_fa2017.pdf +- (private file, all questions no student answers or any original work) https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771-Exam/blob/main/ml_hw4.pdf + +The entire repo should be taken down. + +Repo #2 https://github.com/powcoder/COMS-4771-HW4 (contains total 1 file + README.md) +The entire repo contains homework questions (copyrighted by [private] as the [private]), there are no student solutions or any original work. In particular: +- (private file, all questions no student answers or any original work) https://github.com/powcoder/COMS-4771-HW4/blob/main/ml_fa2021_hw4.pdf + +The entire repo should be taken down. + +Repo #3 https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771 (contains 40 files + README.md) +Every single file is taken from [private] class website and already appears here: [private] +Few examples: +- https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771/blob/main/lec1_intro_mle_bayes_naive_evaluation.pdf +appears here: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~verma/classes/ml/lec/lec1_intro_mle_bayes_naive_evaluation.pdf +- https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771/blob/main/lec2_nn_improve_decision_trees.pdf +appears here: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~verma/classes/ml/lec/lec2_nn_improve_decision_trees.pdf +- https://github.com/powcoder/COMS4771/blob/main/lec3_linperceptron_kern.pdf +appears here: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~verma/classes/ml/lec/lec3_linperceptron_kern.pdf + +Again, the entire repo should be taken down + +**Do you claim to have any technological measures in place to control access to your copyrighted content? Please see our Complaints about Anti-Circumvention Technology if you are unsure.** + +Yes + +**What technological measures do you have in place and how do they effectively control access to your copyrighted material?** + +[private] course material (homeworks and exams) is only accessible to the currently enrolled students for a limited time. After that we revoke everyone's access to maintain academic integrity. Students are also given explicit instructions and sign a pledge to not share or post the material online. + +**How is the accused project designed to circumvent your technological protection measures?** + +The github account https://github.com/powcoder is a homework solving service and is known to promote cheating. Most likely some of the enrolled students used this service for "help" solving the homeworks/exams questions. By posting the private material, this service is likely promoting (via github and other channels) that they can provide "help" with this type of material. + +**Have you searched for any forks 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.** + +As far as we have checked, there are the subsequent folks of the infringing files/repos. + +**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.** + +All information we have is from https://github.com/powcoder + +**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 fair use 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 Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice.** + +**So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address.** + +phone: [private] + +Office mailing address: +[private] +Columbia University +[private] +[private] +[private] + +**Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.** + +[private]