diff --git a/2021/04/2021-04-01-amazon.md b/2021/04/2021-04-01-amazon.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b87a19a4b --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/04/2021-04-01-amazon.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +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 +- 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). + +--- + +To whom it may concern: + +This firm represents Amazon.com, Inc. It has come to our attention that one of your +users is using your site to host material that directly infringes on copyrights owned by Amazon. +It appears that this user is posting copyrighted portions of live questions from Amazon’s SDE +II online assessment in a public forum. The URL at which this user has published Amazon’s +copyrighted content is: + +https://github.com/apollo629/code-katas/blob/master/src/main/java/com/byinal/amcat/Prime.java + +Amazon is the sole owner of its SDE II online assessment and all the test questions +comprising those assessments are subject to copyright protections. Amazon takes great care to +protect the academic integrity of its coding-skill assessment process, and it has not authorized +the use or distribution of any of its test questions or corresponding solutions. URLs at which +Amazon’s copyrighted material can be seen provided below: + +[private] + + +This letter serves as official notice under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium +Copyright Act (DMCA) that this user is infringing on copyrights owned solely by Amazon. +We request that you immediately notify the user of this notice, inform them of their duty to +promptly remove the infringing material, and require them to cease any future use of your +service to host Amazon’s copyrighted material. Alternatively, we request that you take down +the infringing content and cease providing this user access to your services. + +Please be advised that the law requires you, as the service provider, to “expeditiously +remove or disable access” to the infringing material upon receipt of this notice. Under federal +law, a service provider enjoys immunity from a copyright lawsuit provided it acts with +deliberate speed to investigate and rectify ongoing copyright infringement. Noncompliance +may result in loss of immunity for liability under the DMCA. + +I am providing this notice with a good faith belief that the use of the materials in the +manner complained of herein is not authorized by the copyright holder or by operation of law. + +I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in this notification is true and +accurate, and that I have the authority to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright involved. + +Should you wish to discuss this further, please contact me directly. Thank you in +advance for your prompt attention to this request. + +Sincerely, +SUMMIT LAW GROUP, PLLC + +[private] + +[private] + +[private] + +315 5th Ave S [private] +Seattle, Washington 98104