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Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?

Yes, I am authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

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.

2005175

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 have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice.

I have been authorized to submit this notice on behalf of the copyright owner.

Metro Transit's Go-To logo and their brand logo are used as part of a mobile ticket displayed in mobile apps used to validate paid boarding on the Metro Transit transit system. The mobile ticket contains copyrighted elements including the Go-To logo and the Metro Transit brand logo. The linked files are direct copies of this mobile ticket, including direct copies of the Go-To logo and Metro Transit brand logo. These files are being used to create fraudulent versions of the Metro Transit mobile ticket that contain Metro Transit's copyrighted work.

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.

Both the Go-To logo and the Metro Transit logo are present in the URLs we are asking to be taken down.

The Go-To logo is the logo of the Go-To brand. The Go-To brand is the regional electronic fare system run by Metro Transit, the transit division of the Metropolitan Council, the regional governmental agency and metropolitan planning organization in Minnesota serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area.

The Go-To logo is documented online in the Metro Transit brand standards here: https://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/logos/brand_standards.pdf

The logo is also posted on the main Go-To card page: https://www.metrotransit.org/go-to-card

The Metro Transit logo is the logo of Metro Transit, the transit division of the Metropolitan Council.

The Metro Transit logo is documented online in Metro Transit Media Resources page here: https://www.metrotransit.org/logos-images

On the Media Resources page, Metro Transit states about their logo:

All images copyright Metro Transit.

Images on this page may not be used in any manner likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Metro Transit. Images may not be modified in any way that substantially alters the content, subject or meaning of the image. Use of an image must be accompanied by a photo credit to “Metro Transit.”

What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repositorys URL.

The Go-To Logo is used in an infringing manner in a GIF that is hosted in the repository and on the github pages website with the following URLs:

The logo in the center of this GIF can be found hosted on Metro Transit's website here: https://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/fares_passes/goto-logo.png

The GIF is an animated version of the security image used in a mobile ticketing platform. The security image contains the Go-To logo. This repository uses the logo to create a fraudulent Metro Transit ticket that is being used in attempts to fraudulently board the Metro Transit system.

The Metro Transit App logo is used in an infringing manner in an image that is hosted in the repository and on the github pages website with the following URLs:

This logo can be found hosted by the Google Play Store listing for the Metro Transit app here: https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/i8HvAlXEFSSSL_m69J6zxWWR7awE5YNj_xLXOjk21o7RSKA1fJVE-HwlZn9-gZSQtA=w480-h960-rw

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.

No

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.

No forks found

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 infringers contact information? If so, please provide it.

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.

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