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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?
No
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.
[private] is in the readme.md, and [private] appear as the [private] at the course unit public website [private]
You can contact [private] at [private]. He is involved in the [private], [private], and [private].
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.
[private]
What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.
https://github.com/henggao98/Event_Lite
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.
Is the work licensed under an open source license?
Yes
Which license?
BSD licenced including copyright statement on Copyright 2017-2024 [private], [private]
How do you believe the license is being violated?
This repository (https://github.com/henggao98/Event_Lite) is a coursework Computer Science students take at the [private] as part of the Software Engineering 2 course unit ([private]). The original work is available at [private] (which is password-protected). The coursework is conducted in teams, and the repo's main branch is forked in our internal [private] instances (these repos are password-protected).
Students are told they cannot publish their work on public repositories because:
- It enables collusion.
- It infringes copyright. The Intellectual Property Policy of The University of Manchester is available at [private]
When it comes to Teaching materials and the rights in teaching materials, (see Section 5) of the policy indicates:
"IP in Teaching Materials created, made and/or developed by an Employee during the course of their employment shall belong to the University in accordance with the normal rule set out at paragraph 3.3 and the rights set out in paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 shall continue to apply."
That is, the IP belongs to the university.
What changes can be made to bring the project into compliance with the license? For example, adding attribution, adding a license, making the repository private.
Making the repository private.
What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement?
Repository can be made private
Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.
I emailed the alleged infringer at [private] as this was included in some commits of other public projects. The alleged infringer is an alumnus of the university, but I am still waiting for a reply to my email asking to set the repository as private.
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.
[private]
[private]
[private]
[private]
[private]
Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.
[private]