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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).
+
+---
+
+**Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf? If you are submitting this notice on behalf of a company, please be sure to use an email address on the company's domain. If you use a personal email address for a notice submitted on behalf of a company, we may not be able to process it.**
+
+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.**
+
+I am the [private], [private], and copyright owner of the "WaEnhancer" open-source project. [private] hold the complete intellectual property rights to the source code, architecture, and original logic of the software.
+
+**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed.**
+
+[private] original work is an open-source [private] toolkit named "WaEnhancer", which provides privacy controls and UI customization for WhatsApp on Android. It was published under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). The infringing repository (mubashardev/WaEnhancer) is a direct fork of [private] original codebase. The operator of this fork is violating the explicit terms of the GPL-3.0 license by distributing closed-source, proprietary commercial versions, selling the software as a paid product, and refusing to release the source code modifications under the same license, which constitutes a severe breach of [private] copyright.
+
+**If the original work referenced above is available online, please provide a URL.**
+
+https://github.com/Dev4Mod/WaEnhancer
+
+**We ask that a DMCA takedown notice list every specific file in the repository that is infringing, unless the entire contents of the repository are infringing on your copyright. Please clearly state that the entire repository is infringing, OR provide the specific files within the repository you would like removed.**
+
+**Based on the above, I confirm that:**
+
+The entire repository is infringing
+
+**Identify the full repository URL that is infringing:**
+
+https://github.com/mubashardev/WaEnhancer
+
+**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.**
+
+No
+
+**If you are reporting an allegedly infringing fork, please note that each fork is a distinct repository and <i>must be identified separately</i>. Please read more about <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy#b-what-about-forks-or-whats-a-fork">forks.</a> As forks may often contain different material than in the parent repository, if you believe any of the repositories or files in the forks are infringing, please list each fork URL below:**
+
+https://github.com/mubashardev/WaEnhancer
+
+**Is the work licensed under an open source license?**
+
+Yes
+
+**Which license?**
+
+gnu-general-public-license-v3.0
+
+**How do you believe the license is being violated?**
+
+The original software is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0), a strong copyleft open-source license. This license strictly mandates that any derivative works, forks, or software compiled together with the original codebase must also be distributed under the exact same GPL-3.0 license terms, meaning the entire modified source code must remain open and accessible.
+
+The operator of the infringing fork (mubashardev/WaEnhancer) is actively violating these terms by attempting to circumvent the license using a private Git submodule. The repository's .gitmodules file and recent commit history (such as the commit: "feat: add [private] private submodule with graceful fallback") prove they are dynamically linking a closed-source, proprietary repository ([private]) into [private] GPL-3.0 codebase at compile time.
+
+They are using this combined derived work to distribute and sell a closed-source, commercial application as a paid product, while actively withholding the source code of the [private] submodule. Under the terms of the GPL-3.0, linking a private module to a GPL-licensed program to create and distribute a combined binary means the entire work is derivative, and therefore the submodule must also be open-sourced under the GPL-3.0. Their refusal to provide the complete source code for their commercial distribution is a direct and severe infringement of [private] copyright.
+
+**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.**
+
+To bring the project into compliance, the operator must immediately open-source the entirety of their linked private submodule ([private]), including all proprietary and commercialized additions. They must make this private repository public and distribute its full source code under the exact same GPL-3.0 license, ensuring that anyone who receives the compiled binary also receives the complete source code of the combined work.
+
+Alternatively, if they refuse to completely open-source their commercial distribution and comply with these mandatory copyleft obligations, the infringing repository (mubashardev/WaEnhancer) must be permanently removed from GitHub to cease the copyright violation.
+
+**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**
+
+[private]  
+[private] : [private]  
+[private] : [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 <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]
+
+**Please type your full name for your signature.**
+
+[private]