From 54bd02dd0289bd2cb133a8bd05061e46b927e244 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dmca-sync-bot Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:50:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Process DMCA request --- 2026/09/2026-09-25-clubcreators.md | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2026/09/2026-09-25-clubcreators.md diff --git a/2026/09/2026-09-25-clubcreators.md b/2026/09/2026-09-25-clubcreators.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9a315f5117 --- /dev/null +++ b/2026/09/2026-09-25-clubcreators.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +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? 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 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?** + +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 [private], [private] at Lippes Mathias LLP ([private]) and counsel for the copyright owner, ClubCreators Inc. + +**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed.** + +The copyrighted work is an entire copy of a prior version of ClubCreators' proprietary source code for its creator-monetization web platform, available at club.com. + +The source code is organized as an npm-workspaces monorepository under the internal project name “[private]” and is primarily implemented in TypeScript. Its principal components are a Next.js/React web frontend, a NestJS backend API, a separate NestJS payments service, and shared libraries for data types, messaging and database definitions. Supporting material includes database schemas, SQL migrations, Redis Lua scripts, Terraform infrastructure configuration, automated tests, build and deployment workflows, and technical documentation. + +**If the original work referenced above is available online, please provide a URL.** + +ClubCreators' authorized source-code repository is private and is not publicly accessible. + +The original copyrighted work is ClubCreators' proprietary Club source code described above, comprised of the historical version identified by Git commit [private]. ClubCreators has identified this commit as the latest common commit between its authorized repository and the reported repository, which identifies a historical version of the Club source code, exposing enduring source code in the current version without authorization and with the potential to cause significant business, reputational, and monetary harm. ClubCreators' only authorized repository is: [private]. + +**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/eraye1/club-backup + +**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?** + +Currently, access to ClubCreators' source-code repositories is restricted through [private] enterprise and organization permissions granted to authorized users. Under current Company policy, employees use GitHub accounts registered with @club.com email addresses, and the Company controls access to those email accounts. Repository access is revoked during off-boarding. + +**How is the accused project designed to circumvent your technological protection measures?** + +The accused project is an unauthorized duplicate of copyrighted materials made by a former employee of ClubCreators prior to, and retained after, the end of their employment with ClubCreators. The project owner formerly served as Lead Engineer at ClubCreators and did not retain any right, title, license, or interest in or to any of the copyrighted materials, which were works made for under under the Copyright Act. + +The inspected copy in the reported repository, “eraye1/club-backup,” identifies its main branch at full Git commit [private]. This identifier specifies the inspected state of the reported repository, rather than a release number for the Company’s current software. + +**If you are reporting an allegedly infringing fork, please note that each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately. Please read more about forks. 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:** + +**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.** + +[private] (also known as [private]) +Email: [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] + +**Please type your full name for your signature.** + +[private]