From 786b3f7fe0ec2e2d5a00d19c625429463ee247a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dmca-sync-bot Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:29:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Process DMCA request --- 2026/07/2026-07-28-aitomalab.md | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2026/07/2026-07-28-aitomalab.md diff --git a/2026/07/2026-07-28-aitomalab.md b/2026/07/2026-07-28-aitomalab.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3382cab0bc --- /dev/null +++ b/2026/07/2026-07-28-aitomalab.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +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 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] and [private] [private] of AitomaLab, the company that owns and developed the UGC Engine platform. This is proprietary software created entirely by AitomaLab. The repository explicitly states "This project is proprietary software developed by AitomaLab. All rights reserved." No license of any kind has been granted to any third party to copy, fork, or distribute this code. + +**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed.** + +The infringed work is the complete source code of the Aitoma Studio UGC Engine platform — a proprietary AI-powered video generation and content marketing SaaS application developed by AitomaLab. The codebase includes a Next.js frontend, FastAPI backend services, Python analytics and agent modules, database migration files, and integration code for multiple third-party AI providers. The repository was hosted at [private] and was inadvertently made public before being set back to private. The repository carries a proprietary license notice: "This project is proprietary software developed by AitomaLab. All rights reserved." + +**If the original work referenced above is available online, please provide a URL.** + +[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/hshalab/ugc-engine + +**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?** + +The repository is hosted as a private [private] repository under the AitomaLab organization, accessible only to authorized collaborators via [private]'s access control system. The codebase is proprietary and not distributed or published anywhere publicly. The repository was temporarily and inadvertently set to public, during which time it was forked without authorization. It has since been restored to private. + +**How is the accused project designed to circumvent your technological protection measures?** + +The infringing fork was created during the brief window when the repository was inadvertently set to public. The fork action copied the entire codebase before access controls were restored. The forked repository remains publicly accessible at https://github.com/hshalab/ugc-engine, circumventing the private access restrictions that are now back in place on the original repository. + +**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:** + +https://github.com/hshalab/ugc-engine + +**Based on the representative number of forks I have reviewed, I believe that all or most of the forks are infringing to the same extent as the parent repository.** + +**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.** + +**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]