github · dmca-sync-bot · Apr 23, 2025 · Apr 23, 2025 · Copilot · Apr 23, 2025
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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?**
+
+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] of a [private] of the infringed 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.**
+
+The game Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a large open-source game project. The vast majority of the game source and data is licensed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 unported license as stated at https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+Some bundled libraries and fonts are licensed separately and are not pertinent to this issue.
+
+The source code for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is primarily hosted at https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
+
+**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.**
+
+The infringing work is a fork of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead called Cataclysm: Bright Nights, hosted at https://github.com/cataclysmbnteam/Cataclysm-BN
+
+**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
+
+**<a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy#b-what-about-forks-or-whats-a-fork">Have you searched for any forks</a> 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.**
+
+Yes, I searched the dependent forks of Cataclysm: Bright Nights and found the problem commit in the following repositories:  
+https://github.com/Crystal9156/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Hourousha/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/randombk/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Berehenia/Cataclysm-Bn-cryo-weapons-flag  
+https://github.com/Andrewsphere/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/OrenAudeles/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/ushkinaz/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Firestorm01X2/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Skas8825/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/RobbieNeko/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Coolthulhu/Cataclysm  
+https://github.com/arijust/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/DeltaEpsilon7787/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/KheirFerrum/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Zlorthishen/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/usagirei/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Dracque/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/Goredell/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/vitalyo7/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/chaosvolt/Cataclysm-BN  
+https://github.com/0Monet/Cataclysm-BN  
+
+**Is the work licensed under an open source license?**
+
+Yes
+
+**Which license?**
+
+CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported  
+In-repository reference https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/master/LICENSE.txt  
+Cannonical license text http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+
-Cannonical license text http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+Canonical license text http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
-Cannonical license text http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+Canonical license text http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+**How do you believe the license is being violated?**
+
+As of commit https://github.com/cataclysmbnteam/Cataclysm-BN/commit/eabec5e1a8c4742b81451422168aa498a2d678f9 these repositories have removed required license text, namely the license notices stating that the project is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported from their version of the source. This is also mirrored to any release archives published by any of these repositories.
+
+In plain English, they have unilaterally relicensed the work without the consent of thousands of contributors.
+
+**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.**
+
+Restoring the original license via reverting commit https://github.com/cataclysmbnteam/Cataclysm-BN/commit/eabec5e1a8c4742b81451422168aa498a2d678f9 should resolve the issue. There is some question about the termination clause meaning that *tainted* versions of the code after the key commit should also be scrubbed from the repository, but I can at least assert that I personally would have no interest in insisting on that course of action.  
+Halting publication of the infringing body of code should also be sufficient but not necessary as long as the licensing issue is resolved.
+
+**What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement?**
+
+Other Change
+
+**Describe the change.**
+
+Restoring the original License via reverting commit https://github.com/cataclysmbnteam/Cataclysm-BN/commit/eabec5e1a8c4742b81451422168aa498a2d678f9
+
+**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**
+
+The author of the offending commit is [private]  
+The pull request containing the offending change was merged by [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 legal name below to sign this request.**
+
+[private]