diff --git a/2026/09/2026-09-18-cachenetworks.md b/2026/09/2026-09-18-cachenetworks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..54d26d88cb --- /dev/null +++ b/2026/09/2026-09-18-cachenetworks.md @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +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). + +--- + +To GitHub Copyright / DMCA Agent, + +I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice. + +My name is [private]. I am submitting this revised notice +concerning source code from the NovaAI project hosted at: + +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI + +The allegedly infringing repository is: + +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI + +Alleged infringer / GitHub organization: +NekoSuneProjects +[private] + +Copyright ownership and authorization + +I am the [private] and [private] of CacheNetworks and the person +responsible for the [private] [private] account and the NovaAI +repository. [private] own the copyright in the original NovaAI source code and +original contributions identified in this notice, including the +CacheNetworks copyright interest stated in NovaAI's MIT license. I +therefore have authority to submit this DMCA notice directly as the +copyright owner. + +For additional verification, the [private] account maintaining the +original repository has administrative control over +[private]. I am using [private] as [private] +reporting/contact email. The fact that this is not a +[private] [private] does not mean I am a third-party reporter +or unauthorized agent. + +1. Copyrighted work + +The copyrighted work is the NovaAI software project and its original +source code, published by CacheNetworks at: + +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI + +GitHub metadata shows that the NovaAI repository was created on April 9, 2026. + +NovaAI is distributed under the MIT License. Its license contains the +copyright notice: + +Copyright (c) 2026 CacheNetworks + +The MIT permission grant is expressly conditioned on the above +copyright notice and the MIT permission notice being included in all +copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +2. Material I allege infringes + +I allege that substantial portions of: + +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI + +reproduce NovaAI source code while failing to preserve the required +CacheNetworks copyright and MIT permission notice. + +The NekoSuneAI repository was created on August 3, 2026, after NovaAI, +and its own GitHub repository description states that it is "A +rebrand/refocus of NovaAI." + +Representative example: + +Original: +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI/blob/main/novaai/audio_input.py + +Allegedly infringing/reproduced version: +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI/blob/main/nekosuneai/audio_input.py + +These files contain the same implementation across large portions of +the file. In the opening portion, a conspicuous change is the +replacement of the project name "NovaAI" with "NekoSuneAI" in a +comment while the surrounding implementation remains substantially the +same. + +Additional files have identical Git blob hashes between the NovaAI +package and the renamed NekoSuneAI package, showing byte-for-byte +identical content, including representative files such as: + +NovaAI: +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI/blob/main/novaai/__init__.py +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI/blob/main/novaai/__main__.py +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI/blob/main/novaai/bootstrap.py + +NekoSuneAI: +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI/blob/main/nekosuneai/__init__.py +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI/blob/main/nekosuneai/__main__.py +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI/blob/main/nekosuneai/bootstrap.py + +The current NekoSuneAI root LICENSE instead contains the GNU General +Public License v3.0: + +https://github.com/NekoSuneProjects/NekoSuneAI/blob/main/LICENSE + +The original NovaAI MIT license and CacheNetworks copyright notice are +available here: + +https://github.com/cachenetworks/NovaAI/blob/main/LICENSE + +I did not find the required CacheNetworks copyright and MIT permission +notice preserved in the NekoSuneAI repository during my investigation. + +I am not alleging that the MIT License prohibited all copying or +modification. My complaint is that the authorization granted by the +MIT License is conditional on preservation of the original copyright +and permission notice, and I believe the reproduced NovaAI material is +being distributed without compliance with that condition. + +3. Requested remedy + +To remedy the alleged infringement, the affected user should either: + +(a) preserve and reproduce the original NovaAI MIT copyright and +permission notice, including "Copyright (c) 2026 CacheNetworks," with +all copies or substantial portions of NovaAI-derived software as +required by the MIT License, while making clear which portions are +their own modifications; or + +(b) remove the NovaAI-derived source code for which they are not +complying with the applicable license conditions. + +If the affected user does not remedy the license violation, I request +that GitHub disable access to the infringing material as appropriate +under GitHub's DMCA policy. + +4. Contact information + +Legal name: [private] +Email: [private] +Telephone:[private] +Physical address: [private] + +5. Required statements + +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. + +Electronic signature: +[private]