{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/1","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/1/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/1/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/1/events","html_url":"https://github.com/milon/barcode/issues/1","id":107525862,"number":1,"title":"Copyright and License infringement","user":{"login":"nicolaasuni","id":1186996,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1186996?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni","html_url":"https://github.com/nicolaasuni","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicolaasuni/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2015-09-21T14:33:20Z","updated_at":"2015-09-26T01:20:11Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I have noticed that this project is using source code copied from the project https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF originally hosted at http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf/ but all original notices about author, copyright and license were removed or replaced.\r\n\r\nApparently you forked or copied the code from another project that has been already shut down with a DMCA takedown notice.\r\n\r\nYou can compare the files yourself against TCPDF version 6.0.025 released 4 September 2013 (https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/tree/6.0.025):\r\n\r\nIn this project the following files appears to be almost verbatim copies of the original ones, with the exception of the legal notices removed (author, copyright and license):\r\n\r\n* src/Milon/Barcode/Datamatrix.php (include/barcodes/datamatrix.php)\r\n* src/Milon/Barcode/DNS1D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_1d.php)\r\n* src/Milon/Barcode/DNS2D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_2d.php)\r\n* src/Milon/Barcode/PDF417.php (include/barcodes/pdf417.php)\r\n* src/Milon/Barcode/QRcode.php (include/barcodes/qrcode.php)\r\n\r\nThe original code is released under the GNU LGPLv3 license and copyrighted by Nicola Asuni - Tecnick.com LTD, but none of this information is present in the copied files.\r\nhttps://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/blob/6.0.025/LICENSE.TXT\r\n\r\n\r\nThe options to remedy the infringement are:\r\n\r\n1. delete the project - this seems the best option as this project seems not adding any new functionality;\r\n2. if the license is compatible with GNU-LGPLv3, replace the infringing files with the original ones, or reinstate all the original notices (author, copyright, license);\r\n3. delete the infringing files and use the new external library https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode (originally based on the same code).\r\n\r\nAn immediate action is required as this infringement is serious."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/comments/143388522","html_url":"https://github.com/milon/barcode/issues/1#issuecomment-143388522","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/milon/barcode/issues/1","id":143388522,"user":{"login":"milon","id":1138769,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1138769?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon","html_url":"https://github.com/milon","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/milon/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-09-26T01:20:11Z","updated_at":"2015-09-26T01:20:11Z","body":"@nicolaasuni, I have changed the headers of the files with the copyright notice. Hope its ok now. If it is, then please inform me. I will close the issue."}}