github · dmca-sync-bot · Jul 10, 2026 · Jul 10, 2026
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+**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed.**
+
+https://apps.odoo.com/apps/themes/18.0/spiffy_theme_backend
+
+**If the original work referenced above is available online, please provide a URL.**
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+https://apps.odoo.com/apps/themes/18.0/spiffy_theme_backend
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+**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.**
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+**Based on the above, I confirm that:**
+
+Specific files within the repository are infringing
+
+**Identify only the specific file URLs within the repository that is infringing:**
+
+https://github.com/xdesux/hrmsv18-update/tree/a68fd2015b13508b46d91d5fcd2c4dd2a58992bf/spiffy_theme_backend
+
+**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
+
+**If you are reporting an allegedly infringing fork, please note that each fork is a distinct repository and <i>must be identified separately</i>. Please read more about <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy#b-what-about-forks-or-whats-a-fork">forks.</a> 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:**
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+**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
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+**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**
+
+No
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+**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.**
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+**I have taken <a href="https://www.lumendatabase.org/topics/22">fair use</a> into consideration.**
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+**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.**
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+**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>.**
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