diff --git a/2026/08/2026-08-17-misa.md b/2026/08/2026-08-17-misa.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e629a03b0c --- /dev/null +++ b/2026/08/2026-08-17-misa.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +**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 authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. + +**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 an authorized representative of [Ministry of Investment / MISA], acting under agreement with ZeroFox, Inc., to submit takedown notices on their behalf regarding unauthorized use, exposure, or reproduction of their proprietary materials, including but not limited to source code, trademarks, and confidential business information. [Ministry of Investment / MISA] is the owner of the copyrighted work at issue, developed for or on behalf of the Ministry as part of its proprietary technology platform." + +**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed.** + +The original copyrighted work is the proprietary software source code developed for the Ministry of Investment (MISA), specifically its investment-services digital platform. Based on the repository structure, the codebase includes: + +The "Sharek" platform application — MISA's investor-facing digital services platform (referenced by the branch name "feature/sharek_platform"), which provides online investment licensing, registration, or related government-to-business services. +A SAP Hybris–based commerce/customer-experience implementation ("hybris-sagia" folder) — a customized build of the Hybris platform configured specifically for SAGIA (the Ministry's former name, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority), containing MISA-specific business logic, integration code, configuration, and customizations that constitute an original, proprietary adaptation of the underlying commerce framework. +Backend integration/testing code ("NICServiceTestProject") — test or service-integration code connecting the platform to the National Information Center, representing original technical work built to interface MISA's systems with external government data services. +Substantial original development history — the repository reflects 1,818 commits, indicating a large body of original source code, configuration files, and project-specific engineering work accumulated over an extended development period, rather than boilerplate or open-source template code. + +Collectively, this constitutes MISA's proprietary application source code and platform architecture — original computer code, developed for and belonging to the Ministry (or its contracted vendor under work-for-hire), embodying non-public business logic, system design, and integration methods specific to MISA's investment platform. This is the work that has been reproduced and made publicly available without authorization via the referenced GitHub repository. + +**If the original work referenced above is available online, please provide a URL.** + +https://misa.gov.sa + +**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/mostafaismail9020/misa + +**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.** + +No + +**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:** + +**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]