Re: Re: DMCA NOTIFICATION - ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF OUR CLIENT'S CONTENT - URGENT ACTION REQUIRED

Thanks for the follow-up and not-so-subtle sales pitch. On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 10:11 PM Darshan S <darshan@hackerrank.com> wrote: > Hello Daniel, Derick, Ondřej, > > HackerRank is retracting its claim of copyright infringement. This is a > confirmation that the earlier notice is withdrawn and no takedown is > necessary from you. > > HackerRank streamlines the recruitment process by providing assessments > for developers and helping companies screen based on skills instead of > pedigree. Questions leak online and few candidates plagiarize and make it > through, DMCA was an initiative to prevent this and promote assessment > integrity. > > We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate any feedback or > thoughts on how we can handle this. > ᐧ > ᐧ > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 4:19 AM Daniel Brown <danbrown@php.net> wrote: > >> >>> FTR I quickly skimmed all the user notes and they all seem as genuine >>> comments to me. >>> >>> >> I did, as well, and I'm inclined to believe this earlier presumption >> is most accurate: >> >> My guess would be that this came from automated scanning tool and it’s >>> the HackerRank who might have copied the content and is actually is in >>> infringement of the PHP license. >> >> >> The DMCA complaint isn't even full and accurate, as it doesn't >> identify what is infringing upon their rights, nor does it indicate when >> their "Copyright" first took effect. Copyrights don't work retroactively, >> and with the exception of two user notes and two minor, generic commits to >> the doc entry itself, nothing has changed in at least six years. >> >> > > > -- > > Darshan > > Manager, Content Team > > HackerRank > > Web > <https://hackerrank.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_content=signature> > | > Blog > <https://blog.hackerrank.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_content=signature> > | Twitter <https://twitter.com/hackerrank> | Linkedin > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackerrank/> > > [image: > > https://www.hackerrank.com/events/main/may-2021-on-demand?utm_source=email_sig&utm_campaign=hackerrank_main_2021] > > <https://www.hackerrank.com/events/main/may-2021-on-demand?utm_source=email_sig&utm_campaign=hackerrank_main_2021> >