Need Help with Copyright Violation on Chrome Web Store

[GPT Quiz]

Hi Moderators,

I need your urgent help regarding a copyright issue that's seriously hurting my business.

I run an extension called VU Quiz Firewall Bypass (VUBuddy): A.I Quiz Solver & One-Click Lecture Skip, which recently moved to a freemium model with our v2.0 launch. Unfortunately, someone stole our previous version code and published it under a different name as a competing extension.

Here are the details:

• Our Original Extension:

  • Name: VU Quiz Firewall Bypass (VUBuddy): A.I Quiz Solver & One-Click Lecture Skip
  • Link: Original Extension
  • Source Code: Download Original Code

• Copied Extension:

  • Name: Firewall Bypass VU
  • Link: Copied Extension
  • Source Code: Download Copied Code

I submitted a DMCA takedown request days ago but haven’t heard back from the Copyright Removal Team. This delay is letting the copied extension continue to harm our business.

[Oliver Dunk]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing this. Copyright complaints are handled by a dedicated team so I can't speak to where your case is in the process.

Have you received an update? If not, feel free to share the case ID with me and I can try to follow up.

Oliver Dunk | DevRel, Chrome Extensions | https://developer.chrome.com/ | London, GB

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[GPT Quiz]

Hi Oliver,

Thanks for getting back to me. I received an email a few days ago stating that the case has been forwarded to the relevant department, but I haven’t received any further updates since then. The delay is causing significant financial damage to my business, as many of my users are switching to the old version of my extension that was stolen and published on the Web Store.

Here’s the case ID: 9-3029000037622.

I’d really appreciate it if you could follow up on this. The situation is becoming quite critical for us.

Thanks again for your help!

[Oliver Dunk]

Hi,

Given the last update you received, it sounds like this is being handled.

If you haven't heard anything back by the middle of the week, let me know.

Thanks,

Oliver Dunk | DevRel, Chrome Extensions | https://developer.chrome.com/ | London, GB

[GPT Quiz]

Thanks for the update. I’ll wait a few more days and will reach out to you if I don’t hear back from the support team

[GPT Quiz]

Hi Oliver,

I haven’t heard back from the copyright team yet. Could you please look into this for me?

Thanks for your assistance!

[Oliver Dunk]

Hi again,

I confirmed that this is still an open case and should be getting looked at soon.

If you haven't heard back already, I hope you'll hear back very shortly.

Thanks for your patience.

Oliver Dunk | DevRel, Chrome Extensions | https://developer.chrome.com/ | London, GB