The Defendants’ agents operated under the explicit and apparent authority of their principals.

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As a result, GitHub and OpenAI have intentionally violated 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(A).

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Plaintiffs and the Class did not know about the Defendants’ use of the Licensed Materials in the matter at issue in this Complaint.

Plaintiffs claim that GitHub invaded their privacy at the same time that the overall thrust of the Complaint is a failure to publicly attribute their identity.

Plaintiffs duplicate their DMCA, tort, passing off, and privacy claims as purported violations by GitHub of California’s Unfair Competition Law.

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Plaintiffs purport to assert a claim under the Lanham Act for “reverse passing off.”