take-down requst: Take-Down Request: Fake Hermes Agent listing impersonating Nous Research — com.nousresearch.hermesagent
received on team@f-droid.org:
> F-Droid Take-Down Request — Impersonation / Trademark Violation
>
> Link to infringing content:
> https://f-droid.org/packages/com.nousresearch.hermesagent
>
> Package name: com.nousresearch.hermesagent
> Listed developer: "Nous Research" (unauthorized)
>
> This listing is impersonating Nous Research — the package name and
> developer attribution use the "Nous Research" trademark without
> authorization.
>
> Evidence:
> 1. The official Hermes Agent repository is
> https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent (verified at
> https://nousresearch.com/)
> 2. The F-Droid listing's source points to
> https://github.com/adybag14-cyber/hermes-agent — a completely
> different account, NOT affiliated with Nous Research
> 3. The real Hermes Agent by Nous Research is a desktop CLI and
> messaging gateway tool. It is NOT an Android/APK application. There is
> no official Hermes Agent Android app.
> 4. The listing carries the "Non-Free Network Services" anti-feature flag
>
> This is a clear case of trademark impersonation that could mislead
> users into installing software they believe is from Nous Research.
> Please investigate and remove the listing.
>
> Reported in good faith by a user of the official Hermes Agent.
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