Re: FN-FORUM: Website RIP

date posted 6th January 2008 18:31

On 6 Jan 2008 08:06:34 -0000, Ashraf Aswat [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I have a website that we manage and some of the content has been ripped
> by a competitor, what are the options?

Was I the only person expecting this message to say "we need new
hosting and fast"...?

> How can I get this guy to remove the copy?

First off, is it a business site or someone's personal page? If the
latter, let it pass - only trademarks are diluted by non-enforcement.

Secondly, the copyright holder has to be the one to act, so if you
signed over copyright when you signed the contract, it'll have to be
your client that pursues infringement.

Options, then... polite cease and desist letter? Cheap, and it'll
probably do the job - he might not have realised he's being naughty.
If he does, a solicitor's letter should tell him you mean business.

Complain to his ISP that he's hosting your copyrighted material? That
seems to work. ;)

You could seek an injunction requiring removal. Ask a solicitor about
that one; I'm not a lawyer, and free advice isn't worth the money you
paid for it.