Copyright Question

bens · 27-02-2011, 07:28:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wb

Getting the host to take it down may just get the website moved elsewhere.

Have you tried making contact directly? There is a telephone number on the WHOIS or alternaitvely a nice legal letter should do the trick.

I've not tried yet but I'll definitely be contacting them via my solicitor tomorrow.

anthony · 27-02-2011, 10:12:36 PM

There's an address at chriswhitlock .co.uk too.

crabfoot · 28-02-2011, 02:36:48 PM

This comment is "after the event", but it can help to use the syndication-source and original-source metatags on your site so Google knows the content is yours before someone nicks it.
http://www.google.com/support/news_p...?answer=191283

When you have separate pages on a HTML site, the canonical is preferred:
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogsp...canonical.html

If the burglars don't have such tags installed, get them on your site quickly and Google should downgrade their content as duplicate.

grantw · 28-02-2011, 02:59:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bens

thanks.

I did look at this and it seems that theplanet.com have been aquired by softlayer.com. Do you think it's worth contacting them?

It looks like a hostgator account to me.

Grant

mat · 28-02-2011, 04:55:15 PM

Send them a severed horse's head in the post. Works a charm.

aZooZa · 28-02-2011, 06:41:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mat

Send them a severed horse's head in the post. Works a charm.

Mat you're indomitable. LOL.

28-02-2011, 02:36:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
crabfoot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 821 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	This comment is "after the event", but it can help to use the syndication-source and original-source metatags on your site so Google knows the content is yours before someone nicks it. http://www.google.com/support/news_p...?answer=191283 When you have separate pages on a HTML site, the canonical is preferred: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogsp...canonical.html If the burglars don't have such tags installed, get them on your site quickly and Google should downgrade their content as duplicate. __________________ Cloud Factories ppi-info

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27-02-2011, 10:12:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
anthony Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 806 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 5)	There's an address at chriswhitlock .co.uk too.