Randy, our company's intellectual property gets ripped off on a fairly regular basis. Finding infringers isn't too difficult: we run a distinctive phrase from one of our articles through Google.
The problem is that it's not always worthwhile to have our lawyer go after them. I'm curious what you typically do in a case like that. Do you send a cease-and-desist?
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I usually send a note to the site owner asking them to take it down. If that doesn't work, I send a note to their host and ask them to take it down. Some hosts take drastic action and close the entire account, not wanting trouble, since they know the stakes involved. -rc
I Finally Nail a Copyright Infringer - Comments
Posted by Paul on January 9, 2007:
Randy, our company's intellectual property gets ripped off on a fairly regular basis. Finding infringers isn't too difficult: we run a distinctive phrase from one of our articles through Google.
The problem is that it's not always worthwhile to have our lawyer go after them. I'm curious what you typically do in a case like that. Do you send a cease-and-desist?
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I usually send a note to the site owner asking them to take it down. If that doesn't work, I send a note to their host and ask them to take it down. Some hosts take drastic action and close the entire account, not wanting trouble, since they know the stakes involved. -rc
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