I was checking visits to my upcoming Bams Web Directory and was :SHOCKED: to find: www.sendgifts.org Cut to Cut COPY! Even link back, design, database everything I called up the mobile number mentioned in the whois but its a fake non exiting number. Can someone help me out in this issue? Does any directory member know to whom does this site belong? It says some Mr. Chawla from West Bengal, India.
wtf its a exact replica of ur directory btw if he / she gave Fake Tel. No. then do u think the Address given there will be true Prolly contact the registrar
the person runs a software on http://www.blogaboutmysite.com/directory/. What software did is extract all pages source code and made a html file with it. There is no DB copied it is just html version which software made.
since you say west bengal, so i suggest you to contact iceberg! he lives there, may be he can do some findings! though it is next to impossible to find the owner!! anyways, this is absolutely dis-heartening! people should learn to create something new!
That is sick. I cant believe what kind of idiots we have on internet. William is right there. Check our Log and see if there is any suspicious IP activity. (Too much hits/download) If that idiot is right about his location than The IP will certainly be an Indian IP. Check your log between 16th July and 25th July.
unfortunately, don't think u can do anything abt it..... however, don't think it shld affect u too much as it is not marketed at all with no PR or backlinks..... wldn't worry too much abt it. Take it as a compliment
this is a clear copyright infringement and there is something you can do that will probably make him lose the whole Domain name or at least will force him to shut down this directory. his registar is www.publicdomainregistry.com, you can email them a complaint about copyright infringement , look at their terms: and send them a professional e-mail, straight to the point use "we" like if you are a company to make it look like a serious problem, and am sure they will do something about it. Good luck.
lol, no way! I have faced same issue. Got a clone of Allthelink.com > Allthelink.info I did contact their host, they did not help me! Sunny, why you posted a live link of that site?
I'm sure he used any software to copy all pages. He is not using any database. index.php file not exist directory's admin page not exist. check his latest link and top hits pages url.
the site owner is breaking the registrar terms of services, I think they will care, (but am not sure if they will take action), but sure he can send an email to both the hosting company and registrar.
Thanks a lot for your response guys, I tried asking some of my IT Expert friends even they have first asked me to consult the hosting & registrar. Can someone help me and let me know which hosting this site is hosted on? @ Willamjack & YIAM: Thanks for making my tension normal, I though he got hold of the database. @ Fastian: I am checking all records, trying to look out. @ Ask: i'l be glad if you can include this in QBC Blog. @ Vega: So that it being easy for guys hear to click on this rather waste time on cut paste. I know it will help it index, but.... @ funkymario: Thanks for pointing out the registrar, after contacting the hosting I will contact them too. Thanks a lot too everyone for your support and information given, Thanks.
How did he got your files Try to submit a paid link and then chargeback him + contact him via that paypal mail
Sunny hope you get the situation handled!!! I am not sure what is to be done but personally i would contact the owner himself either via email (though u said u cudn't contact ) or as the others said contact his web host... Maybe the host's take his site down!
I tried to submit a bogus submit to see if I could get a paypal address or email address of any sort got a not allowed looked at code read this