Hello DPers, Apparently, whoever runs FanPageLikes.net doesn’t appear to have an original thought in his head and is a talentless hack who stole our entire design and content nearly word for word. Check out the offending design at fanpagelikes.net, in the screenshot below: and our original website at the following: http://yourfbfans.com This is how I actually found out about the copy - I was Googling our own domain name, and lo and behold, this is what I saw: Our lawyer has contacted the host and the owner and sent them both a DMCA take down request, but please do let me know what other options do I have. I tried tracing down the owner but he hasn't provided his real info anywhere, so taking help from legal authorities is a possibility to track him down and sue him in court for copyright infringement.
What a shame that there are people out there doing this, and while I fully understand that using some aspects from one website and including your own into a website is a risky affair, seeing great sites and trying to imitate them can sometimes just be the user taking inspiration. Very fine line to all this but in your case it looks like a blatant infringement. There is a saying that you might take something positive away from all this and that is- "A good design is all about making others feel like idiots because the idea wasn't theirs." Good luck with it all, <a href="http://www.builtbybison.co.uk/" target="_blank">builtbybison</a>
I'd suggest stop posting this around. You're giving him free promotion, showcasing his site, and providing him with free linkbacks. It sounds like your lawyers knows what they're doing, let them handle it and see what comes of it. Honestly other than a DMCA notice you're not left with many other options right now. You'll need to see if they take down the site or not before proceeding with the next step.