someone hacked my good friends site. What can be done?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by xharrisonx, Oct 5, 2006.

  1. #1
    hello,
    i had a script which i purhcased from a good friend of mine for 300.00 and i had distribution rights etc. i helped my friend named KRIS out and we made a trade (some traffic for the script).
    Yesterday Kris told me another guy who had always had a grudge against him got into his website and stole this script. I checked the "hackers" site and he does have this script on his site.
    Since i don't know much about the law i need some advice on what to do. My friend kris got his IP address etc and we want to take legal action because he has taken all of my friends ORIGINAL content+this script. In addition he changed the index page to a meta refresh to his website, (Kris lost like 3800 uniques). If anyone knows some good Internet lawyers etc i would like to talk to them.
    thanks
    Harrison
     
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  2. saadahmed007

    saadahmed007 Admínistratör

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    Kindly Email the webhost of hacker since he uploaded script on his *site*
    also It depends if his country have rules about internet crimes then yes you can take legal action otherwise nothing much you can do :)
    Saad
     
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  3. xharrisonx

    xharrisonx Peon

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    he is in the usa, i know that as a fact.
    What crimes did he "commit"?
    thanks
    harrison
     
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    xharrisonx Peon

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    any advice?
     
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    #5
    If he's in the US then send a DMCA notice to his host and get him shut down.
     
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  6. Correctus

    Correctus Straight Edge

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