What shoud I do when someone takes inspiration and refuses to link back.

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by gyahoo, Feb 2, 2014.

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    Hello,

    So, someone has copied the content from my website and partially has rewritten it. He has admitted that inspiration was taken from my website, but refused to link back.

    Let me know what should I do in such situation?
     
    gyahoo, Feb 2, 2014 IP
  2. RobinInTexas

    RobinInTexas Active Member

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    You can try a DMCA takedown, if it's worth the time and effort, or you can do as dscurlock suggested, look ahead and move on with your life
     
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  3. dscurlock

    dscurlock Prominent Member

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    When I put content online; I hope for the best that I will get a decent backlink, or something
    good out of it, direct referrals, and if not, I just do not have time chasing down ghosts because
    they simply can not come up with anything original. I wish everyone online was ethical and
    honest, but this is the realistic side of the internet, and we keep moving forward...

     
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  4. sabin

    sabin Well-Known Member

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    You can also contact the abuse department of his web host, and explain everything, also providing evidence.
    There are only very few hopes it may work, but at least the website will be remembered as cause of an abuse report. If the admin is the shitty type and triggers enough abuse cases, eventually he'll see his account shut down.

    Sites like hostcabi.net tell you who is the web host hosting a website, or there is also, though it's less simple at least it finds though CDN services, the great robtex.info...
     
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  5. D.O.Beast

    D.O.Beast Greenhorn

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    Unfortunately, there's not much you can do. Especially if it's been paraphrased.
     
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