: Civil penalties for copyright violations are stiff. I always send a certified letter to the owner of the site as well as the hosting company notifying them that I am the legal copyright

@Karen161

Civil penalties for copyright violations are stiff. I always send a certified letter to the owner of the site as well as the hosting company notifying them that I am the legal copyright owner of the content and that I consider their site to be a derivative copy of mine. Mention that by copying your ideas, text, content or pictures, etc. they are in violation of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).

Then I tell them that I expect immediate removal of the content and kindly explain the legal consequences if they do not. The tone of the letter should not be threatening... just explanatory and informational.

If the site is not taken down, you can hire a lawyer or just forget about it and move on... your choice.

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