Webhost won't do anything about copyright infringement
Surfing around a while back, I found that one of the most-visited pages on my website had been copied in its entirety and posted as a blog post on a porn site in a Eastern-European country.
(My page has nothing to do with porn - it's actually advice about SEO.)
I contacted the blog's owner twice, asking him to remove our copyrighted content, and - not surprisingly - received no answer either time.
So, I sent an email to the webhost, explaining the situation. I received an email back saying they'd check into it, take care of it, etc. After waiting a week or two & getting no action, I enquired again and was told they were "checking into it." Then, got the same line yet again a week later. Waited some more, enquired again and was told "we've asked the owner to take it down."
But it is still there, a couple months after I initially found it.
And the webhost has stopped answering my emails.
Now, this isn't the first time one of my pages has been copied . I've actually dealt with this type of issue quite a lot in the past, and have found that 90% of the time the website owner will remove the content quickly without need for further action. The few times I've had to file a complaint with the webhost, they have acted quickly as well.
But now that I've hit a dead end with the webhost, where do I go now? I doubt sending another cease & desist letter will do anything. They're in Eastern Europe, anyway & I'm in the USA. Is there anything else I can do?
Sure would appreciate your suggestions.
cheers~
Denise
Last edited by emptymirror : 06-30-2007 at 04:15 PM.
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