Re: CNC webpage hijacking, may concern you

More info on Google complaint proceedures:

http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=18386



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Stallings"
<stevesng@...> wrote:

>
> He is not even bothering to copy the content, he just
> puts up a page with your content in an IFRAME and
> represents it as his. This IS copyright infringement
> even though he does not serve up the actual stolen
> content from his server.
>
> The most effective response is to deprive him of the
> revenue generated by the ads. You can do this by clicking
> on the "Ads by Google" and then use the"Send your thoughts
> to Google" link to notify them of the scam.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Stallings
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Darren Lucke
> <oneluckeboy@> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting in a way... from standpoint that it's
> > similar I believe to some things I've worked on
> > shutting people down from selling / reproducing my
> > trailer - project building plans that have copyright
> > on them.
> >
> > If.... and that's maybe a big if, he's hosting on
> > someone else's computers, ie.. a web-hosting company
> > you should be able to send the web-host company a
> > letter notifiying him of copyright / intellectual
> > property infringement which should at minimum make the
> > host company aware of this guy's actions and make him
> > change his content... (the more people that send the
> > letter of infringement {which can be an email}).
> >
> > If he hosts his own website (very possible) then this
> > makes it a bit more difficult because it will probably
> > require further court actions to shut him down from
> > doing so. Most web-hosting companies can actually
> > lose their revenue / business by intellectual property
> > owners taking them to court and who wants to spend
> > 1000's on attorney's when the website guy only spends
> > hundreds for the site and from a monetary standpoint
> > if he hosts his own website he probably knows it will
> > take a court order to stop him from stealing content
> > and using it.... which most people will not do because
> > of the cost and time involved.
> >
> > Anyway, this is kind of a long post but it's an area
> > of interest to me as I've shut down some interesting
> > characters from copying / selling my plans.
> >
> > If you need help with the infringement letter, contact
> > me off list and I'll do what I can to help.
> >
> > Darren Lucke
> > www.TUFIndustries.com
> >
> > p.s. btw.. I believe the content is already stolen so
> > putting false links in your pages will only make your
> > site link to the false links... by my quick look at
> > the infringer's site.
> >
> > --- John Stevenson <john@>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > It seems this site:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > http://engraving.majosoft.com/html/Hobby_Buy_Machines.html
> > > >
> > > > is hijacking the pages of several of the group
> > > members including
> > > > myself, Jon Elson and Tim Goldstein as well as
> > > many others.
> > > >
> > > > Basically if you type this "Here are some pictures
> > > of my conversion of
> > > > a Proxxon MF70 micro milling machine" which is a
> > > line from my webpage
> > > > you get his ripped off version. This has resulted
> > > in my page
> > > > disappearing from google and it also means he gets
> > > revenue from
> > > > adverts based on my content.
> > > >
> > > > If you look at the links to companies and larger
> > > suppliers you will
> > > > see that the links go straight to their sites and
> > > are not
> > > > mirrored/hijacked.
> > > >
> > > > I have emailed the website owner who I beleive
> > > posts here and I have
> > > > also contacted his ISP on the grounds of copyright
> > > infringement. No
> > > > replies from either partyas yet.
> > > >
> > > > I realize this is a little OT but it does effect
> > > several of the
> > > > members here.
> > > >
> > > > Graham
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Graham,
> > > Rename you web pages and substitute some porn ages
> > > as the original links.
> > > The cruder the better.
> > >
> > > John S.
> >
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