The growth of copycat websites........how can it be stopped.

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Frenchiexno1

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    Hi all I have been noticing the increasing gowth in copycat websites ie someone claims they have a new idea, advertises it, then you see someon shouting in a forum that has been ripped off. It seems to be getting more prolific as well, so wanted to ask if this is becoming a massive problem and what o do to counter it. Oh and it happened to me!

    Frenchie http://www.buythemap.com
     
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    Frenchiexno1

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    yes but how much would it cost to close a clone down - a lot of sites have very little funding in there first few days and couldnt afford litigaion, this means a new site, clever idea, is easily copied...

    Am I over complicating this?
     
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    DarrenC

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    To be honest, your site is just a copy of the milliondollar page - yes in a slightly different format, you are selling advertising space in the form of pixels, i.e. maps.

    But to answer your question, yes cloning is a definate no no, and theres not alot you can do other than shut down a site by writing to the hosting company - the chance of getting compensation is probably very low considering its probably some kid in a bedroom.
     
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    mattk

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    But what is a clone? Milliondollarhomepage is just a massive collection of banner ads, displayed in a slightly different way and promoted VERY well.

    All these other sites, buy a link, buy a tag, buy a country - are all just a variation on a theme.
     
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