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  • #1
    Hi

    I have heard of ripping off websites before but this is taking it too far.

    A few months ago we had a customer with a reseller package the customers site was called keephosting.co.uk.

    Any way this particular customer canceled his account and went on his way. We didn't think any more of it. I was curious to see what was happening with his site to find www.keephosting.co.uk had a site the same in every way except the tacky header that had replaced ours.

    Our site http://www.circlehosting.net
    Ripper www.keephosting.co.uk

    I wouldn't be as bothered but it even has the same packages as us with the circle replaced with keep.

    What can I do to stop them.....?
     
    Ozzy

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  • #4
    So long as your website is not based on any publicably accessable templates, then there is a possability of passing off or namely copyright infringement.
    Passing off will be a tough one to prove if you have no evidence from customers who confused them for you, but copyright theft is as clear as day.

    Have a word with a solicitor first, but do not contact them until you have done so else it coudl jepordise your case if you do.
     
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    pbresser

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  • #5
    Just compare the source files and apart from the cookie at the top and the fact your graphic at the bottom has a link, the sites are virtually identical.

    IANAL but it's a straight rip-off (even the CSS font style .class tags have the same name) and you should get a legal eagle to write you a 'cease and decist' letter to get these plagerists to take the site down.

    Bl**dy cheek, eh?
     
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