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[Shea Tisdale <shea AT networkarts.com>]

I disagree.  If you let them get away with stealing your content or design
without it costing them and being a public embarrassment then they will just
do it again.

I think you need to pursue it legally and in the media.  It's a validation
of you, your company and your content.

Yes, it costs money - but if you win they should be liable for all of those
costs as well as for damages.

Also, failing to defend yourself can result in a total loss of rights.  If
you don't pursue them legally for stealing your logo, your image, your
content, etc you can lose it - it can become public domain.


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Shea Tisdale
President
NetworkArts, Incorporated
353 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 530-1122
TollFree: (800) 530-9577
FAX: (919) 530-1133
Mobile: (919) 225-4633



> From: "Acipa Media Inc." <Info AT AcipaMedia.com>
> Reply-To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:56:27 -0800
> To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: Knockoff Site
> 
>> This kind of stuff happen to me with http://www.javajobs.com this guy
> hardly even changed
>> the name "www.javajobsonline.com"
>> rip out the content from my site and started his.  I would be interested
> in what can be
>> done, and what steps you have taken to stop content thief, other then the
> thoughts of
>> where I might stick a hot needle in this guy.
>> 
>> Doug
> 
> That's a hard question. A very public challenge will only make you both
> look bad. The 
> lag time and cost of suing is not attractive either. If the person doesn't
> cease and 
> desist upon your notification you have a long road to go. We were lucky in
> that we 
> appealed to the guy who ripped us off sense of decency.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
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