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[Thomas Beckett <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

        I tend to agree with Shea on this one.  You need to make an example of
folks like this for the protection of everyone.  Burn, pillage, leave no
stone standing upon stone.  Put the hurtin' on 'em, or they'll just keep
on doing it.  

        That kind of behavior is in the same category as spam.  Trying to get
something for nothing using the shared resources of the Internet.  But
unlike spammers, who are elusive to the Nth degree, these folks are
sitting targets.  Pound them to dust.  

TaB

Shea Tisdale wrote:
> 
> 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
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> 
> > 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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