vincevincevince - 3:27 am on Sep 28, 2007 (gmt 0)

First, file DMCA notices against all US-based webhosts or server companies involved. Personally, I skip informing the webmaster first as he might not be US-based and it seldom works. Hosts and server companies normally take down whole sites or even servers (not just individual infringing pages) meaning potentially crippling losses for the webmaster renting a dedicated server from which he runs multiple scrapers.

Second, if you do re-write, don't abandon your original content. There's obviously a market for it, so arrange for it to be used on other sites, by agreement and with appropriate links.