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This is a bit worrying for me. Previously I wasn't worried much because I *knew* my site in its niche would be the most popular in my country since it is best designed and is of very high quality compared to the competitor. But if he continues using unfair means, I may soon have to pack up my website! Help!
Flip
I'd also take whatever measures are available to you in your country for theft of content (in the US under the DMCA - see Wikipedia).
Except that if it is only user supplied content, then TheFlipguy has no right to file a complaint. Only the user that posted the message has the right to file a DMCA complaint, because they are the ones that hold the copyright on the individual posts.
On the other hand, if there are entire threads that are copied, then TheFlipguy could file a DMCA on the collection copyright.
Filing a DMCA on posts by a user could open you up charges of perjury and countersuits.
You can try complaining to Google, who knows, it might make a difference.
Now would someone help me with my cookie problem?
Only the user that posted the message has the right to file a DMCA complaint, because they are the ones that hold the copyright on the individual posts.
That depends on the rules you have on your forum. I own the copyright on all posts on my forums.
It's all mine, mine, mine!
:) Y
"service httpd stop"
Do your pages as intranet NOT internet.
For now, I have disabled his profile and also banned his IP. But that will probably stop him only temporarily. Using an attorney is not an option right now as I cannot afford one.
Contacting Google seems like the best option. But this seems like an extreme measure. I'll probably watch his activities in the next few days and see what his next move is.
I guess the best way to counter this is to improve my site further. As it is my site is much ahead in terms of quality. I'll just work harder and make it impossible for him to ever catch up.
Flip
that would be horrible if someone did that, because then he might get banned..
hopefully nobody will go to an internet cafe, and anonymously click on all his ads, a few days in a row..that would be horrible if someone did that, because then he might get banned..
Question: Is google smart enough to understand it if he goes to a cybercafe and starts clicking on my ads? The recent "i got banned for click fraud by not fault of mine" threads are enough to give me the creeps.
Flip
That depends on the rules you have on your forum. I own the copyright on all posts on my forums.
You might want to check with your lawyer on that one. Your rules don't mean anything in this case, at least as far as US law. Any copyright transfer needs to be in writing and signed by the copyright holder.
Title 17 section 204(a):
(a) A transfer of copyright ownership, other than by operation of law, is not valid unless an instrument of conveyance, or a note or memorandum of the transfer, is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner’s duly authorized agent.
Rgds
Damon
You might want to consider retaining the services of an attorney.
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..that being said, i'm sure that FlipGuy DOES have more sense than i do..
i simply pointed out the disastrous consequences if someone were to do such a thing
Sorry for calling your post idiotic, but somebody somewhere will read that post without a sufficient degree of irony and might actually try it.
I'm sure we all do have enough sense to realize G can easily know something as stupid as clicking on a competitors ads. That must be way high on their list of things to look out for.
So to all those people who are thinking about clicking on their competitors ads to get them booted out of Adsense: DON'T DO IT. G will find out it was you and you will be the one who gets kicked out.
Flip
/gets enough nightmares about getting booted out of adsense to try out anything that might make it a reality...
