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I was checking the statistics of our company website and I noticed a unusually high number of hits incoming from another design company's website...

Well sure enough they copied our entire site design, scripts, and even the text!!!

Their contact page even has our company's contact information and their portfolio is listing our clients!!! What the hell can we do about this? They have no contact info no their page otherwise i'd threaten them with a lawyers note.

Can I atleast report their site to somebody?? Search Engines or anyone?

BTW our site is http://www.eWebDevelopment.net

and the site copying ours is

Obviously it's in test production but they're stealing our original design!!

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Best Regards,
Brian B.
President, eWebDevelopment, LLC

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Good practical next steps (short, actionable, ordered). ’s note that the copier left elements of your original source is important — treat the page as evidence, not just an annoyance. First: preserve proof immediately. Save full‑page screenshots, save the rendered HTML and the full page (images/CSS), export server logs and analytics records that show referral/traffic, and create an independent timestamped archive (for example, use the Wayback “Save Page Now” or a forensic capture tool). These captures help authenticate when the copy appeared and what was copied. Save Pages in the Wayback Machine. (archivesupport.zendesk.com)

Next: find the host/registrar, notify the host, then escalate to search engines if needed. Use a WHOIS/ICANN lookup to locate the registrar or nameserver owner and the site’s DMCA/contact points; send a properly formatted DMCA takedown to the site’s hosting provider (their DMCA agent) and keep copies of delivery. If the host won’t act, submit removal requests to major indexers (Google has a legal/remove form) so the copied pages stop showing in search results. The U.S. Copyright Office explains notice elements and the takedown/counter‑notice process — follow that checklist exactly when you send notices. ICANN WHOIS / lookup tools. ()

Legal/next‑level moves and cautions. If you plan to sue, register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office first — registration is required to pursue statutory damages and attorneys’ fees in U.S. courts under 17 U.S.C. §412. Consider a subpoena (DMCA §512(h)) to force a provider to reveal account details if identity is needed. Do not file a false takedown: the DMCA provides liability for knowing misrepresentations (section 512(f)), and courts expect claimants to consider fair use before sending notices. If this looks deliberate and high‑value, consult an IP attorney; otherwise preserve evidence, send DMCA notices, and follow up with search‑engine removals and host complaints. (law.cornell.edu)

Notes tied to the thread: ’s WHOIS work and ’s advice to contact the host are exactly the right practical steps — combine those with documented evidence and a DMCA notice that follows the Copyright Office sample, then register your work if you want full legal remedies.

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Ohh yeah buddy go ahead and file that lawsuit. Check this out. !!!!!

vqm__codebase='http://www.eWebdevelopment.com/';

<!-- stardevelop.com Live Help International Copyright - All Rights Reserved //-->
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript" src="http://www.ewebdevelopment.net/livehelp/include/check_status_js.php">
</script>

They didn't hardly even change the code. And they left your copyright information in the Source Code of the document. But you better hurry and file that suit before they discover that they made that little error.

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I pulled this off Network Solution's WHOIS search:

Registrant:
Kisha Kindle
2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
United States

Registered through: www.eXavier.com
Domain Name: DESIGNPLAYS.COM
Created on: 08-Nov-05
Expires on: 08-Nov-09
Last Updated on: 09-Nov-08

Administrative Contact:
Kindle, Kisha
2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
United States
6509263631 Fax --

Technical Contact:
Kindle, Kisha
2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
United States
6509263631 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
NS3.DESIGNPLAYS.COM
NS4.DESIGNPLAYS.COM

commented: Good for you. Now invent a time machine so you can post this in December 2005 when it would have been relevant. -5
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Contact thier host/isp and tell them whats going on

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Contact thier host/isp and tell them whats going on

Chill JBennet, the topic is more than three years old, thats why Salem gave webdeb the bad cookie

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