That's a handy thought Norma, I'll contact them see what develops. This outfit is ripping of f so many people it does need to be stopped. I would think the US D of Justice hs the resorces to follow through.
Joseph From: Brewnetty (AuntySpam) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I read some news this week about a whole site dedicated to theft of copyrighted material. The U.S. Department of Justice > seized the site, but I don't know what more is being done or can be done. > I also thought that material you dated and added the © symbol to was protected without filing any papers. > > AuntySpam > (Norma) http://www.geocities.com/brewnetty/ > http://coastline.cccd.edu/~spcprgms/about.htm > http://brewnetty.0catch.com > http://www.getrealresults.com > Don't be afraid of living ~the alternative is too final. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 2:53 AM > Subject: [wdvltalk] Copyright was content theft and strange page > > > Jan, > > I am really sorry that you are suffering the loss of at least one very > original page; is it the coding that you are seeking copyright for? > > I actually don't understand the US idea of registering copyright. So far > as I know in the UK it is enough to have committed something to paper for > it to be one's copyright. I had understood that on the web copyright was > instantaneous too. That only where copyright was specifically offered > freely was there any right to copy. > > It used to be here that such material (before the web) *had* to have a > copyright symbol with date and owner of the copyright and that copyright had > a life of (either 50years or a period after the writers death). Some years > ago that protection was increased to 70 years after the writers death, > though I suspect that was to protect the interests of big business that had > copyrights 'bought' from the copyright owner -like film producers and > publishers of successful works. > > In the case of my problem (and I think others should check their most > successful keywords). I am happy with my ownership of the copyright. There > are two big issues to my mind. One is the reliability and good name of > the Search Engines. > > The second is the question: why take so much trouble to cloak the > information as to who is doing the stealing. I think it is everyone's > concern. It may may an entirely new wheeze (oh, is that a UK > colloquialism? it means idea or scam), that can be nipped in the bud. > > It may have only just started. When I first raised it on the list the > links went to a blank page. Now that page appears to be acting like a > fully paid for search engine and I have seen two entries, one of them Ebay - > which is neither small nor ignorant of the ways of the web. It could harm > their name too. Either they are paying someone to do this and can point > the finger, or they too are being used to show the 'quality' of what is on > this 'search engine'. > > Clearly it is trickery to steal anything from anywhere else for any > advantage whatsoever; in this case I reckon that they see apotential and > will do this stealing more and more to more and more people's copyright > material. I think it is a matter of major concern to the list. > > The big problem is that it seems impossible to find out who is doing this. > And it seems very difficult to approach the Search Engines. As I wrote to > Michael I am still waiting for replies from the bigger engines. It is they > who have the most to lose but they don't seem to like swimming with the > minnows! > > Joseph > > From: Jan Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Yes, I see that on Yahoo too, a link to see "similar pages, etc." > > > > I understand now that it's not just your domain name, but the > > content on the pages. My page was reproduced "word for word", > > "code for code", exactly as my page. It looked like they just > > copied my page and with very little change, placed it on their website. > > > > That's what happened to me too, but my copyright is pending right > > now, so instead of contacting these other web sites about their > > "copyright infringement" (according to the Copyright department, > > your work is automatically copyrighted but not protected unless > > one gets an actual copyright on it.), feeling sick of the fact > > that the page I worked so hard to compose it just right, was > > stolen, I just changed my pages. > > > > Why couldn't you also file an "infringement of copyright" with > > the Copyright Department, probably through a lawyer, and > > attach printed copies of each page that has your content. > > At least that is what I suppose one would do to "get them for > > theft". > > > > I'm really sorry you are experiencing this, but at the same > > time, I am too, and I'm sure there are many, many others out > > there having their web pages stolen. > > > > I really don't know how the search engines can help you with > > your present theft problem, but please keep me and the list > > informed. > > > > Jan > > --- > > > > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
