I am running a greeting card website. My competitor keeps taking the greeting cards, change the logo then post them on hi website. I sent the guys several emails already. The guy never responded my emails while kept stealing more greeting cards from my website. Do you think anything I can do to get the guys stop stealing my greeting cards? I wonder how much it would cost to suit him. His domain name is with eNom. I've heard on here that Godaddy would drop people's domain names because of copyright violation. Do you think eNom would do the same? Thanks.

Contact the web host he is using, and send them a DMCA Notice. That would be my recommendation.

Your no cost solutions include contacting his web host, domain registrar and advertisers (revenue streams). If he is the US then file a DMCA notice with the above and Google.

http://www.google.com/dmca.html
http://www.google.com/adsense_dmca.html

It is difficult to sue someone who is in a different city or country as you have to file the suit, and show up in court, where that person lives or operates.

Contact the web host he is using, and send them a DMCA Notice. That would be my recommendation.

Right that’s what I would do also but most shady web masters are overseas and never reply to Emails. If he was a decent human being he would say sorry and remove the content IMO.

Your no cost solutions include contacting his web host, domain registrar and advertisers (revenue streams). If he is the US then file a DMCA notice with the above and Google.

http://www.google.com/dmca.html
http://www.google.com/adsense_dmca.html

It is difficult to sue someone who is in a different city or country as you have to file the suit, and show up in court, where that person lives or operates.

I completely agree with Techno, you should do all that he mentioned in this post ^^^

Contact the domain registrar if the host is unresponsive.

You can do this only if your maker of this greeting cards, if you are not, if you find them on internet... then you are doing the same thing as he is.

But contacting the web host of hes website is second step, first you try to contact him on hes email: who.is hes domain and contact him on hes registrant email. (this step is good because he receive this email 100%, all other emails you send he could not receive your message.)

Contact the domain registrar if the host is unresponsive.

Hi Davet,
Technically we can't police domains, unless the domain name itself is a Trademark or copyright word, or the registrar is also the host.

We have had a DMCA in the last few months against a domain, if we do not host it and the actual word is not a copyright or trademark, we are loath to act. A registrar should not start policing content unless it is blatant phishing of BANK/FINANCE information which in anyone's eyes is wrong, that or where does it stop?

The best thing the OP can do, contact the host, if the host is unresponsive, then traceroute, find the IP address and doa WHOIS on that, then contact the data provider, normally they will act. If still no go, go for the data centre.

Basically you are working yoru way up the food chain, and therefore the bigger they are the more responsive they are. :)

Just my 2 cents

Thank very much for all your advices. Your advices really help me. Now, I have another question.

I sent the DMCA to the that website's hosting. The web hosting asked for the original source code for those electronic greeting cards. I don't have a problem of providing the source code to a web hosting. The problem I have is the name, business address and email address on the that site is the same name, business and email address as the web hosting. The web hosting explained to me that they design, register, and host the site. Should I believe them and provide them the original source code of my electronic greeting cards? Thanks again.

Thank very much for all your advices. Your advices really help me. Now, I have another question.

I sent the DMCA to the that website's hosting. The web hosting asked for the original source code for those electronic greeting cards. I don't have a problem of providing the source code to a web hosting. The problem I have is the name, business address and email address on the that site is the same name, business and email address as the web hosting. The web hosting explained to me that they design, register, and host the site. Should I believe them and provide them the original source code of my electronic greeting cards? Thanks again.

Who is it?

If it is someone like HostMonster, then yes you should be aok, if it is not be cautious and remember you do NOT have to provide all of it, you can cut chunks out as long as you document that you have removed 10 lines of code etc.

No one should need the FULL source, it will be obvious to most hosting companies.

If hey do not help, remember go up the food chain, pick their provider etc.

DMCA issues can get hairy. Sometimes, you may find that you'll have to go upstream, which involves traceroutes, and a lot of patience. Most of the time, hosts will pay attention when you send a DMCA that is well-formed. It also helps (but is not mandatory) if the work in question is registered with the Library of Congress.