Attorney letter

[mibut]

Can someone give me an idea of cost for sending an attorney letter to someone who has copied one of my web sites.
I have emailed this person several times and he has taken down some of the content but I think that he thinks because I am in England and he is in the USA that he can carry on.
Also if someone can recommend an attorney.

[Steen]

JBerry Hill?

I would guess $300-$2k

But that is a very uninformed opinion.

[GeorgeK]

mibut: If the person is Hosting the site in the US (with a US webhosting company), you can send the webhost a DMCA notice (lots of standard templates available for that available on the web). That takes down infringing sites very fast, typically.

[mibut]

Thanks for the replies.
I had sent a DCMA notice to his host.
Just checked and the site is down.
Hopefully that is the last I will hear of this.
Thanks again
Mike

[DaddyHalbucks]

Would you care to post a template DMCA notice or a link to one on the web?

It might be helpful to other infringed webmasters..

[mibut]

I sent this to the copier and his host

Demand Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
Dear Mr .
On 12 August 2003, I noticed that your website http://www...............net copied my website (www..........co.uk) design, content, source code, keywords and phrases.
According to my records, I have not authorized this use.
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this letter serves as actual notice of infringement in the event of legal proceedings. The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I state that I am the owner of an exclusive right infringed by the specified material.
If the content, design ,source code, keywords and phrases are not removed then legal action will follow.

Sincerely,