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Bringing Down A Copycat Site

Posted by timothy on from the cajoling-and-threats dept.

Nigel Cross wrote in with an interesting story from the world of software fraud. Cross writes "I found a copycat site fraudulently selling my own software and kept a record of the steps it took to bring him down."

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  1. Hardly steps by damieng · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seems that he just bugged the guy until he stopped after he realised the ISP's weren't interested.

    MailList King... Sounds like the sort of software used to bulk mail the crap that blocks up my email every morning.

    In which case I'd have no sympathy.

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  2. Real damage... by John+Seminal · · Score: 0, Troll
    The real damage here is if someone buys your software from him and there are viruses in it. Your product name could suffer. Plus, the idea of it being sold in a flea market...

    So, was he from India or Italy? If he was from India, you probably could have called the local police department and sent them $5 bucks. They would have killed the guy. They are incredibly currupt. I hear people over there sell their kids if the price is right. If he was in Italy, you could have filled a complaint with Interpol. They might have been a little more civilized with the crook, but he would have been forced to remove your works.

    Did you know his buisness address? You could have used the Kyzinski solution...

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