On 2022-07-23 19:03, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 07:12 -0700, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The thing I am really wondering about is how this dude was able to
>> transfer my friends website and content from my friend's hosting to 
>> his
>> hosting.  This has to be a copyright violation.  What say you?
> 
> I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure it's a copyright violation. If
> your friend has
> a registered copyright on the site's contents, I'm pretty sure he can
> sue for $10K,
> no questions asked. If it's not registered, it might not be worth it to 
> sue.

What is a registered copyright.  He has a copyright statement on the 
site.


> 
> Like I say, I'm not a lawyer, so consult one before making a move.
> 
> By the way, every once in a while some birdbrain wget's whole subsites 
> of
> Troubleshooters.Com and hosts it. When I find those, I email them 
> telling them
> they'd better take it down immediately.
> 

GoDaddy told me his content must have been scraped or something along 
those lines.  Is there a way to copy the WordPress content and the DB?

I think GD sold the domain and the website.  When I go to the WP login 
page it gives me a 404 error so they must be hiding the login page.  The 
contact form has been disabled as well. Everything else seems to be the 
same.  My friend is still getting his Google Analytics reports.

I really do not understand what is the value of owning a domain and 
website if you are not going to use it.

The domain owner is non responsive.  I do not get it.  My friend would 
pay to get his domain and website back and he would move on, no harm no 
foul.

Keith

> SteveT
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