Hi guys

 

We have a travel website that has been online for a few years and we just found out (using Copyscape) that someone has copied the entire website (as static HTML) and changed the name.

 

We used the contact details on the website and found that they have also stolen the phone number and address from a small business in the auto trade who were very surprised when I told them. The contact form on the duplicate site also does not work.

 

We checked WhoIs and the details and again they had used the details from the auto trade business.

 

The nameservers point to dns1.name-services.com, but there is no real information at name-services.com. It is just a holding page.

 

We found the IP address for the site and found some details for a company whose details came up whe we searched for the IP, but all contact details seemed like a dead end. The phone number goes straight to a voicemail without even ringing.

 

We have reported this to Google and hope they will de-index the site, but we really want this site taken offline and we can't figure out how when the website contact details and domain details all seem to be false.

 

Does anyone know how to find out who the real owner is or how to get this taken offline under these circumstances? It seems like anyone can just register a domain with fake details, host the site on a server with fake details and then copy other peoples websites.

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Tom

My only advice in this case would be to get a hold of ICANN and see if they can remove the domain name.

You could also try contacting the hosting provider directly. These static clone sites tend to spring up quite often using free web space and admin in control will usually be quite happy to pull the plug on them for Terms of Service violation.

 

see: Who Is Hosting This

Are they still hot linking the images?

 

If so, you could copy them to a new location, swap the code on your site to look at the new ones, and replace the ones they are sourcing with messages saying they are being investigated, or have broken copyright laws, or depending on how unprofessional you are.. pictures of genetalia?

Definitely Genitals.

Definitely Genitals.

 

I vote for a large dong.

Are they still hot linking the images?

 

If so, you could copy them to a new location, swap the code on your site to look at the new ones, and replace the ones they are sourcing with messages saying they are being investigated, or have broken copyright laws, or depending on how unprofessional you are.. pictures of genetalia?

 

No need to change any of your own code - I explained in this blog post how to serve up different images to your own visitors and hotlinkers through the magic of .htaccess.

Perfect!

Hello tpgreenwood,

 

Can you provide URL of your web site and of your copied Web site..

 

i hope and wait for your response if you are a Genuine not a spammer.

 

Thanks and Regards,

 

Alan

Hello tpgreenwood,

 

Can you provide URL of your web site and of your copied Web site..

 

i hope and wait for your response if you are a Genuine not a spammer.

 

Thanks and Regards,

 

Alan

 

The irony never ends round here does it?

are you saying that Alan (and he missed his surname 'Butchers' from this post) could be disingenuous with his posts?

Who... moi?

 

 

 

I would never do that.

are you saying that Alan (and he missed his surname 'Butchers' from this post) could be disingenuous with his posts?

 

Hello man,

It's all right i think it's look good without the Surname that's why i put just my name in the post.

The irony never ends round here does it?

 

 

Hello man,

 

Can't get you. what you want to say to me?

 

Alan

What is your real name? Last time I checked 'Alan Butchers' wasn't the most Indian of names.

it's a meat thing?