CopyrightComplaints

This is one form of Dispute on the internet, at this site, our official policy is Infringement Notices

As a community we can use this space to deal with unofficial copyright complaints.

Please list page being copied and page(s) that contain copyrighted material. If the material is not on AboutUs.org please contact the domain owner also.

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18-Jun-2007 - WideWorldOfHunting.com verses DeerDope.com

DeerDope is a copyrighted and registered trademark of A Wide World of Hunting and a formal complaint has been filed against Deerdope.com in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws.

I searched the U.S. trademark site and fount no Trademark filing for "DeerDope", please upload your papers from the U.S. Trademark Office. --Simon | talk 20:45, 7 July 2007 (PDT)
  • If no response is received by July 10th 12:00 (PDT), then I will remove the copyright complaints from the pages. --Simon | talk 22:32, 8 July 2007 (PDT)

In response to the note referencing copyright and trademark of Deerdope:

-If you do your homework on digital internet registration, you will find you do not have to make a formal registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office until which time as a dispute of infringement is contested. It states Quote: http://www.uspto.gov/

1.Is registration of my mark required? No. You can establish rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark.

2.When can I use the trademark symbols TM, SM and ®? Any time you claim rights in a mark, you may use the "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) designation to alert the public to your claim, regardless of whether you have filed an application with the USPTO.

3.Copyright and trademark rights can be established from the date of first usage. If anyone uses your trademark to the detriment of your business or for their own gain, you may be able to recover damages.

  • Deerdope was established:

-1997 as the keyword for http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/meadows/4951/

-1998 as the web site http://www.geocities.com/deerdope/

-1999 to present- As the Keyword:Deerdope for the new web site http://WideWorldofHunting.com

We have tried to avoid a formal lawsuit by just requesting the discontinued use of our trademark. However, we will file a formal lawsuit if needed. At that time, damages, as well as, all past sales of your product using our name will become an issue. We hope you give this serious consideration.

  • You are correct; but, you must first establish rights based on legitimate use of the mark, having the word as a keyword does now qualify as legitimate use of the mark. The fact that you talked about the DMCA (nothing to do with Trademarks) and talked about a "formal Lawsuit" even though since you have no registered trademark you cant sue; shows you don't understand the legal proceedings.--Simon | talk 18:48, 12 July 2007 (PDT)

29-Apr-2007 - Vibra-Train.com and TheSlimCenter.com

  • Plagiarized content on TheSlimCenter.com website and AboutUs page (the whole page copied directly from Vibra-Train.com website) has been removed so this issue has been resolved. A serious warning was issued though and we hope others will note that copying other companies websites, even from another country, just isn't on! --Di 18:34, 5 July 2007 (PDT)
  • What is the status of this, has this been resolved? --Simon | talk 22:37, 8 July 2007 (PDT)


03-Feb-2007 - VisaHq.com/Russia-Visa.com filed an un-official complaint about RussianVisaGuide.com

20-Feb-2007 - Beauty-And-The-Bath.com and HairStyleBlog.net

from the ConcernsPage

Stolen Content

Hello , It has been brought to my attention that you are listing a site that contains a great deal of stolen text content from my site: Beauty-And-The-Bath.com

You are featuring a site doing business as HairStyleBlog.net For just one example, I will ask you to view this sites page at: [1] and then my original content at: [2]

As we have just started to examine this site, I have found over twenty of my articles a vast amount of hairstyle pictures stolen and used. From what we have seen, the entire contents of this site has been stolen and the various site owners are being contacted.

I will ask you to remove this site and it's posts from your site, I do not wish to have to serve a Cease/Order

Thank you for your assistance,

T.Mayer
Beauty And The Bath.com
Hello, I have paired down the information on HairStyleBlog.net and added this to the CopyrightComplaints page. MarkDilley


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