How the Copyright Lawyer can assist in Internet plagiarism cases

January 18, 2010 | Attorneys

If you want to know whether your website copy is unique and not copied by another website, you can copy and paste the particular URL (web address) into the space provided at a copy checker such as Copyscape.com. As an alternative type in a unique line from your web page in the Google search box. If nothing comes up, the website is still safe. If however you find that copying has taken place, contact a copyright lawyer who will check whether the content has been used with full citation and link back. If not, the copyright lawyer will contact the website owner and ask for the removal of the information and explain why. If no response is received further legal action will be taken. The first step is often to check the domain name holder at WhoIs.com. The contact details can be used to get in touch with the owner directly. The next step can be to contact the hosting company to inform them about the plagiarism of the website. If still no reaction the copyright lawyer will take the case further to the search engines and then relevant authorities for compensation or action to be taken against the perpetrator.