Web Design-Not!

[scoopd]

Found that I was getting a lot of hits from a site I didn't recognise.

This is my site http://www.floorfillerz.co.uk/

and this is not:

http://www.eddwilsonentertainment.co.cc/

Now that my website I'm sure it's a work in progress for Edd so we'll see what he chooses to add.I believe, from his facebook page, he's starting out as a dj:)

[Charlie Brown]

Did you pay for your design or is it a template?

[Corabar Entertainment]

I see he's hot-linking all the images!

Have you contacted them?

[scoopd]

I see he's hot-linking all the images!

Have you contacted them?

Not yet but I intend to! It's just not cricket I don't think.

I've done a bit of research and he's just starting out as a dj it seems plagiarism is not really the way to go.The irony is that on his youtube page it says "originality is the key to success":thumbs_up:

[scoopd]

Did you pay for your design or is it a template?

I paid for the template then had it specifically designed from there

[Ecstatic Events]

I'd be contacting him sooner rather than later. That's just not on

[Corabar Entertainment]

To be fair, I think I would be contacting direct before posting, naming and shaming on a public forum :(

[Vectis]

To be fair, I think I would be contacting direct before posting, naming and shaming on a public forum :(

To be fair, the 'offending' site is in the public domain already :o

[Dynamic Entertainment]

To be fair, the 'offending' site is in the public domain already :o

Thats my thoughts exactly. He obviously doesnt give two hoots about ripping off someone elses work so why not name and shame....

[DeckstarDeluxe]

To be fair, I think I would be contacting direct before posting, naming and shaming on a public forum :(

I thought the same Angela :(

[Spirits High]

How very cheeky :eek:

I'd email now and call to "point him in the right direction"

Find it quite ironic/funny that your template is designed by webnika :D :D

[Shaun]

I had an identical situation with my website. My emails went ignored so I contact the hosting company to inform them of the plagiarism and they sorted it out for me.

[scoopd]

How very cheeky :eek:

I'd email now and call to "point him in the right direction"

Find it quite ironic/funny that your template is designed by webnika :D :D

Paul,Never noticed the webnika until now.Maybe he took free licence:p

[Alex]

Interesting.... everything on the copycat site is being pulled from your template folders.... including the CSS files.

If you change the name of the folder.... it won't work on his site anymore! LOL
(Although he could easily copy it again )

[Corabar Entertainment]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.

[Johnny P]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.

like it:)

[scoopd]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.

That WILL be the next option if he doesn't take it down by the weekend.
I would,however,recommend that everyone keeps an eye on his url because your site could be next!

[Corabar Steve]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.
Correct, it was Danno

[DazzyD]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.

I remember this happening. Quite clever it was, too!


Correct, it was Danno

I was thinking it could have been Martin but now you come to mention it...

[BeerFunk]

Or you could do what one member on here once did.... leave files with those names, but change what appears (ie change the names of your files and your script to match, but have different files / images under the original names so that you put complete nonsense up on the copy-cat site).

If I recall, the member who previously did this put up a picture under the original file name that said something like "The owner of this website steals their images from other companies." or similar.Yes, this has been a common practice on the Internet for a long time now - you'll find that some image hosting sites will do something similar, if you upload a copyrighted image and link to that.

[simon1969]

How cheeky!!??
Hope you sort it !!!!

[Vectis]

I was thinking it could have been Martin but now you come to mention it...

No... I'd've been MUCH more proactive :eek:

[scoopd]

Emailed him yesterday and nothing so far.I told him he has until the weekend.

[smoothgrooves]

For you to have hits he's copied the html off your site and pasted it in a web editor and just deleted your text but some of your html is still embedded in there

[Vectis]

Emailed him yesterday and nothing so far.I told him he has until the weekend.

How very generous of you.

I would have given 24 hours at a push :mad:

:muppet: :muppet: :muppet: :muppet: :muppet: :muppet: (them not you :daft: )

[scoopd]

For you to have hits he's copied the html off your site and pasted it in a web editor and just deleted your text but some of your html is still embedded in there

I'm glad he did otherwise it would have been far more difficult to find.

One day somebody will come up with a website that can screenshot all the front pages of relevant subjects screenshot it in the uk eg discos and match colour/text etc.It would certainly stop everybodies websites being "borrowed"

It's no use if we just come across them by accident.I know theere is copycat software you can run but I tried that and it didn't find him

[Spirits High]

I know theere is copycat software you can run but I tried that and it didn't find him

And isn't it a great thing.

A quick check of copyscape brings this up

The comparison below was created by Copyscape, which searched for copies of this page:

http://www.spiritshigh.org.uk**************.html

The page below has 23 words matching 11% of the page, as highlighted below:

Coincidence???

I've used *** as the text that may well have been "borrowed" is a member on here :eek: :eek:

[Vectis]

The page below has 23 words matching 11% of the page, as highlighted below: [/I]

Coincidence???


Not if the 23 words are 'disco', 'wedding', 'lights', 'music' ... :D

[Spirits High]

Not if the 23 words are 'disco', 'wedding', 'lights', 'music' ... :D

Martin, it's not those words!

[Marc J]

I've seen this many many times. The easiest way to deal with it is to use htaccess to check the referring site, if it's anything other than yours then block it, or automatically watermark it (with a little PHP scripting), or serve another image instead.

That way you don't have to edit your own site at all (renaming files / folders etc) and even if you do they can't then edit theirs to point to the new file locations...

Just google for "hotlink protection" and you'll get loads of results, a quick look found http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess2.php (see the "prevent hot-linking" section about a 3rd of the way down) and http://corz.org/devblog/2008-dec/Auto-HotLink.

[scoopd]

I've seen this many many times. The easiest way to deal with it is to use htaccess to check the referring site, if it's anything other than yours then block it, or automatically watermark it (with a little PHP scripting), or serve another image instead.

That way you don't have to edit your own site at all (renaming files / folders etc) and even if you do they can't then edit theirs to point to the new file locations...

Just google for "hotlink protection" and you'll get loads of results, a quick look found http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess2.php (see the "prevent hot-linking" section about a 3rd of the way down) and http://corz.org/devblog/2008-dec/Auto-HotLink.

Thanks Marc,

I've told him he has till the weekend to take it down but it's still there just now.I think 99% of people on this thread think I should have given him 1 hour!

Next step at the weekend is to change the image so we'll see how that goes.

Dougie

[yourdj]

You should put a picture like this on it:

http://www.ursuspacificus.net/julio/img/dj_rig_2.jpg

or:

http://sims2.web-log.nl/sims2/images/dj.jpg

or

(im sure I have met this bloke :confused:)

http://www.animalsindistress-pa.org/albums/radiothon2007/DennisKrauseSoundSurgeMobileDJ.jpg



oh dear just searched for "cheesy mobile dj" and look who was on the first page :eek:

http://www.yourdj.co.uk/IMAGES/eastclose3.jpg

I will stop this now. :)

[Mark Wild]

This is absolutely ridiculous Dougie, hope you get it sorted mate.

[Corabar Entertainment]

This should give people a good laugh.....

I use copyscape and get a report every week about anyone using my site's wording.

I've just had this weeks report, and sure enough, someone has pinched wording from my site, so I clicked on it to find out who/what/where/when, only to find out that some numpty has stolen my wording to use in their advert on MDD!

:Laugh: :Laugh: :Laugh: :Laugh:

[Shaun]

There's being stupid and then there's being stupidly stupid beyond stupid comprehension. :d

[Rowleys]

Looks like his changing his site :D

[scoopd]

update everyone:

http://www.eddwilsonentertainment.co.cc/

[Vectis]

update everyone:

http://www.eddwilsonentertainment.co.cc/

Wow - that's going to have brides reaching for the phone :o NOT! :daft:


Anyway, stop posting the URL otherwise you'll artificially inflate him ;)

[Tom Lovick]

oh dear just searched for "cheesy mobile dj" and look who was on the first page :eek:

http://www.yourdj.co.uk/IMAGES/eastclose3.jpg

I will stop this now. :)

Toby, are you trying to hide something from us?!?

really a 'cheesy mobile DJ'??

:sorry: I won't spread your story around toby!

[Charlie Brown]

Glad it's all sorted. :beer1:

[Jason]

:beer1:
Nice result!

Hang on to any emails you sent. Even if he plays good - you'll probably need to use them again when some :Censored: steals photos/words from your site again..

[yourdj]

Anyway, stop posting the URL otherwise you'll artificially inflate him ;)

Excellent way to promote the site! :)


His new site is like a graphiti artists or something?

[simon1969]

No wonder he stole your site if that's the best he can come up with !!
Glad he has took your site down though!!! :) :D

[scoopd]

Waiting to see his name as a member on here at some point!

Thanks for the support and ideas guys

[simon1969]

Waiting to see his name as a member on here at some point!

Thanks for the support and ideas guys

Don't hold your breath though!!!