My competitors copied my website layout. what should I do?
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shujaatshakeeb26 last edited by
I am wondering someone, copied my website layout. it is legal to copy another website layout?
I am a business owner & some of my competitors copied my website layout & content also. it will impact my website ranking when google crawls their website? I am really stressed, what should I do? Can I contact google customer support? or claim copyright issue?
Please give me suggestions,
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iamarsal last edited by
@shujaatshakeeb26 Firstly I wanna come to know that is there any law available for same layout that if any website is using same theme or Layout can I fired a complain against them....
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grant21 last edited by
@shujaatshakeeb26 I don't think website layout is copyright protected. But for content protection, you can send email to website owners who steals your content and provide them original content link and request clearly to remove content which belongs to your site. Explain that if they don’t, you will file a DMCA takedown complaint with their web hosting company. Sometimes website owners are unaware of the stolen content and often unknowingly buy the stolen content.
If the website owner has been non-responsive or there is no contact information listed, you can send DMCA takedown notice to the website host. You can also file a DMCA complaint with google. -
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teresahuff Banned last edited byThis is the most unpleasant thing that can happen when creating a site, not counting completely reversed or lost code.
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eagleapk1 last edited by
@shujaatshakeeb26 said in My competitors copied my website layout. what should I do?:
I am wondering someone, copied my website layout. it is legal to copy another website layout?
I am a business owner & some of my competitors copied my website layout & content also. it will impact my website ranking when google crawls their website? I am really stressed, what should I do? Can I contact google customer support? or claim copyright issue?
Please give me suggestions,
Thank You
This is the most unpleasant thing that can happen when creating a site, not counting completely reversed or lost code. -
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DannyVezun Banned last edited byIt's not technically legal for your competitors to copy your website layout and content, but proving it in court can be a hassle.
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elsasmith23 last edited by
@shujaatshakeeb26 said in My competitors copied my website layout. what should I do?:
I am wondering someone, copied my website layout. it is legal to copy another website layout?
It depends. You should look into the copyright laws of your jurisdiction and review the terms of use of the website whose layout you believe was copied. Generally, copyright laws protect the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. So, it may be legal to copy another website's layout as long as it does not include any protected elements such as artwork, text, or photography. It's best to consult an attorney if you're concerned that your website layout has been copied.
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NeoMatrix1968 last edited by
@iamarsal It depends on whether or not your website was developed from a template. There's not a whole lot you can do really about the layout since website layouts don't really vary much. However, if they copied your content, it may be an issue.
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