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someone copied my website design — need guidance ASAP

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Hypothetical question

Has anyone dealt with something like this? I'm not sure what my options are.

someone copied my website design. I've been dealing with this for about 13 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves content I created over the past 19 months. I do not have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

Has anyone been through something similar? What worked for you?

Illustrative response

You could try handling it yourself but honestly a lawyer speeds things up 10x.

Illustrative response

Fair use is a defense, not a right. The four factors (purpose, nature, amount, market effect) are balanced on a case-by-case basis. Transformative use helps, but it doesn't guarantee fair use.

someone copied my website design — need guidance ASAP

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