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Work for Hire Dispute | someone copied my website design

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Hypothetical question

I've been trying to resolve this on my own but I'm stuck.

someone copied my website design. I've been dealing with this for about 7 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves content I created over the past 33 months. I do not have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

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

Illustrative response

I went through almost the exact same thing.

The trap most people fall into is hiring an attorney to send the initial letter. I'd recommend being patient with the process instead.

Illustrative response

Make sure you have evidence of ownership before sending any letters.

Illustrative response

DMCA takedown might be faster than litigation if it's online.

Work for Hire Dispute | someone copied my website design

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