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When you design something , you can copyright with United States copyright office. They charge $20 for it but it's well worth it.
Then when you see your design stolen (like on the Internet) you contact their ISP and ask them to delete that website according to Digital Millennium act (which prohibits duplicating somebody elses designs etc).
If the ISP (their internet provider) does not obey that law, then you can hire a lawyer and start a legal proceedings.
I personally found FOUR companies who've used my designs and copied my website. I had my lawyer send them papers. I was ready to go full speed take them to court. Unfortunately as soon as they received letters from my lawyer they apologized and took their sites down right away. I was hoping collecting $800,000 (minus legal fees). When somebody infringe copyright, then you might be entitled to get up to $200,000 per case!
Alexandra
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