Hi there,
I run a forum with about 2,000 members. Its been up for 3 yrs and is doing quite well. Recently, an angry member decided to pretty much copy my idea and content and make his own website/forum. Problem is the domain name is almost exactly the same as mine except he has the letter "s" at the end (ex. racecarforum.com - mine, racecarforums.com -his). He has changed the content so its no longer word for word but I'm still not happy. The site is based on the same theme and concept as mine.
I've contacted his host and this is what they said:
Dear Sir:
As an ICANN accredited Registrar, we are unable to take action
against domain name registrants on trademark disputes. We are
required to adhere to the provisions of the UDRP defined by ICANN and
described at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm.
Thank you,
Jimmy
Now I don't think my site is trademarked or copyrighted but I still don't think he can do what he's done. The UDRP wants several thousand dollars to figure this all out.
My question: is there anything else I can do other than get the UDRP involved (spending big $$) to get my message across?
Thanks guys...
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