need advice concerning David Frey's dishonest marketing practices

Hi,

A guy named David Frey is generating his own web pages that include text
from best ranked sites. He generated one using information concerning me
without my authorization.

This page
http://www.marketing-consultant-succ...onsultant.html
contains this text
"Mr. Gaetan Fournier Oracle HRMS Functional Consultant" that you can find
using CTRL+F.

What can I do to make him remove his page that is now indexed in search
engines with my information? By the way, does he have a reputation for
dishonest practices?

Thanks,

[Moderator's Note: if you goto the specified page, you won't see the text in
question. However, if you look at the HTML source code, you will see a lot of
text that appears to have been copied from other people's pages. -- Mike]

"Gaetan Fournier" <gaetanfournier@videotron.ca> wrote:
> A guy named David Frey is generating his own web pages that include text
> from best ranked sites. He generated one using information concerning me
> without my authorization.
>
> This page
>
http://www.marketing-consultant-succ...onsultant.html
> contains this text
> "Mr. Gaetan Fournier Oracle HRMS Functional Consultant" that you can find
> using CTRL+F.
>
> What can I do to make him remove his page that is now indexed in search
> engines with my information? By the way, does he have a reputation for
> dishonest practices?

If the text in his page, whether visible or hidden in the HTML, is copied,
then it can be ordered removed under the DMCA if it's a US site.
http://www.learnaboutlaw.com/documen...tification.rtf is a sample
letter. Most of the language in the letter must be as is under the DMCA.
More info at www.copyright.gov
I had to do that recently to get some images that were copied from my site
removed from a site. If the ISP or web host does not take action after
receipt of that letter/fax, they become liable for the copyright violation
themselves. ISPs are supposed to register their DMCA contact, but you can
usually find it in the whois for the ISP or on the ISP's web site in the
legal notice. http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html

They have no liability for removing the material under the DMCA. I tend to
doubt the infringer will later dispute your letter and seek to have the
material restored.

--
McWebber
"Richter points to the lack of legal action against his company as proof
that he's operating appropriately."
Information Week, November 10, 2003

In article <c8evev026rd@enews2.newsguy.com>, gaetanfournier@videotron.ca
says...
> Gaetan Fournier
>
If your concern is that his page now shows up when someone "Googles"
your name, report him to Google at:
http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html

They take a dim view of hidden code tricks.

--
Dave Miller
FundablePlans - Create a custom business plan online - only $39.95
http://www.fundableplans.com

Thanks, I just did that, we'll wait for the results now.

Gaetan

"Dave Miller" <dave@fundableplans.com> a crit dans le message de
news:c8g2mv0pmh@enews3.newsguy.com...
>
> In article <c8evev026rd@enews2.newsguy.com>, gaetanfournier@videotron.ca
> says...
> > Gaetan Fournier
> >
> If your concern is that his page now shows up when someone "Googles"
> your name, report him to Google at:
> http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html
>
> They take a dim view of hidden code tricks.
>
> --
> Dave Miller
> FundablePlans - Create a custom business plan online - only $39.95
> http://www.fundableplans.com
>

Thanks for your answer! However, how do I get the name of his host of ISP?

Gaetan

"McWebber" <mcwebber@my-deja.com> a crit dans le message de
news:c8fvhd0l24@enews4.newsguy.com...
> "Gaetan Fournier" <gaetanfournier@videotron.ca> wrote:
> > A guy named David Frey is generating his own web pages that include text
> > from best ranked sites. He generated one using information concerning
me
> > without my authorization.
> >
> > This page
> >
>
http://www.marketing-consultant-succ...onsultant.html
> > contains this text
> > "Mr. Gaetan Fournier Oracle HRMS Functional Consultant" that you can
find
> > using CTRL+F.
> >
> > What can I do to make him remove his page that is now indexed in search
> > engines with my information? By the way, does he have a reputation for
> > dishonest practices?
>
> If the text in his page, whether visible or hidden in the HTML, is copied,
> then it can be ordered removed under the DMCA if it's a US site.
> http://www.learnaboutlaw.com/documen...tification.rtf is a sample
> letter. Most of the language in the letter must be as is under the DMCA.
> More info at www.copyright.gov
> I had to do that recently to get some images that were copied from my site
> removed from a site. If the ISP or web host does not take action after
> receipt of that letter/fax, they become liable for the copyright violation
> themselves. ISPs are supposed to register their DMCA contact, but you can
> usually find it in the whois for the ISP or on the ISP's web site in the
> legal notice. http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html
>
> They have no liability for removing the material under the DMCA. I tend to
> doubt the infringer will later dispute your letter and seek to have the
> material restored.
>
> --
> McWebber
> "Richter points to the lack of legal action against his company as proof
> that he's operating appropriately."
> Information Week, November 10, 2003
>
>
>

"Gaetan Fournier" <gaetanfournier@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:c8nvau019k3@enews1.newsguy.com...
>
> Thanks for your answer! However, how do I get the name of his host of
ISP?
>

Use traceroute either locally or online at http://openrbl.org/dnsbl.htm and
that will show you who owns the IP address for the site. You can call them
or look up on their site for the legal info.

--
McWebber
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