Plagiarism Update

Good news! The plagarist has taken my Proposal Tips off her site. Wonder what she's going to put there now -- maybe someone else's tips.

This has all happened pretty quickly. In my cease and desist e-mail of July 9, I gave her 5 days to remove the material. When she didn't respond or comply, I sent official notices of copyright infringement to her website hosting company and to Google and Yahoo! These notices were sent out on July 14. The next day, Yahoo! e-mailed me back, asking for some additional info. After providing it, I received another e-mail from them saying that "appropriate action will be taken." This means that they have (or will) give her a limited time in which to dispute my claim.

Then yesterday, July 16, I received e-mails from her website hosting company and Google. The hosting company informed me that she has been notified and has 3 days to respond. In its e-mail, Google asked me to re-fax my letter since some of it was illegible. I sent Google another fax and also e-mailed them a copy. When I checked the plagarist's website last night (July 16), my material had been removed.

Yippee! -- I don't have to resort to The Lawyer. What I really would like to do now is to send the plagarist another e-mail. But I'm not going to. So, Ms. X, here's what I have to say to you: I will be checking your website periodically. If I find that you have infringed my copyright again, you won't get any warnings from me, your hosting company, Google or Yahoo. Instead, you'll get a lawsuit.