Someone copied our website, what are things we can do?

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We found out today that someone blatantly copied our website (levels.fyi). The bad actor is at levelsfyi (dot) com. Are DMCA Takedown notices effective or is it just for a good scare. Would appreciate any advice on any actionable things we can do

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The best thing you can do is talk to a lawyer. Normally they would start out with a DMCA and cease and desist notice to the webmaster, domain registrar and hosting company. If things still are not right, more then likely you would end up taking the site owner to court. If you have a trademark then you could also take them to court for using your brand illegally (you have to do this to show you are working to protect your trademark).

.com is within US jurisdiction. So just DMCA them.

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