There's a blog out there called Doc's Tavern that is copying beer blog posts (mine, The Beer Philosopher, and Musings Over A Pint, among others) in entirety and posting them without attribution, credit, or linkage. Can someone more technically adept than me find out who's hosting the site and find an address where I can send a Takedown Notice? At this point, all I have is an e-mail address (abuse@websitewelcome.com), and I have to get an address to send a paper copy (or a FAX number).
I know some of you know this InterWeb stuff; can you give me a hand? Thanks!
Okay! Thanks, I've got what I need. Time to take care of business.
Legal torpedo deployed. We'll see what happens.
Got a response from the web host telling me to change the format of my complaint. Okay, doing that. (When I find out what works, I'm telling everyone.)
Heh. Sweet.
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Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: DOCSTAVERN.COM
Created on: 01-Feb-09
Expires on: 01-Feb-10
Last Updated on: 14-Feb-09
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Domain servers in listed order:
NS811.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
NS812.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
It doesn't show the owners name in the clear. It is registered in two jumps, i.e godaddy does the hosting but it is registered through domains by proxy.
Wow, they even take the pictures! That's messed up.
If you haven't found it yet, here's a contact email for what it's worth: docstave@docstavern.com
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: DOCSTAVERN.COM
Created on: 01-Feb-09
Expires on: 01-Feb-10
Last Updated on: 14-Feb-09
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Domain servers in listed order:
NS811.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
NS812.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Try this... http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=DOCSTAVERN.COM
They're registered via proxy, which means you won't be able to get direct information regarding domain ownership, but you can petition the proxy holder...
good luck
You've got mail.
SSDD
http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=docstavern.com&prog_id=godaddy
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is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: DOCSTAVERN.COM
Created on: 01-Feb-09
Expires on: 01-Feb-10
Last Updated on: 14-Feb-09
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration DOCSTAVERN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Domain servers in listed order:
NS811.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
NS812.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited
From http://reports.internic.net/cgi/whois?whois_nic=docstavern.com&type=domain
Domain Name: DOCSTAVERN.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS811.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Name Server: NS812.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 14-feb-2009
Creation Date: 01-feb-2009
Expiration Date: 01-feb-2010
Godaddy is the registrar. Talk to them to find out who it is.
WHOIS provides little info. GoDaddy has the domain private so you can't tell who owns it. The IP resolves to ThePlanet.com, who, if I'm not mistaken is GoDaddy's stuff.
You might start with GoDaddy and make a complaint with them. See if you can get any more information.
These guys own the IP address used by that site... Either admins or abuse may be able to help.
OrgName: ThePlanet.com Internet Services, Inc.
OrgID: TPCM
Address: 315 Capitol
Address: Suite 205
City: Houston
StateProv: TX
PostalCode: 77002
Country: US
ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.theplanet.com:4321
NetRange: 174.132.0.0 - 174.133.255.255
CIDR: 174.132.0.0/15
OriginAS: AS13749, AS21844, AS30315, AS36420
NetName: NETBLK-THEPLANET-BLK-15
NetHandle: NET-174-132-0-0-1
Parent: NET-174-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.THEPLANET.COM
NameServer: NS2.THEPLANET.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 2008-06-17
Updated: 2008-06-17
RAbuseHandle: ABUSE271-ARIN
RAbuseName: The Planet Abuse
RAbusePhone: +1-281-714-3560
RAbuseEmail: abuse@theplanet.com
RNOCHandle: THEPL-ARIN
RNOCName: The Planet NOC
RNOCPhone: +1-281-714-3555
RNOCEmail: noc@theplanet.com
RTechHandle: TECHN33-ARIN
RTechName: Technical Support
RTechPhone: +1-214-782-7800
RTechEmail: admins@theplanet.com
OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE271-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: The Planet Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-281-714-3560
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@theplanet.com
OrgNOCHandle: THEPL-ARIN
OrgNOCName: The Planet NOC
OrgNOCPhone: +1-281-714-3555
OrgNOCEmail: noc@theplanet.com
OrgTechHandle: TECHN33-ARIN
OrgTechName: Technical Support
OrgTechPhone: +1-214-782-7800
OrgTechEmail: admins@theplanet.com
Their domain is registered through GoDaddy, and their registrar information is blocked by Domainsbyproxy.com. This prevents their personal information from showing up in whois forms, like Kloth.net, so you can't email/contact them directly:
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
There is some legal issue advise on Domainbyproxy.com's website: http://domainsbyproxy.com
It mostly points you to attempt to contact the company that hosts the authoritative name server (WEBSITEWELCOME.COM), however there is a form you can fill out to attempt to address trademark/copyright infringement.
It looks like that or emailing abuse@websitewelcome.com will be your best bet. I'd be interested in hearing what you get in response.
Good luck!
From ThePlanet.com:
Potential Trademark & Copyright Violations
If you believe that a person is using our products, services or computer network to violate your copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, then please direct your complaint to copyright@theplanet.com.
http://www.theplanet.com/legal/
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