How can I close this website down?

[mr.parasols]

I have reason to believe a website that you host has stolen work from my portfolio, and claimed it as there own. And also has illegally paid me from a paypal account that doesn't belong to him. I have all the evidence you need to close down his website. The main website is www.mile-city.com/forum but it is hosted by the same person. Who is hosted by you. The website is www.smart-hosting.com.

I sent that email to www.rapid-host.com ( who hosts smart-hosting )

They have paid me through paypal, and then reversed the transaction after they recieved the 7 hour long piece of pixel art I did for them. And then he even paid for it on someone else's account.

The next day, he emailed me about having some more stuff made for him, and I asked him why he reversed my paypal ect. Then he got really worried that he'd been caught, and blocked me.

So I sent him a few emails saying i'd report him to paypal ( which I will )
And also get his website host to close down his website. ( which I need to do )

I just need to know, who should I contact to close the website down. And are my reasons good enough to close it down? Im so annoyed :(

[brandon]

To get there website shut down you would need to contact there hosts like you have done, I think it's really sad and I hope you get the payment you deserve.

[Eric30]

Mile city? lol in the image they have a 'Subway'
I do hope they have permission from subway or they might get sued. lol

[Colin-Roberts]

lol eric subway aint trademarked. subway in the pic means like the traisn not the restuarent and i agree with stealth

[[Chris]]

send emails like you have one

and opefully it willget shut down ift it doesnt

then get someone to own the site so we can all laugh lol

[ClubTime]

:o Thats so unfair Hm.. Report him and keep reporting until they do something about it

EDIT: The site (http://mile-city.com) dont work anymore :)

[Luckyrare]

http://mile-city.com/test.html

ROFL.

Email the host, thats all you can do. Unless you seek legal advise.

[ClubTime]

http://mile-city.com/test.html

ROFL.

Email the host, thats all you can do. Unless you seek legal advise.

that doesnt work for me either?

[Mentor]

http://mile-city.com/board.zip well hes offering pretty much a full vbulliten downlod for anyone who wants one as well. Who ever it is is obviuosly an idiot, report em for frawd on paypal is probaly best bet, they will if they find a problem take the relivant legal action indeptentaly, they are technicaly a bank after all.

[ClubTime]

Nulled?

[Eric30]

lol eric subway aint trademarked. subway in the pic means like the traisn not the restuarent and i agree with stealth

Oh yea ;)

Looked like the restaurant

And Subway is trademarked for the restaurant.


SUBWAY is a registered trademark of Doctor's Associates Inc.

[alexxxxx]

Report them to vBulletinm that'll shut them down. And report them to PayPal too. :D

[ADAM:]

Sorry to here that mate.

Anyway his vbulletin is fake, great game he has.

If you have a Vbulletin. Goto 'Install' And Open 'authenticate.php'

Now if you go down to line 25 [anywhere around there] you should see your customer number to install the forum.


<?php
/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 3.5.4 - www.94cool.org.cn
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # Copyright ©2000-2006 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| ################################################## ################## ||
\*================================================ ======================*/

// ######################## SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

if (VB_AREA !== 'Upgrade' AND VB_AREA !== 'Install')
{
exit;
}

// ##################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
/**
* @ignore
*/
define('CUSTOMER_NUMBER', trim(strtoupper(''))); <== Line 25

// ################################################## ######################
// ######################### START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## ######################

if ($_POST['do'] == 'login')
{
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array(
'customerid' => TYPE_STR,
'redirect' => TYPE_STR,
));

if (strtoupper($vbulletin->GPC['customerid']) == CUSTOMER_NUMBER)

he has changed his customer number to nothing so when the customer number box comes up he clicks enter.

Now if you look at mine [I have removed some bits for my own safty :)]


<?php
/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 3.5.4 - Licence Number [Removed]
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # Copyright ©2000-2006 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| ################################################## ################## ||
\*================================================ ======================*/

// ######################## SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

if (VB_AREA !== 'Upgrade' AND VB_AREA !== 'Install')
{
exit;
}

// ##################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
/**
* @ignore
*/
define('CUSTOMER_NUMBER', trim(strtoupper('*******[Removed]******'))); <== line 25

// ################################################## ######################
// ######################### START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## ######################

if ($_POST['do'] == 'login')
{
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array(
'customerid' => TYPE_STR,
'redirect' => TYPE_STR,
));

if (strtoupper($vbulletin->GPC['customerid']) == CUSTOMER_NUMBER)


Anyway. Thats shows his vbulletin is fake :)

[Sygon.]

Off topic, whats your rates.

[PhpFreak]

Lol that guy is in so much trouble, i would hate to be him.

[alexxxxx]

I don't see why everybody is so obsessed with vBulletin. phpBB is great. Especially with a nice theme and SOME mods. :)

[PhpFreak]

i like ipb's and vb's not crazy about forums though, if i wanted one i would just make one myself.

[Call]

Adam when i tried that my customer number (install code) and license number (the one in the config files like yours) when i try that it dosnt work needs to be my members area code xD

Phpbb has ads tho and vb has a good name.

[SimplyTech]

Adam when i tried that my customer number (install code) and license number (the one in the config files like yours) when i try that it dosnt work needs to be my members area code xD

Phpbb has ads tho and vb has a good name.
No it doesnt if it does then its your host

[Recursion]

i would use phpBB if it was easy to skin but i dont have a clue how to skin it :D

[Mentor]

Use Olimpus aka phpbb 3, Its alot like ipb 1.x although most likly slightly more powerful, massive improvements to the user systems and skinning systems.

[mr.parasols]

Thanks guys, if you could just spare 2 minutes to report this site ( www.mile-city.com/forum ) for piracy at www.vbulletin.com thanks!

[Recursion]

reported :) Obviously nulled.

[Geek]

DMCA would be the right way to go. Perhaps a quick read of this article will help you.

http://www.pixel2life.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20185

[Infrontation]

Thanks guys, if you could just spare 2 minutes to report this site ( www.mile-city.com/forum ) for piracy at www.vbulletin.com thanks!

Done ;)

[DMB-Hosting]

lol
offering everyone a vb board cant go down well with vb lol