Official Fansite ripping our layout and saying we ripped it off them.

[Moh]

Well the owner of www.habattack.com (he says it official) has stolen our layout and is saying its his and that I ripped it (He hasnt even got it up yet) and hes reporting us for ripping it. I know copywrite is auto in UK but he said it dosnt apply to him in the USA :S

Erm, any ideas on what I can do?

All cos I woulndt "Give" him our HabboWeen layout

[adamFTW]

I have him on MSN. His name is Ryan.

He use to own a retro, all I remember is his old retro joined up with snappo-hotel.

[Moh]

I have him on MSN. His name is Ryan.

He use to own a retro, all I remember is his old retro joined up with snappo-hotel.
Is there site official?
Or is he like a 13 year old who has no idea about websites?

Edit: :O our host sent them all our files including databases with every 1s data.

[adamFTW]

I believe hes around 16, and no his site isnt official.

He has also had some disputes with Habbo, a while ago his name were things like, " Habbo emailed me about my retro, they said ive done well, but not as well as them ". etc.

Why would your host do tht?

[Moh]

Oh g8, they also have our data bases with peoples emails, ips etc..
Surely thats agaisnt the data protection act?

[adamFTW]

Could be, look it up and see.

[:....:mike:....:]

USA has strict rules about sites. Don't let this moron trick you into giving him your stuff and never ever get hosted by an idiot like the one you got.

You should see if you can sue the host because he gave away your information to another host without permission.

[Moh]

USA has strict rules about sites. Don't let this moron trick you into giving him your stuff and never ever get hosted by an idiot like the one you got.

You should see if you can sue the host because he gave away your information to another host without permission.
It was one of the tech staff. The actual owner if friends with our other Owner

They have our un released layout so we have no proof its our layout:
http://habattack.com/v3/

Then again, print screens of that URL and the point it says AirHabbo on it

[Recursion]

Should have encrypted the data into MD5 in the D/b. But, contact their host, that is against the data protection act I do believe.

Contact their host, if nothing is done, take it to court, one problem is, your probably too young ;[

[Moh]

Should have encrypted the data into MD5 in the D/b. But, contact their host, that is against the data protection act I do believe.

Contact their host, if nothing is done, take it to court, one problem is, your probably too young ;[
He hosts his self :(
his name servers link to http://dnstools.com/?target=205.209.144.14

[Tomm]

Send him a DMCA Cease & Desist email to him and his host.

[Moh]

Send him a DMCA Cease & Desist email to him and his host.
Whats one of them lol :)

[RichardKnox]

Jack I understand you won't be registered under the Data Protection Act so it's technically illegal for you to have lots of personal information. He cannot be charged under the DPA, but he can be charged (or your host) under the Computer Misuse Act.

[adamFTW]

Whats this, the layout says Airhabbo on some of the boxes.

http://www.tehupload.com/8269586233.png

[GoldenMerc]

That dancing dude is Its-me-Sam ;P

[Moh]

Jack I understand you won't be registered under the Data Protection Act so it's technically illegal for you to have lots of personal information. He cannot be charged under the DPA, but he can be charged (or your host) under the Computer Misuse Act.
Well its mainly ips etc.. :p

That dancing dude is Its-me-Sam ;P
Yea, hes our graphics manager :)

[Swearwolf]

Whats this, the layout says Airhabbo on some of the boxes.

http://www.tehupload.com/8269586233.png

says it all

[Moh]

even if they change it I have about 6 print screens of the URL and layout etc.. :p

[adamFTW]

Take one with your time on it. (Like the site plus the time in your task bar)

It can come to help sometimes.

[Moh]

Take one with your time on it. (Like the site plus the time in your task bar)

It can come to help sometimes.
I took a full print screen, i dint take start bar etc.. away :p
Good thing for me is, I showed this forum the layout like 2 weeks ago :p

[Invent]

The only way a screenshot can stand as evidence is iif the 'Date modified' on the file is older than the other persons files date.

This basically proves you designed the layout before they did.

[LegendOfNoob]

Jack Read Your Pms Sent one with all the info you'll need to file lawsuit have proof etc..
and no it is not offical fansites
just a overrated voted fansite on habbomeadow

[Eccentric]

contact his host with the evidence?

[Jordan,]

The host is the owner of the site

[Eccentric]

oh sorry didnt see that, and his own server right hmm thats a bugger.

[GoldenMerc]

Hes our's actually xD

[Eccentric]

Hes ours actually? what do you mean?:P

[H0BJ0B]

Heya.If you look at the layout:http://habattack.com/v3/View the source on it and do a ctrl + f (find) on air. You will see airhabbo on the page there. That is evidence surely?Hope it helped.I might not have got the jist of what you're asking, if not, then ignore.

[GoldenMerc]

He's our Graphics Manager (meaning by Its-Me-Sam)

[Eccentric]

o i seee. :P ty.

[Jordan,]

Yes sam is Airhabbo Graphics manager

[Moh]

Heya.If you look at the layout:http://habattack.com/v3/View the source on it and do a ctrl + f (find) on air. You will see airhabbo on the page there. That is evidence surely?Hope it helped.I might not have got the jist of what you're asking, if not, then ignore.
Yea, i called the main iframe aircontent cos usualy it opens in other sites iframes if its content or sumin :p

[RedCrisps]

*** that layout was made by someone on hw-forum for retros and he give it out for free :S

[Moh]

*** that layout was made by someone on hw-forum for retros and he give it out for free :S
Your ment to say there current 1 :p
sounds like ur on about the habboween 1 :p

[Eccentric]

hmmmmm this is suspicous :)

[DJ-Louis]

"<a target="aircontent" href="pages/airhabbo/home.php">!

Thats on HabATTACK php files.

[Invent]

You can't talk about ripping sites Louis when you run ThinkHabboFM now can you...hehe..

[DJ-Louis]

Lol funny one ill think you find none of our content or layout is stolen ;\

[Jordan3606]

That layout looks strangely like ClubHabbo's, lol