[thelist] Plagiarism

[Symeon Charalabides]

Hi Simon

> Name and shame?

It's up to you if you want to do that, but it could easily escalate to a verbal 
war, where there's only your word against his. I believe, in general, it's 
regarded as a "low" tactic
 
> Report them to google?

Google only cares about content, not where it originally came from. It's none of 
their business and that's what they'll tell you. You have to sort it out with the 
offending party.

> Get the lawyers in with a cease and desist?

"Cease and desist" is the first step, but you can take it yourself. Just send 
them a detailed e-mail (keep a copy for the lawyers) and make it clear that you 
expect a reply from them within a reasonable amount of time. If they fail to 
comply, you'll have some smiling lawyers who'll take it from there.
 
> Any advice from similar situations would be greatly appreciated.

Actually, most of my conviction on the above comes from theory. I'm sending you a 
very good resource offline, as I couldn't find it on the www anymore to link it. 
Hope it goes well.

Symeon Charalabides (cosmopolite trainee)
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