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Ask HN: Someone else is selling your digital content what can you do?
Let's say you are selling a ebook, video course someone bought it and now selling it as its own for less price and fake reviews on the website what can you do?
- giantg2 5y agoGet a lawyer and sue. Maybe contact the police, attorney general, and BBB as that could be considered theft, fraud, etc, and they might be able to do something.
- andrefuchs 5y agoDid you try to contact the platform yet? They should be able to take it down.
- readonthegoapp 5y agoi have no background, but i suspect you could try to flip it to your advantage. that is, see what they're doing better than you, and copy it. another option is to ping them and offer a deal - you let them sell it and take a cut, all legal. another option is keep selling your version and they sell theirs and just try to concentrate on building up your brand - which maybe the real purpose of selling an e-book/etc. - so that you can build your email list, etc. just some ideas. must suck.
- Leftium 5y ago- DMCA takedown - Offer bonus that cannot be copied (access to private FB group, Zoom mentoring, etc...) - Use the illegal copies as marketing for yourself: put watermarks all over the content with your own web address that are difficult to remove. Mention your web site in your videos, etc. Often people sell books at a loss just to get their contact information: - https://supplygem.com/clickfunnels-free-plus-shipping/ https://supplygem.com/clickfunnels-free-plus-shipping/ - https://www.clickfunnels.com/blog/mechanics-behind-free-plus-shipping-funnel/ https://www.clickfunnels.com/blog/mechanics-behind-free-plus...