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You Stole MY Stuff?? Take THAT You Thieving Little Cockroach!!
When you discover someone has ripped off your blogging materials -- this is about how to file a DMCA Notice and have your  materials taken down off their website. 
It is shattering when you find that someone has taken YOUR online blogging materials (photos, text, blog post, article, etc.) and relabeled it with their own name.  You seethe with rightful outrage. Read below to find out how filing a DMCA notice is a practical way of asserting your legal ownership of the materials, and may mollify your anger by allowing you to respond productively.
I was recently reading (and commenting) on a post about copyright infringement and was surprised to read in the comments a considerable amount of misinformation about "what it is", and "what can you do".  [So I'm re-running this post originally published in 2011]
First -- the "What It Is".  This link is to the copyright.gov site --- direct to the FAQ section --- it will give you a quick and informative primer on what exactly your rights are as the creator of original works. 
If you're short on time, I would suggest you hit the top two sections "Copyright in General" and "What Does Copyright Protect" and then skip down to ... more

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