On the lookout for online thieves

Publishing online is quite easy and it is also quite very easy for others to steal.
As the web expands in size, so do the number of thieves. Online thieves steal anything from a single image or a paragraph of content to an entire web site. Every web site is vulnerable.
If you have a web site, chances are you will come across another Web site showing your original work and passing it off as its own.
But the good news is…
Copyright protection online is accessible, affordable and just as enforceable as traditional media. U.S. copyright law states that electronic files including web files are copyrighted the moment they are put into a tangible form. That is, even if they are not on display to the general public.
Protected web files may include the site's content, code, scripting, graphic images, sound and video files, to name a few. Legitimate ISPs and web hosts now have their own copyright infringement guidelines, and they work with copyright holders to remove stolen materials from their web space, even to terminate the thief's web account.
However, it is still up to the owners to gather proof that they own the copyrights, search the thieves out, and take swift action against them.