After discovering that somebody was leeching the new layout I recently created for Themebot.com I wrote a quick tutorial for protecting a site from leeching with .htaccess.

Interesting that you make the link to their site live. Also, hotlinking isn't the only way to steal a website -- if it can be viewed, it can be stolen.

Scammers never cease to amaze me.

Yeah that's pretty ridiculous. I've seen this happen before and the thieves seem to always stick to the lie that they were the original creators, that is if they respond at all. Hope you are able to solve this problem.

Interesting point Tribute. I remember somewhere seeing a site that keeps an archive of sites that may help in such an argument, but don't remember its name and doubt it'd help much if one could prove it was stolen anyway as you'd probably have to take them to court if their host wouldn't shut them down.

remember somewhere seeing a site that keeps an archive of sites that may help in such an argument

Probably the "Wayback Machine"

CopyScape is a useful tool when searching for plagiarism.

That was it Hirst. Thanks!

Uh oh! They have a new banner.

Check it out: freeipodsforstudents.co.nr

I wonder how long it will take before they notice that something has gone terribly wrong?

I absolutely love what you've done to them via they're css stealing.
Immature of me, but I laughed.
Really funny.

Mwahaha.. Butt Rub...
Snort..

Very interesting.