Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
theft of our proprietary information
we have manually created a proprietary database of latitude and longitude locations and our competitor is screen scraping them from our website to use on their website. I know because when we adapt our latitude and longitude values they show up on his website that same day with the exact same numbers. We have a terms of use on our website for years that prohibits screen scraping or taking our 100% copyrighten content. What can I do to sue or press criminal theft charges against this competitor. I don't just want them to stop. I want to convict them for their blatent theft of a resource we work everyday to build up for years.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: theft of our proprietary information
Criminal - you don't. Civil lawsuit and restraining orders are your remedy. You should hire counsel to do this, to have any credibility in your threats. You'll need to determine who the people are, how to locate them, how to serve them, whether they have any assets, etc. You certainly should be entitled to a restraining order, but whether you could collect anything from them to repay your legal fees is an issus that needs to be determined. Feel free to contact me if serious about doing so.
Re: theft of our proprietary information
Criminal convictions for theft of intellectual property are very rare. Your company is much more likely to get a remedy -- possibly including both damages and an injunction -- in civil court.
Re: theft of our proprietary information
There are a variety of civil remedies you could pursue. Initially, you would file a complaint in superior court.
Contact us if you would like to pursue this.
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