My view is this:- Material published on the internet is protected by copyright!
You should mark it with the international “ © mark “ If you use this mark you should also set some parameters of how the information may be used by a third party, with out permission.
In the case of a password you could just print this:-
“ All Passwords from this site are” ©4kingpoker.com all rights reserved: no reproduction is allowed with out permission.
Hence ScrawnyBob would give His permission ( if he owned the site which I am under the impression he does) So if ScrawnyBob sends you an email, he has given his permission “primae fascae” to use the password to enter what ever it is you are entering.
Usually in copyright case’s on the web, the “owner” of the web site try to stay anonymous, hiding behind the web hosting, however “WE” have had a lot of success naming the “web hosting” as
CO- CORRISPONDANT in the action! Hence the web hosting usually roll over and give the name of the person paying for the web hosting account. No web hosting company wants to get tangled into a copyright action over the content of some one else’s web site, Its usually some thing to do with down loading music, but I don’t see why in this case the same case law doesn’t apply.
The million dollar question,:- How much? Not that much, I hate to say this but you could start proceedings via the law society’s web site or the UK government web site via the county court, under £100 and take it from there. Usually a little non confrontational note to the web master in the vain of “Please do not do” works well, with uk web sites, If its based in the USA I recommend, a International Copyright Professional, you would have to find one as I am not allowed to recommend anyone on the web.
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