Ask HN: My browser extension is cloned. Will the Code Copyright help?
I'm the creator of a Chrome extension with 4.7 stars for 500+ ratings. It is one of Google's favorites of 2022. I noticed a company cloned my code (even though I published the uglified version) and published their version of the extension (they are struggling to bring users though).
I have reached out to the company that cloned, they are demanding the data and a monthly fee to remove their extension.
I am now considering to Copyright my code and its derivatives to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. Is this recommended? Anything else I should take care?
Is there any way I can report this to the Google team and take the other one down?
I have reached out to the company that cloned, they are demanding the data and a monthly fee to remove their extension.
I am now considering to Copyright my code and its derivatives to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. Is this recommended? Anything else I should take care?
Is there any way I can report this to the Google team and take the other one down?