Illegal software distribution

[JEsports]

If I have found that someone has "hacked" into some software that I own, designed, developed, and copyrighted and this person has distributed this hack to a warez download site, what is the best way for a person to handle this issue?

Thanks for your advice!

 

[jberryhill]

Depends on what you mean by "best", the location of the person in question, and on the location of the site where it is being made available for download.

Assuming a US webhost, a DMCA notification to the host would be a good first step. But if you have a motivated person on your hands, you will probably end up playing whack-a-mole with webhosts until one of you gets tired.