Ripoff Resilient Legal Kit: Copycat Battle Plan

The Ripoff Resilient® Legal Kit: Your calm, confident guide for when someone copies your creative work.

Someone just copied my content — what do I do?!

If you’re a content creator, educator, designer, coach, or small business owner, chances are… it’s happened (or it will). A stranger asks to "pick your brain", ghosts you, blocks you, then launches a *suspiciously* similar product. Or someone reposts your work (and we're not talking about your beige vibes either...Your course, your tagline, your art — duplicated.

This kit is for that moment. 

The Ripoff Resilient Legal Kit is a practical legal action plan (with a little emotional support) for how to protect your business when someone steals your stuff. No legalese. No spiraling. Just calm, clear steps to take back your power — fast.

Whether you’ve been ripped off, reposted, rebranded, or re-sold — this kit helps you handle it with confidence.

✨ Who It’s For:

• Online business owners

• Digital product sellers

• Creators, influencers, and brand owners

• Coaches and consultants

• Designers, educators, and Etsy/TPT sellers

• Anyone other small business owner who is creating intellectual property either as a revenue stream, or in their marketing, advertising, or customer support 

💼 What’s Inside the Kit:

✅ The Ripoff Battle Plan (PDF)
Step-by-step instructions for what to document, who to contact, and when to escalate

✅ DMCA Takedown Template
Customizable, plain-English letter with instructions for platforms like Instagram, Etsy, Pinterest, etc.

✅ Cease & Desist Letter Template (Non-Attorney Version)
For creators who want to resolve things directly and respectfully — but still mean business

✅ “Don’t Freak Out” Checklist
A first-24-hours checklist to respond (not react) to being copied

✅ Mini Pep Talk Page from Creator Attorney Brittany Ratelle
Because getting copycatted feels personal. You’re not overreacting — you’re just good at what you do!

✅ BONUS: “Don’t Be the Copycat” Self-Audit
A self-check tool to make sure you’re on the right side of originality and ethics

✅ BONUS: Resources

A list of helpful resources to save you time and stress while you (or your team) put your plan into action.

💡 Why It’s Different:

This isn’t generic legal boilerplate. This is a creator-lawyer-approved toolkit made for the real world of digital business. If you've ever searched “What do I do if someone copies my website/product/course?” — this is your answer. 

Created by attorney Brittany Ratelle, who has helped hundreds of business owners respond in various IP matters, this kit takes the best practices and simplifies it them so you won't feel stranded (or misinformed) about your options.