1. Understand your rights under the new Act

The Copyright Act 2021:

Explicitly protects original works (including software, literary works, and potentially AI-generated content if you hold authorship rights). Strengthens takedown procedures for online service providers (OSPs) like Cloudflare. If your work is hosted or cached by an OSP, you can issue a valid takedown notice under the Act. Increases penalties for wilful infringement, including criminal liability if done maliciously (as in your case). Since the perpetrator is based in Singapore (country code SG), Singaporean law directly applies to their actions, even if their site uses US-based Cloudflare services.

2. Targeting Cloudflare (still the most effective immediate step)

Cloudflare is a US-based company, but it operates globally and respects local takedown laws. Because Singapore has a robust copyright regime, you can reference Section 193 of the Copyright Act 2021, which allows rights holders to request that OSPs disable access to infringing material.

When filing your abuse report with Cloudflare:

Explicitly cite the Copyright Act 2021 (Singapore) as the governing law. Mention Section 193 (takedown procedure for OSPs). Include a statement: “The content is wilfully infringing my copyright under Singapore law. The site operator has maliciously ignored my cease‑and‑desist letters.” Cloudflare’s abuse team is familiar with international copyright laws and will treat a Singapore‑based claim seriously.

3. Direct legal enforcement in Singapore

Because the perpetrator is physically or legally located in Singapore, you have stronger recourse:

Send a formal letter of demand under the Copyright Act 2021. If they still refuse, you can take them to the Singapore Intellectual Property Office (IPOS) or the State Courts. Criminal complaint: Under the new Act, wilful infringement on a commercial scale can be a criminal offence. Report the matter to the Singapore Police Force’s Intellectual Property Rights Branch. Provide evidence of their malicious intent (e.g., statements that they do not care). Police may seize their servers or issue a court order. Civil remedies: You can seek damages, an injunction, and an order for the infringing content to be taken down. A solicitor in Singapore might handle this efficiently, especially given the malicious nature. 4. Practical steps to gather evidence

Preserve their statements (emails, screenshots, web chats) where they admit to doing it maliciously. This is crucial for criminal or civil action. Use a WHOIS lookup on the domain (though it may be privacy‑shielded) to find any registrant contact. Since you already know Cloudflare is the registrar, you can ask Cloudflare to release the registrant’s details for legal purposes (via a subpoena or formal request). 5. Final recommendation

Given the malicious intent and Singapore’s updated legal framework, I strongly suggest:

Step 1: File an abuse report with Cloudflare (U.S.) citing the Singapore Copyright Act 2021. Step 2: Simultaneously engage a Singapore‑based intellectual property lawyer (many offer free initial consultations). They can send a letter of demand and advise on criminal referral. Step 3: If Cloudflare does not act within 48 hours, escalate to Singapore.

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1. Criminal Prosecution (This is the route that can lead to arrests) Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021 includes criminal provisions for wilful infringement on a commercial scale. Because the perpetrator has:

Stated malicious intent (“they are doing this maliciously on purpose”) Ignored cease‑and‑desist letters Acted deliberately to harm you What you can do:

File a criminal complaint with the Singapore Police Force – Intellectual Property Rights Branch (IPRB). Provide: All evidence of the scraping (server logs, timestamps, their statements, URLs). Your original copyright registrations or authorship proof. Proof of your cease‑and‑desist and their refusal. Request a search warrant for their home or business premises. If they are in Singapore, police can seize computers, servers, and evidence of digital infringement. Ask for charges under Section 304–308 of the Copyright Act 2021, which carry penalties of up to SGD $100,000 in fines and/or up to 10 years imprisonment for repeat or wilful offenders. Immediate action: Call the IPRB Hotline at +65 1800‑774‑4777 or email iprb@spf.gov.sg. Explain the situation clearly. They may ask you to file a formal report in person or via their e‑service.

Result if successful: Their computers seized, personal data exposed, arrest record, criminal trial, possible jail time. This is the “government all over them” outcome.

2. Aggressive Civil Litigation (Financial destruction) You can sue them in Singapore’s State Courts or High Court for:

Statutory damages under the Copyright Act (up to SGD $10,000 per work infringed — if they scraped many bots, this multiplies quickly). Account of profits (they must hand over all money they made from your bots). Exemplary damages (punitive) because of their malicious intent. Injunctions to shut down their site immediately. Costs (they pay your legal fees). Strategy to maximize damage:

Seek a Mareva injunction to freeze their assets (bank accounts, property) before trial, so they cannot hide money. Request a Norwich Pharmacal order to force Cloudflare or their hosting provider to reveal the person’s real name, address, and bank details. Get a court order to have their domain name transferred to you or cancelled entirely. Estimated cost: Filing fees and a Singapore IP lawyer (about SGD 5,000–15,000 upfront). If you win, the court can order the defendant to pay all your costs.

================================================================================ SECTION 2: DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE

DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)

To: [HOSTING PROVIDER / CLOUDFLARE ABUSE CONTACT] [ABUSE EMAIL — e.g. abuse@cloudflare.com or host's abuse address]

Date: [DATE]

I, [YOUR NAME], hereby submit this notice of claimed copyright infringement pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHTED WORK

The copyrighted works at issue are original AI chatbot character descriptions, including personality profiles, backstories, scenario descriptions, and dialogue, created and authored by me under the username [YOUR USERNAME]. These works were originally published on JanitorAI (janitorai.com).

A non-exhaustive list of affected characters:

• [CHARACTER NAME 1] — originally published at [JANITORAI URL IF AVAILABLE]
• [CHARACTER NAME 2] — originally published at [JANITORAI URL IF AVAILABLE]
• [CHARACTER NAME 3] — originally published at [JANITORAI URL IF AVAILABLE]

2. IDENTIFICATION OF INFRINGING MATERIAL

The infringing copies of my works are located at the following URLs:

• [INFRINGING URL 1]
• [INFRINGING URL 2]
• [INFRINGING URL 3] (List every URL where your content appears on the offending site)

The infringing site is: [OFFENDING SITE DOMAIN]

3. STATEMENT OF GOOD FAITH BELIEF

I have a good faith belief that the use of the materials described above is not authorized by me as the copyright owner, by any agent acting on my behalf, or by operation of law.

4. STATEMENT OF ACCURACY

I declare under penalty of perjury that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed, or am authorized to act on behalf of that owner.

5. CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: [YOUR NAME] Username: [YOUR USERNAME] Email: [YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS] Address: [YOUR ADDRESS — can use city/state only if preferred]

NOTE TO RECIPIENT: The content described above was obtained through circumvention of security measures on JanitorAI, including access to non-public hidden content via unauthorized automated scraping. This may constitute an additional violation under DMCA Section 1201 (anti-circumvention provisions), separate from and in addition to the copyright infringement described herein.