Your Obituaries Are Being Stolen. We’ll Get Them Removed.
Right now, websites are scraping obituaries from your funeral home site and republishing them without permission. Some are “legitimate” businesses using your content to drive traffic for affiliate flower and memorial sales. Others are outright scams, taking orders for flowers and tributes that never arrive.
Either way, it’s theft of your intellectual property.
Families think they’re on your website when they’re actually on someone else’s. They buy flowers through affiliate links that cut you out of the commission. They leave condolence messages families never see. And when something goes wrong, when flowers don’t show up or services fail, your funeral home takes the blame.
The Real Cost of Stolen Obituaries
Lost revenue: Third-party sites capture flower sales and memorial tribute purchases that should flow through your preferred vendors or generate commissions for your business.
Damaged reputation: When affiliate vendors fail to deliver or scam sites simply take the money, families blame you. They don’t realize they weren’t on your actual website.
Missed connections: Heartfelt condolence messages left on unauthorized sites never reach the families you serve.
SEO confusion: Multiple versions of the same obituary dilute your search rankings and fragment traffic across dozens of sites instead of directing it to your business.
You already know this is happening. You’ve probably tried to stop it yourself with cease and desist letters or complaints to hosting providers. Maybe you’ve tracked down an ISP only to watch the same content reappear on a different domain days later. Most funeral directors feel helpless against this constant theft.
You’re not helpless anymore.
Professional IP Protection for Funeral Homes
The Death Expert has partnered with Verna Law, PC, a top-tier intellectual property law firm, to actively monitor, identify, and eliminate stolen obituaries from unauthorized websites.
Here’s how it works:
We find them. Our proprietary technology continuously scans the web for obituaries stolen from your site, whether they appear on affiliate marketing platforms or outright scam operations.
We take them down. Verna Law files professional DMCA takedown notices to hosting providers and domain registrars. These aren’t ChatGPT-generated templates. These are legal documents from experienced IP attorneys that command attention and get results.
We document patterns. Some sites comply within days. Others refuse or simply change domains and republish your content. We track every violation, every refusal, every reappearance. This documentation builds evidence of systematic infringement.
We escalate when necessary. When sites demonstrate a pattern of ignoring takedown notices, Verna Law has the legal expertise to pursue more aggressive action. By aggregating cases across multiple funeral homes, we can pursue class action litigation that brings real consequences to repeat offenders, protecting not just your business but our entire industry.
Why Verna Law?
Verna Law, PLLC specializes exclusively in intellectual property law. Their attorneys are recognized leaders in their field with the experience and resources to fight intellectual property theft effectively.
When Verna Law sends a takedown notice, it carries the weight of serious legal representation. When bad actors ignore those notices, Verna Law knows exactly how to escalate. This isn’t a form letter service or a DIY solution. This is real legal muscle protecting your rights.
Simple, Tiered Pricing
We handle everything. You sign up, we do the rest.
Our monthly fee is based on the volume of takedown notices filed on your behalf:
- 0 to 7 notices per month
- 8 to 15 notices per month
- 15+ notices per month
Contact us for pricing tailored to your operation.
No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime.
Consider this: the flower commissions alone may offset your investment. Add improved SEO, protected reputation, and fewer headaches from confused families, and this service pays for itself. Every month you wait is another month of lost revenue and stolen intellectual property.
Take Control of What’s Yours
You’ve spent years building trust in your community. You’ve created meaningful content that honors the families you serve. Don’t let unauthorized sites profit from your work or damage your reputation.
Schedule a consultation to learn how we can protect your obituaries, your reputation, and your revenue.