I don't think you can claim anything unless you specifically "registered" the copyright... like companies do.
I get the same thing happen with Oddworld-Web. I found some site out there once (I think it is listed in the Oddworld topsites) which used my Oddworld animations and stole text directly (without changing the words) from both Oddworld-Web and Oddworldian without any credit whatsoever. But other than emailing the person, there's not much to do.
Anyone (and I've done it myself) can put a C (copyright) symbol next to something... but without official registration, it's just like putting nothing up. It sucks... but that's how it is.
Abe Babe...
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Creator of Cloverfield, Lost, Alias and Fringe ... he's just too awesome!
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