The Canadian Craigslist site went down suddenly late Tuesday morning, with only a cryptic explanation.
"The website formerly operating at this domain violated craigslist's Terms of Use and/or enabled or facilitated others in violating the TOU, and/or infringed craigslist's trademark(s) or other intellectual property," reads the main page.
"Craigslist does not permit automated posting or the employment of posting agents (software or human)," continues the notice. "Users who post non-local or irrelevant content, repeatedly post the same or similar content, or otherwise misuse craigslist's services detract from the user experience for all craigslist users."
The site says it has sued for such infringements in the past and "enjoyed considerable success," securing multimillion-dollar judgments in a number of cases and shutting down illegitimate sites.
QMI Agency has contacted craigslist for comment.
"The website formerly operating at this domain violated craigslist's Terms of Use and/or enabled or facilitated others in violating the TOU, and/or infringed craigslist's trademark(s) or other intellectual property," reads the main page.
"Craigslist does not permit automated posting or the employment of posting agents (software or human)," continues the notice. "Users who post non-local or irrelevant content, repeatedly post the same or similar content, or otherwise misuse craigslist's services detract from the user experience for all craigslist users."
The site says it has sued for such infringements in the past and "enjoyed considerable success," securing multimillion-dollar judgments in a number of cases and shutting down illegitimate sites.
QMI Agency has contacted craigslist for comment.
