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Asked: 2026-05-20T19:21:56+00:00

We have a problem with someone poaching the extensive ukulele song list at http://scorpex.net/Uke

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We have a problem with someone poaching the extensive ukulele song list at http://scorpex.net/Uke for a paid app.

Negotiations have broken down so any requests from the app are going to be redirected to a new “these songs are being ripped off” pdf file.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^theapp [NC]
RewriteRule \.*$ http://scorpex.net/stop/stealing/uke/songs/please.pdf [R]

The problem is it creates a redirect loop – I can see why, I am not sure how to resolve it. Ideas people?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Suggestions: Only apply the rule if the filename doesn’t contain please.pdf.

    RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^theapp [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !please.pdf
RewriteRule \.*$ http://scorpex.net/stop/stealing/uke/songs/please.pdf [R,L]

    or only do the redirect when the user tries to access an mp3 file.

    RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^theapp [NC]
RewriteRule \.mp3$ http://scorpex.net/stop/stealing/uke/songs/please.pdf [R,L]
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