How Can I Claim My Content from an Archived Website?

Sorry to hear about your situation! I took a moment to analyze your domain, and I found that the current site is hosting your old content. Plus, the metadata still points to your Twitter handle, which is great evidence for ownership! If that's your Twitter account, you can leverage that for a DMCA takedown request with the hosting provider. They usually respond quickly when evidence shows the domain has new ownership but the content belongs to someone else.

There's actually some scripts out there that can help you export your old site from the Wayback Machine if you're looking for a quick way to reclaim your content.

The new owner of the domain doesn't have rights to your written content or images. The quickest way to address this situation is to find out who hosts the website and file a copyright complaint with evidence that the content is yours. You can take a unique line or photo from the site and match it with a dated backup or a Wayback Machine snapshot, then compile those as proof. Hosting services tend to respond quickly when they receive clear copyright violations, and once they take down that content, the duplicate site will stop functioning.

It sounds tough, but if your original site was primarily AI-generated, legally, you might find it challenging to claim ownership over that content. Copyright typically protects human-created work. However, if you have original photos or significant edits, those could be protected. The situation regarding your domain name could be seen as impersonation—getting legal advice might be the best route for clarity here.

You should consider using the Wayback Machine to retrieve and find your old website version. This tool can be really useful in proving your claim!