Hi 27offsuit.
There is something that you can do that may reduce the amount of time you get scraped.
I don’t know if you are already signed up to copyscape, but it is great for detecting these crooks in the first place. They also allow you to use there logo with a message saying something like “Copyscape protected” and a message about content thieves will be persued.
For the small cost it may be worth you looking into.