Comments on: Reporting Content Thieves to Google http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/ Your guide to building, promoting and monetizing blogs and websites Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: UK http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-6730 UK Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:01:55 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-6730 I wrote a blog post recently that I wrote a basic summary on a creditable author's article, but I made sure to say it wasn't mine and I put a link to the original post. Did I violate a copyright? I wrote a blog post recently that I wrote a basic summary on a creditable author’s article, but I made sure to say it wasn’t mine and I put a link to the original post. Did I violate a copyright?

]]> By: lisa http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-6327 lisa Wed, 27 May 2009 00:54:07 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-6327 Not a problem at all, Diane. Thanks for asking! Not a problem at all, Diane. Thanks for asking!

]]> By: Diane http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-6325 Diane Tue, 26 May 2009 23:05:30 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-6325 I hope you don't mind if I put a backlink to this blog page in my Group on eHow.com. Many of us writers on eHow have been finding our articles stolen, all over the web. I started the group to try to combat this crime and this blog post is exactly the information we need. Thank you for the clear instructions and the great links to forms and other resources. I hope you don’t mind if I put a backlink to this blog page in my Group on eHow.com. Many of us writers on eHow have been finding our articles stolen, all over the web. I started the group to try to combat this crime and this blog post is exactly the information we need. Thank you for the clear instructions and the great links to forms and other resources.

]]> By: Wiehanne http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-5486 Wiehanne Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:29:36 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-5486 Thank you so much for the info! This is what I need. Apparently somebody has stolen the content (copy past exactly the same post title, same picture and same content) from my one-month-old-blog. That's annoying. And the thief's site is putting up Google Adsense too. Thank you so much for the info! This is what I need. Apparently somebody has stolen the content (copy past exactly the same post title, same picture and same content) from my one-month-old-blog. That’s annoying. And the thief’s site is putting up Google Adsense too.

]]> By: sandra http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-4311 sandra Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:55:47 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-4311 Thank you Lisa for taking time out to respond to my post. Inactivity and procrastination are not feelings I want to experience anymore... Thank you Lisa for taking time out to respond to my post. Inactivity and procrastination are not feelings I want to experience anymore…

]]> By: lisa http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-4310 lisa Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:50:52 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-4310 Sandra, preventing theft 100% is pretty much impossible, especially when people see your site has some success. So rather than letting it deter you from starting, just know your options and understand the search engines are so savvy that most thieves realize that it's no way to get traffic and they either get penalized or never get any traffic so they quit and give up. So I certainly wouldn't let these thieves prevent you from starting. I believe in Karma and in my experience, most of my copycatters have gotten what's comin' to them in the end. Sandra, preventing theft 100% is pretty much impossible, especially when people see your site has some success. So rather than letting it deter you from starting, just know your options and understand the search engines are so savvy that most thieves realize that it’s no way to get traffic and they either get penalized or never get any traffic so they quit and give up. So I certainly wouldn’t let these thieves prevent you from starting. I believe in Karma and in my experience, most of my copycatters have gotten what’s comin’ to them in the end.

]]> By: sandra http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-4291 sandra Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:37 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-4291 Funny...this has been one of my major reasons for not starting. I once had a blog and someone was stealing my content and ideas, thus, I got discouraged. I felt like why spend years building up a website only to have someone stealing your stuff and getting credit. But after reading what you did, perhaps I can now move on. It really bothers me that someone used your picture as well. Seems like their should be some way to control that also. Funny…this has been one of my major reasons for not starting. I once had a blog and someone was stealing my content and ideas, thus, I got discouraged. I felt like why spend years building up a website only to have someone stealing your stuff and getting credit. But after reading what you did, perhaps I can now move on. It really bothers me that someone used your picture as well. Seems like their should be some way to control that also.

]]> By: M http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-3973 M Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:35:48 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-3973 Im pretty surprised, I heard when google adsense boots you, they boot your butt for good. lol. I also HATE content theives. I have a ton of original content online, and nothing irks me more than dirtbags making money off of other peoples hard work! Great advice here by the way. Im pretty surprised, I heard when google adsense boots you, they boot your butt for good. lol. I also HATE content theives. I have a ton of original content online, and nothing irks me more than dirtbags making money off of other peoples hard work!
Great advice here by the way.

]]> By: MJ http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-1399 MJ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:45:21 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-1399 Correction to my previous post: "ea, we know we’ve come a long way when someone takes the ‘time’ to copy us, but indeed do I take this as any form of flattery." I certainly meant to say "but indeed do I NOT take this as any form of flattery". ;-) The laziness and scummy-ness on parts of these types of people just really make me scratch and shake my head! Correction to my previous post: “ea, we know we’ve come a long way when someone takes the ‘time’ to copy us, but indeed do I take this as any form of flattery.”

I certainly meant to say “but indeed do I NOT take this as any form of flattery”. ;-)

The laziness and scummy-ness on parts of these types of people just really make me scratch and shake my head!

]]> By: MJ http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2008/04/09/reporting-content-thieves-to-google/#comment-1398 MJ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:42:43 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/?p=213#comment-1398 Lisa, thank you for this! I've just had this happen to where someone used my information word-for-word on their Squiddo lens. And yep, she had no contact info anywhere on the page, nor on any of the OTHER websites she listed on her Squiddo page. Gosh it's infuriating, but you are right that when you take appropriate action, AND then leave the rest to Karma, you get a much better night's sleep for sure. It is harder to fight this if they aren't using any Adsense or ads that can lead you to the owner(s) of those said ads. Yea, we know we've come a long way when someone takes the 'time' to copy us, but indeed do I take this as any form of flattery. And yes, rarely the webhosts do anything about it, shame. Thank you again for the info on how to act when something happens. I also plan to copyright my entire website, as well as including copies of my site(s) using the waybackmachine, which I believe is like $35 or so for the gov to give copyright. SO WORTH IT. Lisa, thank you for this! I’ve just had this happen to where someone used my information word-for-word on their Squiddo lens. And yep, she had no contact info anywhere on the page, nor on any of the OTHER websites she listed on her Squiddo page.

Gosh it’s infuriating, but you are right that when you take appropriate action, AND then leave the rest to Karma, you get a much better night’s sleep for sure.

It is harder to fight this if they aren’t using any Adsense or ads that can lead you to the owner(s) of those said ads.

Yea, we know we’ve come a long way when someone takes the ‘time’ to copy us, but indeed do I take this as any form of flattery.

And yes, rarely the webhosts do anything about it, shame.

Thank you again for the info on how to act when something happens.

I also plan to copyright my entire website, as well as including copies of my site(s) using the waybackmachine, which I believe is like $35 or so for the gov to give copyright. SO WORTH IT.

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