Speaking of plagiarism... - Page 2

Rob · #11 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 12:17 PM

I think linking to them wouldn't be harmful to human visitors especially as you've completely trashed that's sites credibility, if you express an honest opinion of that website then people will listen to you perhaps visit that guys site and leave = no returning visitors.

However search engines will pick it up as an inbound link but i doubt that will effect the sites page rank or anything drastically.

West · #12 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 08:54 PM

It's only been a day, but the content theif has not written me back and I am getting anxious. He even copied the post I wrote earlier today! (BTW, is it possible he's using some sort of automated system to copy the posts, or does it have to be done manually?)

Anyway, I've decided to put him on blast on my blog. Could you please view my most recent post (the blog in my sig) and tell me if this is too much? Did I take it too far?

Thanks.

Rob · #13 (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 02:58 AM

I can't see an external RSS feed in his source code, contact creative commons, host, him. You will get an answer from CC telling you the best plan of action its a really good service, just make sure you specify proof that he has copied you.

I'm not sure you should of gone public on this as its your first post and when you get unique visitors they are going to see it and read a little and its going to be about copyright rather baby shower guide, I would deal with it un-officially if this guy is still posting your posts he is obviously there so hes just be awkward.

Good luck hope you get this guy!

Theresa · #14 (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 07:43 AM

West, I looked at your post and I actually thought it was quite tame. I think it could have been shorter, or just included as part of a regular post, but I don't think it is problematic as it stands.

One thing I would recommend is to threaten to turn him in to Google. He has Google ads on his site. Obviously money is his only motivation for creating it to begin with, or he would write his own content.

If you report him to Google, they will likely remove him from their search engine and suspend his Adsense account. The only way to get attention from jerks like this is to hurt them in the pocket book.

You may also want to let him know there are legal alternatives like Ezine articles.

West · #15 (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 08:38 AM

Ok, in regards to the last 2 replies, I have decided to remove the post for now, but I included it in this reply in order to get more opinions on this subject. I'm leaning toward just going after his host for now.

I was able to find the other blog that he is stealing from, and I was thinking about contacting her to inform her. Is that a good idea?

Here is the original post:
Since you are visiting this blog, you probably have an interest in baby showers. You may even have a baby shower website or blog of your own. If you do, then please be aware of the following website:

babyshowermenu.info

The owner of this site has blatantly stolen EVERY SINGLE POST from plan-a-baby-shower.blogspot.com, and is passing the information off as his own. He has also stolen blog posts from at least one other person.

Please note that all the information on this blog and on best baby shower planning guide was derived from my thoughts, personal experiences and research. All other websites that choose to use this work without noting its original author is simply duplicating (in other words, copying and pasting) the information for the sole purpose trying to appear authentic.

Regardless of the topic you are searching for via the internet, always rely on someone who's been there, done that. Trust me, you'll get what you're looking for.

If you visit babyshowermenu.info and find that the owner has stolen your work as well, I can provide his email address if you wish to contact him. I have already emailed him, but he has yet to respond.

Just in case you are wondering if there's any site out there that's stealing your content, I'd like to tell you how I came across this particular theif:

I used a website called http://www.sitereportcard.com/. This site will provide all other websites that link to yours, and lots of other information about your site.

On the homepage, type in your URL, and on the next page toward the bottom, where you see "link popularity", click on the number under each search engine. DO NOT CLICK ON THE WORDS "LINK POPULARITY", click on the number instead.

A new window will open with a full list of your inbound links. At the end of the list, be sure to click on the link that tells Google to include sites that have been omitted due to similarity.

Browse through the list and look for site that you do not recognize. If something looks suspicious, please visit the site and investigate.

I took the above steps, which is how I realized my work is being stolen.

Hopefully, you will not have to deal with this situation. But if you do, I hope this information will be useful.

Rob · #16 (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 10:01 AM

Theres lots of techniques like that where you can find out duplicate content and find your thief, I do think its a great idea to contact this other blogger you now have another member on your copyright team to get something done about this guy, what you can do is find out what blog software he uses and contact them.

On a personal note try not to get to wound up about it im sure he would be happy to watch you throw your computer screen on the floor don't let it get to you, casually do what you can get the people you need to contact and get something done about it I really can feel for you!

I hope you get this case solved.

webman · #17 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lisa

Ugh, I hate it when that happens. I agree and would try to contact the host. Although, I've never had luck with contacting thieves or their Web hosts. It angers me that people are so lazy and unethical.

I was reading someone's blog once (can't remember who) and they wrote an entire post about the thief. It was very clever how they documented what they stole, etc. I guess the only problem with writing them up on your site is that you are linking to the page with the duplicate content and that can hurt you.

Anyway, hopefully you get that matter resolved.

A blogger by the name of juggler tracked a guy plagiarizing his site and posted about this dude giving him a nofollow link to his site. That way SE's will totally ignore that link.

Jugglers blog is "The WWW Observer SEO and Beyond" at http://tw3o.com

Could this be the post you were talken about Lisa?

lisa · #18 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by webman

A blogger by the name of juggler tracked a guy plagiarizing his site and posted about this dude giving him a nofollow link to his site. That way SE's will totally ignore that link.

Jugglers blog is "The WWW Observer SEO and Beyond" at http://tw3o.com

Could this be the post you were talken about Lisa?

No that wasn't it but this was news to me. I'll have to check this out.

Any progress on this issue West? I've never had any luck contacting the host. I figure they are usually slow to do anything because they're afraid of losing a customer.

West · #19 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lisa

No that wasn't it but this was news to me. I'll have to check this out.

Any progress on this issue West? I've never had any luck contacting the host. I figure they are usually slow to do anything because they're afraid of losing a customer.

I have tried contacting the host, but nothing yet, but I decided to take the advice of others and not get wound up about it. Besides, this site keeps giving me back links to my SBI! site. Every time I add a link to my SBI! site on my blog, he copies the link as is. And recently, I added a post about the current SBI! sale going on, and even my affiliate links were copied. So, even though this site is not getting any traffic, if someone happens to purchase SBI! from his site, I'll get the commission (I checked the link from his site). I'm not expecting that to happen, but hey, you never know.

Now that I think about it, I should add a few links to my other affiliate programs!

Overall, I'm too busy trying to add content to my SBI! site, and I don't want to spend too much time trying to fight this guy. I'm way ahead of him anyway

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lisa · #20 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by West

I have tried contacting the host, but nothing yet, but I decided to take the advice of others and not get wound up about it. Besides, this site keeps giving me back links to my SBI! site. Every time I add a link to my SBI! site on my blog, he copies the link as is. And recently, I added a post about the current SBI! sale going on, and even my affiliate links were copied. So, even though this site is not getting any traffic, if someone happens to purchase SBI! from his site, I'll get the commission (I checked the link from his site). I'm not expecting that to happen, but hey, you never know.

Now that I think about it, I should add a few links to my other affiliate programs!

Overall, I'm too busy trying to add content to my SBI! site, and I don't want to spend too much time trying to fight this guy. I'm way ahead of him anyway

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That's a good attitude. As your site continues to get popular you will continue to notice people trying to copy your info. Like you, when I first noticed someone stealing my stuff I was hot but then I realized those people don't generally harm your search results since the search engines have gotten smarter.

He/she is lazy and when they finally realize copying content is not going to make them money they'll eventually stop. I remember I used to spend lots of time emailing the Google copyright infringement division (or whatever it's called) but generally those sites just fade away.

Keep building your great, unique content and you'll be fine. Copycatters are inevitable these days but the honest, hard working people usually win in the end.

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