Nobody likes it when they get their stuff stolen. No matter if it is personal goods or virtual goods, the end result is the same. You feel a little cheated. Well, this weekend I decided to fight back against some folks that were stealing content from one of my Web sites.
I ran across a Web site that was reposting content word for word from Firefox Facts.
Now I have seen maybe a post here or there taken from one of my blogs – that I can live with. Even if they are spam blogs – I can’t go around and fight every single one of them. This one though just made me mad. So what did I do?
Well first I contacted the Web site owner after doing a whois search on the domain name in question. That didn’t end up being too fruitful. After that I contacted his Web host and his Web host’s data center. Did that work? Yep.
As of right now the stolen content is off the Web and I feel good about getting these folks shut down. Now yes, they could go to another Web host and start all over again – that is the bad thing about these types of setups. I’ll be keeping an eye on them though. The lessoned to be learned here is do not steal my content! This guy picked the wrong geek to mess with.
If you want to read more about how you can protect your content, I would suggest checking this post out from Lorelle on WordPress:
+ Applaud Those Who Warn You: Your Blog’s Content Is Being Stolen
Updated – Well it wasn’t The Planet that took them down. Apparently The Planet is happy to have them. Here is the response I got from their abuse team:
To Whom It May Concern:
Please note that below-referenced copyright infringement notice does not substantially comply with the required notification elements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”). Please note that we have not passed on the substantive merits of your claim.
So The Planet won’t take down a splogger or could it be since they were already taken down they can’t really do anything about it?
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