Comments on: Blog Content Theft – How To Deal With Splogs

By: Thomas MacEntee

Thomas MacEntee — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:15:00 +0000

I have to related a funny story (well not really funny) – someone decided to copy language from the Genealogy Software Reviews at TopTenREVIEWS (http://www.geneabloggers.com/genealogy-software-reviews-topten-reviews/) post here and use the GeneaBloggers name on their “saving money” website.

I sent my standard cease and desist email but first, since they didn’t have any contact info on their site, I had to use WHOIS and lookup the info on the domain name registration.

I basically asked them to cough up $500 via PayPal or take down the post immediately.

Within 30 minutes the post was removed and I received an apology.

Goes to show you the power of being vigilant and using a good cease and desist message.

By: Anne Morddel

Anne Morddel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:09:36 +0000

Thanks so much for this! It is most helpful in dealing with unpleasant realities.

By: John

John — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:17:10 +0000

Thanks! On the recommendation I signed up for Fairshare. Unfortunately, I have already found one content thief. Now I have to figure out how to respond. (not a splog, but an actual blogger who took a post, replaced a few dates and names to match their information, but kept all my commentary as their own.)

By: Craig Manson

Craig Manson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:23:40 +0000

A most excellent post–succinct and accurate!

By: George Geder

George Geder — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:32:02 +0000

Thanks Thomas for this valuable heads-up.
Keep us enlightened!

Peace,
“Guided by the Ancestors”

By: Terry Thornton

Terry Thornton — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:23:10 +0000

Good advice Thomas. Thanks. Every Genea-Blogger should be using a variety of alerts to know when and where their content is being used.

Terry Thornton
HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI

By: Carol Wilkerson

Carol Wilkerson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:09:58 +0000

I’m currently helping another blogger get started and this is invaluable information she needs to read. Also, I do have my blog copyrighted, but I set up some additional alerts today per your advice in this article.

By: Carol Wilkerson

Carol Wilkerson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:03:56 +0000

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