Content copied without permission

[deepsand]

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I'm probably as angry with Google - it weighs a page highly with content it's duplicate content filter should have known damn well has been on show in it's index for months already.
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Unfortunately, Google seems to be more concerned about duplicate content within your site, than about cross-site duplication.

Part of that is, at least, owing to the fact that, from a practical standpoint, and unlike inter-site comparisons, intra-site comparisons are exceedingly quickly, easily & efficiently performed.

However, given the hoops that one must all too frequently jump through just to get Google's attention in matters such as this, and recognizing that they have no vested financial interest in being the arbiter with respect to content ownership, one must question for whose benefit the mantra of "Do no evil" is intended.

[cz]

I hate "eating crow" but after posting the other day, I went to Google search and typed in the two word name of my oldest & best blog with a space between words - wow! I'm po'ed and here to say "sorry for the cavalier attitude." My entire blog has been copied twice! The links to my blog were all still in place so tht helps right? The other instance was a total copy job with nothing clickable or attributable to my efforts or web real estates.

Then to add insult to injury, I found several others that were using anywhere from a few to several (many) posts and links left in place but deactivated. Arrghhh! I feel the pain now.

[tomcatuk]

Then to add insult to injury, I found several others that were using anywhere from a few to several (many) posts and links left in place but deactivated. Arrghhh! I feel the pain now.

Yep - my feelings precisely. Time & effort spent, just for someone else to copy, paste & publish with a couple of clicks. If Google's dupe content filter was a tad more robust they could knock this on the head quicksharp. Here's hoping they "get it right".

[bj]

Use Copyscape and you'll probably uncover a few more.

If it's that much of a concern to you, you can use the pay Copyscape service.

[Jeff Colburn]

I can't stand thieves.

Take a look at my article, "Stop Thief!!! What You Can Do If Someone Steals Your Website's Contents" here The Creative Cauldron - Article called Stop Thief!!! What You Can Do If Someone Steals Your Website's Contents It takes you through the steps you can take when dealing with content thieves.

Have Fun,
Jeff

[ChrisRS]

Plagiarism Detector, helps us keep on top of copy paste abuse, I’ll not post a link as I’m unsure if this is okay here, but it’s listed in Google and well worth the purchase cost if you’ve a lot of work online

A lot of folk behind you here for sure, we've all likely been there at some time, good luck sincerely you'll get the results in time.

[sajae102]

UGH! I hate when people do this! That is so WHACK! I am sure there is somewhere you can complain about this to. I would first try to contact the owner of the website and threaten them with a lawsuit. Most of the time, this does the trick.