I am not pleased about this. I have contacted WordPress staff and the author of the blog. If I could choose to deactivate this feature, I would.

.... Reblogging as a feature is here to stay on WordPress.com and at this time we don't have any plans to allow blogs to specifically block the reblogging of their content. http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-disable-reblogging?replies=24#post-762467

What I do is send what's called a "DMCA takedown notice" to the admin of the blog and their web host for copyright violation. You can find a sample notice if you Google it. This usually does the trick. I also have a copyright notice and TOS prominently featured on my blog, to deter this sort of thing.

I still think that allowing others to re-blog should be an option we have to activate, I have spoken to a number of people who blog using WordPress and non of them were aware of this function, all assumed that if they had their comments set for moderation then that protected them, not realising that this could be over-ridden by someone re-blogging their post.

It does make a mockery of the WordPress security settings if there is no way to disable the re-blog option.

I have no desire to become the thought police, but I do object to someone being able to lift an entire post, re-blog it in the exact same format, so that should a screen grab be made it looks like it is a post on my own site, still showing me as author, but with my ability to moderate comments removed (I have comment moderation set for a reason after all). Should anything offensive be said, then anyone who doesn't understand how re-blogging works will assume that I have allowed that comment to remain, when in actual fact I have no way to remove it, or even comment directly on it unless the re-blogger chooses to allow me to do so.

I have no desire to control the internet, I just want don't think it is right for comment moderation to be removed at the point someone re-blogs it. If a post already has comment moderation or a no comments allowed set on a particular post, then should it be re-blogged, those settings should remain and the original author should be the one moderating comments, not the person who is simply re-blogging an entire post!

I'd suggest posting a prominent notice in your sidebar saying that you would prefer it if your posts were not reblogged, stating your reasons why. Decent people will be happy to comply with your wishes and anyone else would just copy/paste your stuff regardless.

I just don't see any point in WordPress offering comment moderation if that disappears as soon as it is re-blogged. There should be an option to block re-blogging in the same way that I can block comments should I wish to.

Surely if WordPress can see a need to offer comment moderation it should also see a need to have re-blogging approval? I know I can't stop people copy & pasting etc, but this is a case where the entire post, including a copyrighted image, has simply been re-blogged in full and on a blog that has nothing to do with the original content.

I have my blog set so that I have to approve comments, but now that this item has been reblogged (as a straight copy) I have no way of controlling comments, etc, and iit is now on a blog that has no relevance to my original content.

Also, is there any way to stop this happening in the future and can I block a named individual from reading my blog?

I did not not know about http://stolen.wordpress.com/ and that is also helpful. I am hoping that I can stop the splogging or otherwise resolve this issue in a few days with one of these suggestions.

Second, they are probably getting your posts from your RSS feed. Go to settings > reading, and in the syndication section, change it to display "summary". I have quite a few taking my stuff via the RSS feed, and all they get is the summary, a sentence or two.

I am more than willing to go through proper channels by complaining to Technorati, but I can't do this when it has abruptly stopped recognizing a URL that it has recognized faithfully for nearly two years. And I have been trying since Aug. 12 to resolve this own my own, and I can't find anything that helps in the Forums.

Could someone in WP admin kindly tell Technorati that my URL is valid? (This situation could be very easily resolved if Technorati would just de-list the thief who is stealing all his or her content from me and others. There is no problem on Ice Rocket.) Thank you.

>As for the splogs, I get ripped off daily. The splogs don't last, though, so I'm not going to waste time going nuts about them

daily!? Gosh that’s terrible
you must be putting great things on your blog

your comment was really helpful - i saved myself hrs of ranting and raving!
Thanx
i felt so incensed about the sploging that i was going to put loads of energy into telling them what for and exposing them!
i ignored it and carried on with the important stuff

iamthelostgirl - the positive side is that your content is what people want to read!

btw?
which countries mikecane?
how do you find this out?
do i sense a smidging of xenophobia?!
How do you know this if it has been translated
has this happened to you?
Hells bells
Rest assured that their karma will take care of their unethical actions!
It would be nice to know how things turn out for them hay?

thanx you all........

I do report them to their web hosts, most of the time they will send an E-mail thank you and delete the blog.
The webhosts that dont take action, well i dont let it get under my skin anymore.

I have a question based on what what fearthseeds said. In most of my posts, I usually link back to at least one earlier post. This would be helpful for folks finding me as the real author?

Or write posts occasionally explaining what sploggers and scrapers are so bloggers who read your stuff can understand what's happening to their work. It's always better to do something than nothing when it comes to protecting your intellectual property.

Try this... http://exposingsploggers.wordpress.com/

Cheers :)