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A website has stolen my post and even edited it

  1. bunnyali2011
    Member

    Hello, I have a problem here, I wrote a post on my blog, and I got an email from a website "Before It's News" that they want to implement a RSS feeds system on my blog etc...which I denied because I don't want my posts to be duplicate on the web! However, after visiting their website, I saw they copied my post and also edited it which normally they have no right as I did include conditions on my blog.

    Can WordPress help me to solve this problem, because I do not want any website to copy my posts etc.... I think perhaps other WordPress blogs can face this problem so I prefer to share this with you!

    This is the post I wrote:

    http://mysteryworlds.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/famous-singers-in-illuminati/

    And this is the link which the website has stolen my post and even edited it, you can differentiate it with mine:

    http://beforeitsnews.com/story/2265/109/10_Famous_Singers_In_The_Illuminati.html

    Please help!
    Blog url: http://mysteryworlds.wordpress.com/

  2. thesacredpath
    Staff

    See here for what to do: http://automattic.com/dmca/ .

  3. bunnyali2011
    Member

    I contacted the author to remove the post, should I proceed with the DMCA or wait until he remove?

  4. thesacredpath
    Staff

    If you have contacted them, wait and see what they do. If they don't remove it in a reasonable time, or if they say they will not, then go ahead with the DMCA violation notice. WordPress.com takes this sort of thing very seriously, but it make take a few days after you submit before it is taken down.

  5. bunnyali2011
    Member

    But I read on the DMCA page I may have to pay for lawyers etc... I dont have money... for this...

  6. thesacredpath
    Staff

    Oh and actually, that is not a wordpress.com site, so if they do not take it down, you will have to send the DMCA notification to their web host.

  7. bunnyali2011
    Member

    Can you elaborate how should I do this?

  8. thesacredpath
    Staff

    Actually it appears they may have their very own server and are not hosted on a normal web host.

    Keep your fingers crossed that they take the post down.

  9. bunnyali2011
    Member

    This is really a problem of having duplicate content on the web, as a result, it may be mine who will be penalized in terms of SEO even the author has credited my link on the post.

  10. raincoaster
    Member

    Personally, I always go to DMCA right away. It scares the pants off people. They may, in extreme cases, dare you to file suit; you can actually file without a lawyer, at minimal cost. Bring the fuckers to their knees. It's incredibly rewarding to know you crushed a thief; I speak from long experience.

  11. bunnyali2011
    Member

    Well, the guy deleted it, however, 2 other websites stole it now, but I think I will forget this matter. If this continues, DMCA to the rescue...

  12. raincoaster
    Member

    ALWAYS DMCA. It terrifies people that you actually know your rights. People pay me to send DMCA notices.

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