Copyright infringement? Can someone pull your blog post to their site?

Bill Guthrie · 07-30-2009, 11:12 PM

Hi Gang,

Can someone pull a blog post onto their blog or website without permission? With all links intact. But without contacting us for an OK?

Anyone have the right copyright site info to back this up?

Thanks so much!

Bill

Rob Thayer · 07-30-2009, 11:18 PM

Can they do it? Sure. Should they do it? Nope.

If you're worried about your original content being stolen by the masses, run your site through Copyscape - Search for Website Plagiarism and Duplicate Content Online. They also have some links at the bottom of the page about plagiarism and your rights.

Bill Guthrie · 07-30-2009, 11:24 PM

Hi,

I'm not talking about plagiarism. This would be a blog post being posted on another blog. All links, my title, name, etc., are intact. So it's being attributed to me, but posted without my prior content.

Thanks Rob!

P.S. Upon review, maybe that's the definition of plagiarism. I'm not exactly upset by it...more curious than anything. It's free publicity, but still, I didn't give prior content.

Rob Thayer · 07-30-2009, 11:34 PM

People pulling my content with links and bylines intact is a problem I wouldn't mind having. Think of it as one more backlink to help out your search ranking!

Floyd Fisher · 07-30-2009, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Guthrie

Hi Gang,

Can someone pull a blog post onto their blog or website without permission? With all links intact. But without contacting us for an OK?

Anyone have the right copyright site info to back this up?

Thanks so much!

Bill

Technically, no.

But I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as you're given proper credit, especially with all links intact. In fact, you should be jumping for joy at this point, but that is just my opinion.

DogScout · 07-30-2009, 11:41 PM

it is copyright violations and if you make money by writing you can sue for up to $150.000.00 USD in the USA if you can prove 'dilution'

Floyd Fisher · 07-30-2009, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DogScout

it is copyright violations and if you make money by writing you can sue for up to $150.000.00 USD in the USA if you can prove 'dilution'

That's only true if you register with the US copyright office for copyright protection.

Keith Kogane · 07-30-2009, 11:50 PM

Yeah, if they're doing it without your consent, they are technically violating your copyright. That bothers some folks, but like you said, it's free publicity. If you're explicitly okay with your stuff being shared, maybe even try and encourage it with a share and share alike license page on your site?

I've never tried that myself since almost all my content is non-original and I don't really have the right to give it away as such. But it could work for you if what you're seeing happen is beneficial.

kindsvater · 07-31-2009, 12:08 AM

- This would be copyright infringement.

- You do need to federally register to get damages.

- Dilution is a trademark issue and does not involve copyright.

Bill Guthrie · 07-31-2009, 12:21 AM

So if the shoe was on the other foot...and I found a great blog post that would compliment one of my sites, and pulled it over intact, I could be sued without the author's express permission?

I see it like that, but want to make sure.

Thanks for all the comments so far.

Has anyone had a similar situation occur to them?

bgmacaw · 07-31-2009, 12:27 AM

Yeah, a site does this to me too. They pull my feeds and display parts of my posts on their site along with their ads. I found out they were based in Mountain View, California and their company name began with 'G'.

Bill Guthrie · 07-31-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgmacaw

Yeah, a site does this to me too. They pull my feeds and display parts of my posts on their site along with their ads. I found out they were based in Mountain View, California and their company name began with 'G'.

Good one!

I realize that the blogosphere isn't like Reuters or AP...we're not paying for some broader permission to reprint/repurpose, even with all links and attribution intact.

But the ability to link RSS directly into your site from other sources muddies the whole thing for me.

What makes this different from the share/embed features on video sites like Youtube or Viddler?

Thanks!

Jon Alexander · 07-31-2009, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgmacaw

Yeah, a site does this to me too. They pull my feeds and display parts of my posts on their site along with their ads. I found out they were based in Mountain View, California and their company name began with 'G'.

+rep!

I get a lot of trouble from these guys too!

07-30-2009, 11:12 PM	#1
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Rob Thayer HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 439 Thanks: 27 Thanked 76 Times in 49 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Copyright infringement? Can someone pull your blog post to their site? Can they do it? Sure. Should they do it? Nope. If you're worried about your original content being stolen by the masses, run your site through Copyscape - Search for Website Plagiarism and Duplicate Content Online. They also have some links at the bottom of the page about plagiarism and your rights.

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Bill Guthrie Niche Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 274 Thanks: 471 Thanked 387 Times in 69 Posts Contact Info	Re: Copyright infringement? Can someone pull your blog post to their site? Hi, I'm not talking about plagiarism. This would be a blog post being posted on another blog. All links, my title, name, etc., are intact. So it's being attributed to me, but posted without my prior content. Thanks Rob! P.S. Upon review, maybe that's the definition of plagiarism. I'm not exactly upset by it...more curious than anything. It's free publicity, but still, I didn't give prior content.
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Rob Thayer HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 439 Thanks: 27 Thanked 76 Times in 49 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Copyright infringement? Can someone pull your blog post to their site? People pulling my content with links and bylines intact is a problem I wouldn't mind having. Think of it as one more backlink to help out your search ranking!

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Bill Guthrie Niche Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 274 Thanks: 471 Thanked 387 Times in 69 Posts Contact Info	Re: Copyright infringement? Can someone pull your blog post to their site? So if the shoe was on the other foot...and I found a great blog post that would compliment one of my sites, and pulled it over intact, I could be sued without the author's express permission? I see it like that, but want to make sure. Thanks for all the comments so far. Has anyone had a similar situation occur to them?
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