Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement)

Chris Thompson · 10-15-2009, 01:01 PM

Hi everyone,

I have a bit of a problem on my hands and I'm interested in ideas to get rid of the problem.

I have a Clickbank product. Some affiliate has gone and created a massive pile (nearly 200) YouTube videos that violate my rights by using images from my site without permission. That, in and of itself, is not the major issue.

The major problem is that I'm also an affiliate in a private network, and the product that I promote (ethically) is a good complement to my own product. So I wish to continue doing this. Unfortunately the affiliate in question has somehow stolen audio from this other product, and used the audio in the background on all YouTube videos. It's strange, I know.

I had setup a google news alert with my product name as the keyword, so this would alert me to what people were writing about my product. The alert caught a YouTube video, which caused me to discover this spam-fest.

I passed along the information to the affiliate manager of the other product, who's audio was unjustly used.

Problem: They are mad at me. They are not blaming me, but they feel I'm ultimately somewhat responsible for this regardless of the fact that I can't control what clickbank affiliates do.

They (the affiliate manager for the other product) has already wasted time filing copyright infringement notices on 100 YouTube videos, but the problem is getting worse not better. The culprit must be using a bot to create / post these vids.

All of the promotion sends users back to a blogspot blog, and the culprit has TONS of these blogspot blogs that all rip-off copy from the clickbank vendors' websites.

Any ideas how to fight this? It just bugs me that this has my affiliate relationship with the other company in jeopardy. It's not really my fault but I *do want* to help fix the problem.

Platinum Matt · 10-15-2009, 01:45 PM

As I understand it....

Bottom line.. They are Clickbank's affiliates, not yours.

If they were yours directly you COULD shut them down.

Easiest way is to forward the CB account of the affiliate in question, explain the situation and they will close down his/her account. They are very good at this.

you'll lose the sales though.

LB · 10-15-2009, 02:09 PM

I've dealt with similar things. If you contact CB they will contact the affiliate in question about it and/or terminate their account most likely.

Chris Thompson · 10-15-2009, 02:34 PM

Thanks for the help. True ... this is not "my" affiliate, as you stated Matt. I wouldn't want the sales this guy might generate (which is zero for now anyway).

I've contacted Clickbank about it. Hopefully they'll sort it out.

Platinum Matt · 10-15-2009, 03:50 PM

They will, their security team is quick and efficient and don't take no crap from rogue affiliates.

10-15-2009, 01:01 PM	#1
Chris Thompson Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 946 Thanks: 17 Thanked 182 Times in 119 Posts Social Networking	Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement) Hi everyone, I have a bit of a problem on my hands and I'm interested in ideas to get rid of the problem. I have a Clickbank product. Some affiliate has gone and created a massive pile (nearly 200) YouTube videos that violate my rights by using images from my site without permission. That, in and of itself, is not the major issue. The major problem is that I'm also an affiliate in a private network, and the product that I promote (ethically) is a good complement to my own product. So I wish to continue doing this. Unfortunately the affiliate in question has somehow stolen audio from this other product, and used the audio in the background on all YouTube videos. It's strange, I know. I had setup a google news alert with my product name as the keyword, so this would alert me to what people were writing about my product. The alert caught a YouTube video, which caused me to discover this spam-fest. I passed along the information to the affiliate manager of the other product, who's audio was unjustly used. Problem: They are mad at me. They are not blaming me, but they feel I'm ultimately somewhat responsible for this regardless of the fact that I can't control what clickbank affiliates do. They (the affiliate manager for the other product) has already wasted time filing copyright infringement notices on 100 YouTube videos, but the problem is getting worse not better. The culprit must be using a bot to create / post these vids. All of the promotion sends users back to a blogspot blog, and the culprit has TONS of these blogspot blogs that all rip-off copy from the clickbank vendors' websites. Any ideas how to fight this? It just bugs me that this has my affiliate relationship with the other company in jeopardy. It's not really my fault but I do want to help fix the problem.
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10-15-2009, 01:45 PM	#2
Platinum Matt Ladies... War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 577 Thanks: 7 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement) As I understand it.... Bottom line.. They are Clickbank's affiliates, not yours. If they were yours directly you COULD shut them down. Easiest way is to forward the CB account of the affiliate in question, explain the situation and they will close down his/her account. They are very good at this. you'll lose the sales though.

10-15-2009, 02:09 PM	#3
LB Original Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In the forest. Posts: 2,894 Thanks: 256 Thanked 461 Times in 202 Posts	Re: Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement) I've dealt with similar things. If you contact CB they will contact the affiliate in question about it and/or terminate their account most likely.
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10-15-2009, 02:34 PM	#4
Chris Thompson Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 946 Thanks: 17 Thanked 182 Times in 119 Posts Social Networking	Re: Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement) Thanks for the help. True ... this is not "my" affiliate, as you stated Matt. I wouldn't want the sales this guy might generate (which is zero for now anyway). I've contacted Clickbank about it. Hopefully they'll sort it out.
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10-15-2009, 03:50 PM	#5
Platinum Matt Ladies... War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 577 Thanks: 7 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Complicated clickbank problem (spam, copyright infringement) They will, their security team is quick and efficient and don't take no crap from rogue affiliates.