Not a good morning...

Man that sucks - all that hard work to have it stolen.

I have a couple of suggestions:

• File a DCMA notice for the plagiarist's site. I have never done this so can't advise too much but I noticed DMCANotice.com - The World's First Automated Copyright Infringement Notification System has a service that does this automatic.

• In future you could post to EZA first before it is posted anywhere else - this may not be optimal for SEO etc. but would avoid this problem.

Good luck!

Mark have you contacted EzineArticles and showed them your original post dated earlier than his?

This happened to me once but the person copied my article and submitted it to an article directory. I also had the same article on the same article directory - needless to say I contacted that article directory and asked them why they approved an article that was a word for word copy of one already listed.

They removed it and banned him. I also sent Ezine articles a link to my original article as I had submitted it to them also and same thing, they wouldn't approve it as they said I wasn't the original author and gave me the link to the other guys 'copied' article. When I showed them my original article and told them to look at the dates, they then approved my article.

And to have the copyscape icon on his blog - what a tosser!

Hey I'm getting a 404 page with his link - did you get him to remove it?

Yes he did! Wow that was fast! Nothing works like threatening a little legal action.

I just sent him another message. He stole seven articles total. He has two left to remove. One of the articles even has my name in it.

Good for you, Mark! Usually just the threat of legal action is enough to get even the most thick-headed jackass to do your bidding, lol. He knows well enough that he was in the wrong to begin with, and is acknowledging it by pulling those articles from his site.

He removed all seven articles and just sent ma an apology email. I am going to let this one rest.

Thank you for sharing this interesting case. I will sure remember it should this happen to me.

One very practical question and I hope you will find it appropriate...
I have noticed links in the article to Aweber, Getresponse, Godaddy etc.
Why aren't you using affiliate links there?
These services are paying affiliates well.

I forgot to add that my Ezine Articles account has been suspended because of this.

Does EA check the post dates of the articles? Mine was published a week before he copied it and his copy was dated a week after mine. Does EA check this or do they shoot first and ask questions later?

I see the a**wipe removed it. Good

If you run into one that won't, here's a sample DMCA notice and instructions for getting it taken down by the host

http://domainingdiva.com/legal-issue...ipoff-artists/

Congrats on getting it removed. In the future, you can always use TYNT to automatically create a link back to your blog whenever someone copies and pastes content directly from your blog or set-up a Google Alert for some of the unique content.

WayBackMachine (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine) is also a great tool for helping prove you were first.

Don't forget that web hosts will also work with you on getting the content removed. You can use Who-hosts.com to determine that easily as well.

Glad you got it sorted with him, I hope you get it sorted out with Ezines, they are pretty good so you should be ok.

Sorry for your experience but I am glad you got some good results. The next time this happens to me, however, I will START with filing the DMCA request and THEN the email to the website owner. I know our time is valuable and it makes no sense to start a battle that can be prevented in a more peaceful and quicker way.

Nevertheless, I think it is case by case and in this instance I personally would have been more aggressive. What you describe was not an innocent mistake. This person knew they were stealing your content and that it was illegal. They 1) stole multiple articles 2) removed your name 3) removed your links 4) although the CopyScape logo doesn't mean much anymore it does indicate they had a minimum understanding of copyright infringement.

After you get it straightened out with EA I would calculate all the time it took to get this all straightened out and send the person a bill.

I guess the case by case decisions depend on the articles also. If a person just quickly banged them out for the SEO and link benefits maybe they don't feel so strongly. I love writing but it does not come easily. On my main site I take a lot of time to be original, creative, motivational, and instructive. By the time I am done I have edited the content countless times to get it just right. When someone steals my content I feel violated just as if they stole a physical precious heirloom from my house.

OK - now I need a nap. Sorry for the rant everyone - maybe I am not having a good morning either.

At least you got them removed in the end!

I"m glad you got this sorted out.

I think I know what he did. I do something similar. I research my keywords, and look up eza articles that use the same keyword, then i respin those articles, usually rewriting them completely, using the basic outline, but he forgot the whole respin part of this process.

using someone elses writing as a jumping off part can help in the writing process, and your work is quality enough that someone sees the value of it. Hey, there's a compliment in here somewhere.

Poor kid just learned a valuable lesson, and you were able to teach it to him. Be proud. Maybe now he won't be so freakin' lazy.

Okay now I'm confused. So if I publish an article on my site and then publish on EZA, that is okay?

Hello, dear warriors,
It's my first post here and I'll try to keep it short.

A number of sites (e.g. http://sfgate.com and http://nydailynews.com) have begun using Tynt.com's tracer technology to detect when you copy part of a web page so that they can track where that copied content is used. [https://chrome.google.com/extensions...mojicomlgmkam]

I have not tried it yet, but IMHO it might be useful.
Regards,
Olga

hey there,

I understand that you're mad, but the way you posted this is slightly an annoyance to me.

Some 15 Year Old Kid..

When you say that, it seems like you think, "some kid" or something is robbing you, because kids know nothing, right? I'm 15 as well, and I wouldn't steal content. Please, don't throw someone's age into the equation when there stealing your content. An adult could do it to.

Caleb

The same thing has happened to me on several occasions.
Ezinearticles doesn't even bother helping you in this case. I explain that my content is stolen and that i'm the original author but they will not accept my article because some punk decided to still my content and claim it as their own.

People like this ruin not only our marketing efforts but they're also deceiving readers looking for information.

Stealing is wrong my parents taught me this ever since i was in grade school why can't adults make a good example?