Ezinearticles account suspended because someone stole my content

by thedog
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So ezine articles have suspended my account... as they found my content on another blog...

They say that there's no way of knowing who or when it was posted!

I just checked with cubestat, and it was posted a month after my content.

I've emailed the thief, but don't really expect a reply.

I think ezinearticles may think that it was me who posted this.

How can I convince them otherwise?
#account #content #ezinearticles #stole #suspended
  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    I though EzineArticles did not mind if the content was on another site? I know that it's ok to have the same articel on your own blog. From what I understand from the other writers on the forum is that they submit the same article to multiple sites.

    Maybe I am confused?

    Di
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

      I though EzineArticles did not mind if the content was on another site? I know that it's ok to have the same articel on your own blog. From what I understand from the other writers on the forum is that they submit the same article to multiple sites.

      Maybe I am confused?

      Di
      Hi Di
      The problem isn't with duplicate content, but with the fact that Ezine Articles perceive it as being stolen because it appears to be published under two different author names. Clearly, they see one copy as being plagiarized. Unfortunately they have jumped to the conclusion that thedog is the guilty party.
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      • Profile picture of the author thedog
        Originally Posted by AnniePot View Post

        Hi Di
        The problem isn't with the duplicate content, but with the fact that Ezine Articles perceive it as being stolen because it appears to be published under two different author names. Clearly, they see one copy as being plagiarized. Unfortunately they have jumped to the conclusion that thedog is the guilty party.
        They could have easily checked and seen that my sites article was published over a month before the stolen copy.
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        • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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          Originally Posted by thedog View Post

          They could have easily checked and seen that my sites article was published over a month before the stolen copy.
          I suspect their "answer" to that would be that they don't have the time/resources to check all of these, and that your case is in a small minority. :confused:

          In any case, at this stage the main thing is that you're able to show them that it's so ... and the reality of these situations is that they'll "take your side", now, if "you take theirs" (as much as you can contrive to, with care and tact) when replying to them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

    I though EzineArticles did not mind if the content was on another site?
    They don't care how many sites it's on as long as the author's name/pen-name is the same.

    What they do mind (and very understandably) is the possibility that it might be "stolen content". That possibility, from their perspective, has arisen in this case.

    This is an occasional but "known" problem, when time has passed in-between publishing something yourself, and submitting it to EZA, and it turns out that someone has stolen it in-between and you didn't know or check that before submitting it to EZA.

    Best avoided by not leaving too long in-between, and/or checking via Google for additional copies before EZA submission, just to be on the safe side.

    However, not a tragedy or a disaster, and easily fixed!

    Originally Posted by thedog View Post

    How can I convince them otherwise?
    They're relatively used to this situation, and you can get it resolved in your favour, by being completely co-operative and open and honest with them.

    Simply tell them what you have been able to learn, and/or do, however little and inconclusive it is, and explain the situation to them, giving the date you yourself published it, assure them that you're the original author, and ask them if there's anything else you can do to enable them better to appreciate your situation here, which was entirely outside your control.

    They're human, and they're very used to this, and will be reasonable about it.

    It's a little unfortunate that they do start by suspending people's accounts over this, on the assumption that "stolen content" has been stolen by (rather than "from") their author. It must feel a little like "guilty until proven innocent"?

    They'll understand that, too, and that's perhaps a point you can make to them - with great tact and care - in your reply?

    I suspect that the instances of this happening in which the person who submits to them has stolen the content may actually represent about "99% of the time" (because thieves tend to be very stupid, too - and innocent parties generally submit more quickly after indexation on their own sites), and from EZA's perspective, this may not really be quite as unreasonable as it looks "from the outside"! :confused:

    Anyway, you'll doubtless get it resolved (exactly as so many others have), with a little patience and tact ... and I wish you very good luck in doing so.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      It's a little unfortunate that they do start by suspending people's accounts over this, on the assumption that "stolen content" has been stolen by (rather than "from") their author. It must feel a little like "guilty until proven innocent"?

      They'll understand that, too, and that's perhaps a point you can make to them in your reply?
      The only thing I can add to this is, if you choose to raise this point, be very careful about your tone. Don't rant, get huffy or accusatory; just make the observation from a sympathetic viewpoint.

      "It's too bad so many content thieves try to get by on you that you have to assume..."

      Stay on their side, and let them help you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Val Wilson
    In my experience, Ezinearticles support is good. They are inclined to ban first, ask questions later, which is a bit annoying, but are prepared to listen when you put your case to them. Pity we couldn't say the same about Google....
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  • Profile picture of the author ameliewarner
    If you submitted the content first time on ezinearticles and it was not published anywhere on the web in the past then there is no reason for ezinearticles to suspend you content. The content would have been published somewhere else before you submitted it in ezinearticles
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by ameliewarner View Post

      The content would have been published somewhere else before you submitted it in ezinearticles
      He knows this, Amelie: he knows when and where, too! Please don't take it the wrong way, but sometimes it helps to read the thread (or at least the original post, where that's fully explained), i.e. not just the title, before replying.
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