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It's really sucks when someone is copying your content without giving you credits of your work, even more if he copied full article, even your images.
A WordPress.com blog, http://www.rnhckr.wordpress.com , was coping our article, without giving me credits for my original work. So I went to his website and comment on copied post to give me credits of my work. That kiddo edited my comment to:
Thanks! I'm copying this article.
I was really mad when I saw that he edited my comment. So, I filed a DMCA complain against his WordPress.com blog. As you can see, his blog is no more.
You can also file DMCA complain against a WordPress.com blog if he's violating your copyrights. It's easy and very effective.
If you believe that someone is infringes one or more of WordPress' TOS, then you can file a DMCA complain against them to get it removed of the web. First, you should to contact that person to remove your content, but if he's still not removing, then filing a DMCA is a great idea.
How To File A DMCA Against WordPress.com Blog:
Before starting it, here is a quote from WordPress.com about DMCA complains:
If an Infringement Notice is valid, we are required by law to respond to it by disabling access to the allegedly infringing content. If you are a WordPress.com user and access to portions of your blog have been disabled for this reason, we will notify you. You then have the option to send us a written counter-notice (a Counter-Notice) stating why your content does not infringe copyrights and asking for access to be reinstated.
To file a DMCA against WordPress.com blog, you must fill WordPress' online DMCA form, which is available at this link. It's pretty simple. Below are some info about form's filed, and what to fill.
- First Name(required): Fill your first name.
- Last Name(required): Fill your last/second name.
- Company Name: Name of your company or simply put your blog's name.
- Address Line 1(required): Just put your address in this filed.
- Address Line 2: Put your second address, if there is any.
- City(required): Simply put your city's name. I'm from Kanpur :p
- State/Region/Province(required): Put your state/region/province's name in this field.
- Zip/Postal Code(required): Put your Zip or Postal address. You must know your Zip code.
- Country(required): Enter your country's name.
- Telephone Number(required): Put your telephone number in this field. Don't worry girls, they won't call you.
- Email Address(required): Put your primary email in this field.
- Copyright holder you represent (if other than yourself): Name of the copyright holder you represent, if it's not your own content.
- Location of copyrighted work (where your original material is located)(required): Put links to your own original article of your blog, where the original articles are located.
- Please describe the copyrighted work so that it may be easily identified(required): Give a brief description of your copyrighted work and the copied content. Like you can write, "this article is written and copyrighted by me, and this or that blog copied it without my permissions." Don't forget to be nice.
- Location (URL) of the unauthorized material on a WordPress.com site (NOT simply the primary URL of the site - example.wordpress.com; you must provide the full and exact permalink of the post, page, or image where the content appears, one per line) (required): Put links of the copied work. Don't forget to enter the direct link of that copied content and describe it. Don't forget to mention, if that blog is copying from other blogs or is violating other TOS.
- If the infringement described above is represented by a third-party link to a downloadable file (e.g. http://rapidshare.com/files/...), please provide the URL of the file (one per line): Only if that link is represented by a third-party link to a downloadable file. It's not required.
- Two Check Boxes: Now check both of these checkboxes.
- Signed on this date of (today's date, MM/DD/YYYY)(required): Today's date in MM/DD/YYYY format.
- Signature (your digital signature is legally binding)(required): Your digital signature, which is your full name.
After filling above fields, just click on Submit button!!
You'll soon receive an email from WordPress team about this complain. I just received following emails in about 12 hours:
Hi,
Thank you for your report. The website in question has been suspended for violating our Terms of Service.
Thanks,
Phil
WordPress.com | Automattic Inc.
Hope this information will help you. If you're going to copy this or any other articles, then don't forget to credit us for our content, If you believe that we're violating your copyrights, then don't forget to contact us :)
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