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01-12-2011, 02:29 PM | #1 |
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| They copied from me! I am beyond upset, appalled is more like it! A site selling Madan products has copied the Madan Pin Brush page (main page when you 1st enter my site) exactly the same from mine (word by word, my words) ! They also copied a picture but changed the background color & added a border! I have sent them a message via their site to have it removed ASAP or I will take affirmative action. I have also reported them to the Madan Company. If anyone has experience w/anything like this or have knowledge in this particular field, what else do you advise? Please help.=(
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01-12-2011, 02:32 PM | #2 |
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| Oh Jenny! I'm sorry, I can't imagine how frustrated and angry you must be. I don't have any knowledge or experience that can help you with this but I'm always here for moral support if you need me. I hope this gets resolved soon! Hugs, Bonny
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01-12-2011, 02:33 PM | #3 |
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| I have a co-worker that thinks cutting and pasting things from other websites is no big deal. She tried to make me feel stupid for quoting an agency's website on a flier I made. I don't understand how people like that can think it's ok. IT'S NOT! They are STEALING other people's words.
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01-12-2011, 02:36 PM | #4 |
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01-12-2011, 02:37 PM | #5 |
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| I ran across a similar situation recently. It wasn't my website but I brought it to the attention of the website's owner. We had a discussion about it here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...en-valley.html If you read through the thread, someone did a "whois" to determine the owner of the copycat site, and part of that was an email address for reporting copyright infringement to the host of the website. Maybe you could try that also.
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01-12-2011, 02:42 PM | #6 | |
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01-12-2011, 02:46 PM | #7 |
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| watermark your pictures with your site name on them even if it is small. I have a lot of people trying to copy my artwork and have done that. I know their is something else you can do to disable right clicking your images but I'm not sure how you go about it maybe someone else will know. |
01-12-2011, 02:51 PM | #8 |
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| Thank you for all the advice & support! I will look further into what I can do (copyright wise) via Yola, as I built my own site through them. Yes, it's the same as stealing... For other product descriptions, like shampoo ingredients, etc. I have asked the companies if I can copy them onto my site. So them copying & pasting what I wrote...my words, is NOT ok.
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01-12-2011, 02:55 PM | #9 |
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| i'm sorry that happened. it is illegal to copy someone's work word for word like that. i'm sure you can do something through our website host. does your website say anywhere that "All rights reserved" or "Copyrighted by" that will help your case if it does. |
01-12-2011, 02:56 PM | #10 |
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| Wow Jenny that really stinks! How did you ever figure out that they copies your site? Are they a member here?
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01-12-2011, 02:59 PM | #11 |
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| This is what I found on Yola: "Anything that you put on your website that is your original work is automatically copyrighted; however, that doesn't stop some people from using your materials without your permission. This is something that all webmasters experience." I will be working on adding copyrights on all the pages on my site. This is also something Ladymom suggested, as she also did on her site. Thank You!
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01-12-2011, 03:05 PM | #12 |
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| Hi Jodi, no I don't think they're members here, but Madan has raised their prices, so I was researching other sites that sell Madan Products to compare prices...I want to offer the best price. I ran into this site & did a double take bc it was MY picture & MY words on there.
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01-12-2011, 03:21 PM | #13 |
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| I have gone back to check the suspected site & they have removed the Madan brush link. They must be working on removing my contents. Will keep you all posted. Thank You again for all your support, I really appreciate it! xx
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01-12-2011, 06:00 PM | #14 |
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| I'm so sorry this happened to you Jenny, That sucks. I'm glad that they are removing it though!
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01-12-2011, 07:12 PM | #15 |
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| Jenny, So sorry you had to go thru this. Hopefully they are realizing they are in the wrong. I printed up some fliers and did not think of watermarking my pictures-mistake on my part. I will definitely not forget to do it again. Good luck with it all.
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