Can Hubpages ban XXXayoping.com?

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   Paul Wardposted 9 years ago

   XXXayoping.com  (remove XXX) is presenting huge numbers of other people's pages, including many hubs, in iframes  - tacky and not the sort of place I want my name appearing. Can the powers that be put them on the blocked list?

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      MelRootsNWritesposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for posting this, Paul!
      
      Not only do they show the profiles and hubs, but they even come up in search results with my user name (I am sure they do for others, too).   Hope Hubpages can do something about it.

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      Matthew Meyerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      If a site copied your copyrighted material without your permission, then a DMCA notice might be appropriate.
      
      Please be aware that HubPages cannot issue DMCA notices as authors retain the rights to their original content.
      
      Site that act as proxies or display content in an iFrame may not have actually copied the content, so make sure before you issue any such notice.
      
      As for "blocking" the site. There, unfortunately, isn't any way to prevent a person from copying content if it is readable online by a web browser.
      
      If you feel that a DMCA notice is appropriate, here is information related to issuing one.
      http://hubpages.com/learningcenter/how- … -complaint

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         Paul Wardposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         In the UK, there is a common law offence of "passing off "  which could cover this sort of thing - I don't know if there's a similar statute in the USA?   Even without it, a solicitor's letter to the host would be a good idea.

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      CuAllaidhposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Took a look at them, they aren't actually copying the articles but displaying them, it even still has the hubpages banner, nothing technically illegal about it. We don't lose traffic to them or anything, I am not a fan either, but it's perfectly legal for them to do this.

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         Ramkitten2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         But if they're displaying them in order to surround them with their own ads ... well, somehow that doesn't seem like it would be legal. Unless it's some kind of loophole.
         
         Regardless, it's lazy and unethical and really ticks me off.

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         MelRootsNWritesposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         It is annoying at the least.  Note that if you click on a hub from the search results (not by clicking on a link on the profile in the frame), that hub opens in a new tab with a frame around it. 
         
         Which leads me to a question.  When a hub is shown in a frame like that who gets the traffic?  Does ayoping get it or does the hub owner?

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            CuAllaidhposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            Oh it is certainly annoying, and slightly unethical. As for who gets the traffic, both, we get the traffic for the parts in the frame (our hub) they get traffic for the banner and their code outside the frame.

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            Paul Wardposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            Both -  the hub or whatever is presented in an iframe - an area on the crook's page that presents a complete hub.
            
            There are several issues, not least that your name and content is appearing on a spammy site - more importantly, you have no control over the content on the containing page - the ayoping.com owner could present anything - porn, racial hatred etc. - and your name would be associated, in many people's eyes, with that content.

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               Ramkitten2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

               Ew, I didn't think of that.
               
               You know, if it was a celebrity's image they were putting in iframe and surrounding with crap like that, I think they'd have a lawsuit on their hands. Or one of the big guns like Disney content.

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                  jeffryvposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                  Stumbleupon has been doing just that for years
                  
                  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1iZBdo/11 … i-Hamasaki
                  
                  http://ads.stumbleupon.com/

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      Matthew Meyerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      I would suggest not visiting this site.

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   Availiasvisionposted 9 years ago

   It's a strange site.  They give a portion of the article to view and then put up a "Read More" tag.  If you click on it, it sends you to the whole article, but it's within their domain.  I got tons of pop up ads when navigating around their site.  I'm worried about viruses.

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   Availiasvisionposted 9 years ago

   Actually, I'm fairly certain it tried to give my computer a virus.  A Gay Men's dating site popped up, then a virus warning (not sure if it was a false advertisement or my computer warning me) then my computer overloaded and crashed.

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   Availiasvisionposted 9 years ago

   The site seems like it's from a non-English speaking country.  The spelling and wording is strange.
   
   Annart, I saw one of your articles up there.  I recognized your painting of the girl.  I'm not sure the title of the piece.  I'm fearful to go back to that site because of viruses.

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   taiwokareemposted 9 years ago

   they display the hubs in a frame for preview but if you close the frame, it actually takes you to the hubpages link. Maybe a way of generating income, views and popularity

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   LindaSmith1posted 9 years ago

   I was at that site and got some kind of thing with recorded message about virus or something and to call some phone number.  I ran AVG and Trojan Killer but didn't find anything.  Won't go back there again.

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      Availiasvisionposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      That's exactly what happened to me.  EVERYONE BE WARNED!

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   LindaSmith1posted 9 years ago

   Availiasvision: Now I know that I was not losing my mind. I have never gotten anything like that before. Scared me to death.  Trojan Killer picks up everything, so I hope between TK and AVG, I am covered.  I lost one computer to a virus.

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      MelRootsNWritesposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      I've seen these type of pop ups before.  They try to catch you unaware and scare you into thinking your computer virus software has generated the warning.  If you click on it, it either puts a virus on your screen or takes you to a page that tries to get you to enter your credit card info. to protect yourself.
      
      Just back out.  Use ctrl-alt-delete if you have to to get out of it.

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   LindaSmith1posted 9 years ago

   Thanks MelRootsNWrites:  I got out of it, and ran my virus programs.

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