A Funny DMCA Conversation

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   Hi,
   
   Hostgator should have sent you a DMCA Notice regarding copyrighted content, please remove the post which contains the stolen content and contact Hostgator ASAP to prevent legal proceedings as soon as possible.
   
   Oliver Whitham
   
   Clearview Writing
   
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   Hey Oliver
   
   You may want to get a brain before threatening people. Every article on the site is from article directories and everyone of them has the Authors bio intact, so I have no real idea what you are talking about, as it is perfectly legal, also if you post an article on a directory you can expect it to appear on a lot of sites, as that is what article directories are for.
   
   In future you may want to Read the terms of service with places that you submit your content to.
   
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   Oliver Whitham to Michael
   show details 10:08 PM (14 minutes ago)
   
   
   It turns out I have read the terms of service, and just because the site is an article directory, does not mean you can take the articles for your own use. Articles are repositories for authors to post their work, this can be for a variety of reasons, and not all article directories exist for the content to be reproduced across teh internet.
   
   Every article on Hubpages gives the author full copyright, and does not state anywhere that other people may copy the work.
   
   It turns out that what you have done is illegal, and hostgator, who also read the terms and conditions, agree with that fact.
   
   I have a brain, I have a degree, and I have an attorney who would be happy to take both stolen intellectual property and loss of earnings due to SEO dilution up with yourself if the content is not removed immediately.

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      Edweirdoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Just curious Oli - do you get notified by HubPages when someone steals your content?
      
      I've had this happen to me but I only found it because another hubber alerted me or I stumbled upon it in Google. HP never notified me...
      
      Do you manually check for thievery or is there an easier way?

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   LOL....you go get 'em!!!

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   Apparently even though he started throwing insults first, and he stole my copyrighted work, I was the one being an ass.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   Glad he took it down.  I agree, he started it with the "get a brain" comment.  You had every right to go after him regardless of where he got it from.  He knew it wasn't his.

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   Got a load more to do now.
   
   I sent article base a DMCA aroudn 4 days ago and they have still not responded, fortunately several of my new in-laws are part of the legal profession, so I might send off a bill for the amount of hours I have had to spends clearing up the mess they have made.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   Luckily, I've had good luck when I've submitted DMCA complaints.  I've always gotten quick responses. 
   
   Always good to have family with a legal background.  Be sure not to piss off the new wife though.    Just kidding.  You're still in the honeymoon phase.
   
   Still liking Texas?   We have a biometrics appt. on June 1st.  We're in the phase of removing the 2 yr conditonal part of his permanent residency.  We are also in the process of getting his citizenship.  All loads more money.  Each form has been over $600.

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      thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations!
      
      I am just in the midst of filing all the AoS paperwork now, looks like I will need another visit to the doctors, and we need to get a whole new raft of affidavits of support (since Jades dad needs to be a co-signer!)

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   Did you have to bring over a sealed envelope?  What did you do with it?

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      thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, that was taken by  immigration on my arrival, I have my vaccination records, but apparently I need to get the i-683 or whatever the medical form was, filled in with a supplemental check up.

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         KCC Big Countryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         When my husband arrived, he came by the Queen Mary 2. When he arrived at port in Florida, the immigration officials there did not take his envelope.  They said they didn't know what it was and told him to keep it.  LOL   We gave it to our family doctor to keep with his medical records.  We figure it'll rear it's ugly head some day.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   They have never said a word to us about his vaccinations.  He had the routine physicals needed back in the UK before being granted the K-1 Visa, but nothing has been said about needing anything further.  It might have to do with his age? He's in his 40s.

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      thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Possibly, It all seems rather vague, at $1010 a submission though I don't want to run the risk of getting it wrong!

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         KCC Big Countryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         I totally understand!

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   Edweirdo, I'm sure Oli will give you his answer, but in my case, I have found out by getting the "duplicate content" flag from HP, from someone else telling me, or from me running across it myself.  It's not HP's responsibility to tell us, but I'm sure glad they sometimes catch it.

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    thisisoliposted 14 years ago

    I have sent out 33 DMCA notifications tonight, Man this is tiring.
    
    I hope article base get back to me soon, I am Sick of keeping up with this!

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       KCC Big Countryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       33! Dang!  That's a lot! All of my together don't add up to 33 I don't think.  Good luck with that!

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    KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

    Sorry to hijack your thread, but hubby and I were just talking and he asked me how you and your wife met.  I realized I have never asked.

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       thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Haha, we met in a pub in York!

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    KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

    How cool.  We met online years ago after my divorce from my first husband.  I flew over to the UK to meet him in March 2006.  Came back in May 2006 with my teenage daughter and stayed a week. We started the paperwork and he came to Texas in April 2007.
    
    I have a hub about it. (Meeting and Marrying My Husband-An Online Romance).

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       thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Will have to read it!
       
       Not tonight though, I am just about to hit the hay, g'night!

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    KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

    G'night!  Enjoyed our chat! Hope you get things worked out with the DMCA complaints!

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    thisisoliposted 14 years ago

    Haha a few have responded, got a few shirty replies, got one woman calling me 'Mr' and begging me to be 'kind and forgiving'
    
    I hate it when so many people have stolen my work, but for my high paying hubs I can't afford for them to get swamped out by people trying to make a quick dollar.

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