Copyright symbol on a hub appeared

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   michifusposted 6 years ago

   Hi,
   
   I have just had a red copyright symbol appear on a hub in my hub overview. I take it that this is somehow a copyright infringement. Can anyone let me know what the problem could be - never seen one of these before on a hub, and there does not appear to be any news about it in the forums /hubpages posts.
   
   When I go into the hub, there are no warning messages shown, as with other problems such too many tag warnings.

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      QuestionMasterposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      That's unusual- there should be more information in the black bar at the top of the hub, along with a link to where the hub has been copied and more information for lodging a DMCA complaint.

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         michifusposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah. I think the copyright symbol may mean I have infringed it; a hubpages violation. Maybe Ive had a complaint. Ive made some changes but its still there. But then again, if I had done something wrong, I would have thought I would be directly contacted about it, not hubpages. certainly in the first instance at least.
         
         Maybe it has something to do with the recent changes to the terms and conditions/privacy policy. Who knows.
         
         I'm sure all will become clear in time.

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            Uninvited Writerposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            It means someone has copied it. Click on "copied hubs" in the black box and it will tell you where it is copied.

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               wildernessposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Maybe.  I have one on one of my hubs, too.  When it appeared I looked and looked, but could find no copy anywhere and the message didn't indicate where it might be. 
               
               Finally e-mailed HP, who said it is a glitch, not to worry.  It's been there for weeks now.

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                  michifusposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks Wilderness

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                     wildernessposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                     You're welcome.  Just be sure to either fix the problem or check with HP - if there actually is a copy out there they will eventually unpublish your hub.

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                        michifusposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                        Just checked - Yep its stolen content.

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