It should be noted that Google has the ultimate authority to remove/delete any Blogger/BlogSpot blog from its entire web space and Google search, but for blogs hosted on WordPress, you can only file a DMCA notice of removal from the Google search.
If you want to have the entire blog completely deleted, then you would have to file and submit a DMCA removal request to the site’s host.
What to discuss in this training tutorial:
- Discover copied content from your blog
- Report duplicate content to Google
Discover Copied Content from Your Blog
There are several services like Copyscape & Grammarly which you can leverage to discover duplicate content from your own blog at all times. Or alternatively, you can select a phrase from any of your blog posts and perform a search on Google with quotation marks attached.
Here’s an illustration:
Using quotes visit Google and perform a search for a line on your blog. You can see that I picked a line from one of my blogs as shown below and no one has ever copied that phrase from my blog to another blog. See this in the image below and also notice that SEOquake is turned on for my browser extension.
“Are you planning to take your business blog to the next level?”
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Jude81
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Hi Israel, thanks a lot for this training. I just try to get my head around this. I just found out that my title and feature image is stolen by an 'adult site'. I didn't steal my content, the site not even had content just images.
I realy want the image they stole removed from there site though as I don't want to be linked in any way and not in any way to this site as there 'adult images' they use are hihgly improperty.
Can I use the form to report this in this case or should I do something else as only the feature image got stolen?(I made the image on my own phone)
Thanks for your advice.
Jude
I realy want the image they stole removed from there site though as I don't want to be linked in any way and not in any way to this site as there 'adult images' they use are hihgly improperty.
Can I use the form to report this in this case or should I do something else as only the feature image got stolen?(I made the image on my own phone)
Thanks for your advice.
Jude
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Israel17
Premium
Oh, most welcome, Jude! Of course, you can use the form to report that site to Google for the stolen image. Google will issue them a takedown notice and the image will be removed from their site. Or if they prove so stubborn, they may get completely removed from Google search results.
Israel Olatunji
Israel Olatunji
Israel17
Premium
Hey Carol, thanks for stopping by! You're most welcome on board. Though you don't have to worry at all about those who may want to copy, steal or republish content originally published by you elsewhere as they do this out of ignorance, you should endeavor to protect your copyright lest you don't suffer legal consequences due to copyright infringement without copying anyone at all.
Simply leverage the vital information in this resource anytime you are 100% convinced that the whole of your content is duplicated and republished elsewhere and make sure you are always 100% sure that this truly happened (not with only a line or phrase copied at all as this can naturally occur on blogs of the same niche without copying or stealing content from one another).
If you need to know anything about getting your copied content restored back to you or perhaps having your lost or stolen traffic restored back to your pages, don't hesitate to let me know.
Israel Olatunji
Simply leverage the vital information in this resource anytime you are 100% convinced that the whole of your content is duplicated and republished elsewhere and make sure you are always 100% sure that this truly happened (not with only a line or phrase copied at all as this can naturally occur on blogs of the same niche without copying or stealing content from one another).
If you need to know anything about getting your copied content restored back to you or perhaps having your lost or stolen traffic restored back to your pages, don't hesitate to let me know.
Israel Olatunji
Israel17
Premium
Hey FKelso, thanks for stopping by! Kudos to you for taking the time to read this training! It's worth taking note of as you know you can be reported for copyright infringement when you know you have never copied any material from another source at all though one needs not to worry at all so far one knows the right step to take in such occurrences.
Also, try checking out the resource below to learn more about what to do when you receive a DMCA notice of removal from Google. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google Israel Olatunji
Also, try checking out the resource below to learn more about what to do when you receive a DMCA notice of removal from Google. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google Israel Olatunji
Israel17
Premium
Yes, it may truly be exhausting, Snazzy, but it's more than worth it. Though one needs not to worry about finding or reporting copying bloggers so far you have what it takes to prove your copyright in case of any reporting occurrence, it is very crucial and this training will definitely serve the purpose to the fullest. Thanks for stopping by, my friend! Look forward to seeing your future accomplishments!
I would suggest you check out the training below. It's helpful as well. Don't hesitate to get back to me if you need to clarify anything at all. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google Israel Olatunji
I would suggest you check out the training below. It's helpful as well. Don't hesitate to get back to me if you need to clarify anything at all. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google Israel Olatunji
drmohfa91
Premium
But this is for me not accurate and not practical unless you find someone duplicated the whole topic. Because there are millions of posts out there, you might report someone and harm them, even though they didn't really copy your content!
I agree with you that we need to preserve our effort but still, when you have the same niche as many others, it is inevitable to write about the same topic or part of it sooner or later. Therefore, it is not the best choice to report anyone, you think they have stolen your content. if they copied the whole thing then it is a different story.
It is just my opinion, but if someone stole the whole thing you can report them, but finding the same sentences or topics is normal for websites with the same niche. So I am not really happy to spread such training without more details about what to report and what not to report, to avoid confusion and harming innocent bloggers. Some people might use this training to remove the competition from their way.
Accept my opinion.
I agree with you that we need to preserve our effort but still, when you have the same niche as many others, it is inevitable to write about the same topic or part of it sooner or later. Therefore, it is not the best choice to report anyone, you think they have stolen your content. if they copied the whole thing then it is a different story.
It is just my opinion, but if someone stole the whole thing you can report them, but finding the same sentences or topics is normal for websites with the same niche. So I am not really happy to spread such training without more details about what to report and what not to report, to avoid confusion and harming innocent bloggers. Some people might use this training to remove the competition from their way.
Accept my opinion.
Israel17
Premium
Thanks for your comment, drmohfa91! Yes, it makes a lot of sense that you don't bother reporting a copying blogger so far everything is not copied but, at the same time, there are millions of struggling veterans out there who copy content originally published by other people doing this out of ignorance and if your content was copied this way, such copied content can possibly rank higher there than from the original source that you have and, for content plagiarism and copyright infringement, you stand a chance to lose the traffic on that post or may have it completely removed from the search.
And as I mentioned in the tutorial, Google makes frantic effort to detect who owns the original material and who copied but that does not take effect in most cases. Do you realize that, due to the millions of copyright infringement cases Google has handled so far and it's still handling over and over again, Google has decided to get tougher with such cases and that even if you've never copied content from anyone at all, you can still be reported to Google - meaning you can be served a DMCA takedown notice all of a sudden even when you don't expect? But what would you do to prove your innocence realizing the fact that Google would always require sufficient proof or docs for you to be exonerated from the claim?
That's why you may consider protecting your copyright though you wouldn't have to bother reporting or harming a niche-related blogger so far you don't find the whole of your original material copied and republished elsewhere.
Your opinion is equally mine and I don't deliberately look out for copying bloggers purposely to harm anyone because I don't even have the time for doing that at all realizing that several pieces of the content might be identical so far the niches are related, but may not hesitate to do anything humanly possible to protect my copyright.
Try to go through the resource below at leisure. Thanks for your contribution! You are highly cherished. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google
And as I mentioned in the tutorial, Google makes frantic effort to detect who owns the original material and who copied but that does not take effect in most cases. Do you realize that, due to the millions of copyright infringement cases Google has handled so far and it's still handling over and over again, Google has decided to get tougher with such cases and that even if you've never copied content from anyone at all, you can still be reported to Google - meaning you can be served a DMCA takedown notice all of a sudden even when you don't expect? But what would you do to prove your innocence realizing the fact that Google would always require sufficient proof or docs for you to be exonerated from the claim?
That's why you may consider protecting your copyright though you wouldn't have to bother reporting or harming a niche-related blogger so far you don't find the whole of your original material copied and republished elsewhere.
Your opinion is equally mine and I don't deliberately look out for copying bloggers purposely to harm anyone because I don't even have the time for doing that at all realizing that several pieces of the content might be identical so far the niches are related, but may not hesitate to do anything humanly possible to protect my copyright.
Try to go through the resource below at leisure. Thanks for your contribution! You are highly cherished. How to Handle the DMCA Takedown Notice from Google
