Any ideas how to keep fellow zenners from....

[daneh]

Any ideas how to keep fellow zenners from stripping site content, modifying it and posting the new article on a blog with links inserted into the article that point to their Zen Cart?

I found 9 blog entries that have an article I wrote that does just that. They all point to Pure bulk DOT com, a site I have absolutely no affiliation with.

The blog entries start with what looks like a legitimate article, then immediately goes into mine.

I know there isn't much I can do about that, but the fact that they left my signature and web address at the bottom, makes it look like I am the one who is trying to scam people into going to the other site.

Any suggestions other than contacting them (with no email address on their site....another red flag!!) ?

[stevesh]

That's a shame - I gave the site a good review, too.

I guess you could contact him/her here in the forums - svakanda

[Kim]

Any original written words are copyrighted, they belong to you, unless you give permission to use them. Contact the site owners and their hosts.

[daneh]

I write articles (as I am sure a lot of folks do to promote their sites) and submit them to article submission sites. I do allow use of the articles, but I do not believe modifying them, posting them to blogs (using a bogus login I might add), and leaving the original authors signature is right. I believe it is could be seen as fraud huh?

I did find an email address and have sent a letter to the owner and webmaster
stating so. Hopefully this gets resolved before I have to get my lawyer involved.


As far as contacting them through the forums, I am not sure how, unless I do a search for the site.

Thanks for the responses.

[stevesh]

Here's one of his posts:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105838

Click on his name and you can send him a PM. Might point him to this thread - I'd be interested in his response.

[daneh]

I just sent a PM, I will let you know.