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I write novels as a hobby and I publish them on my website. I recently noticed that there are websites that blatantly copy and sell my novels without my permiss
by SCLeo 4y ago
I write novels as a hobby and I publish them on my website. I recently noticed that there are websites that blatantly copy and sell my novels without my permission and are ranked higher than mine. I think it is because Google identifies their pages as the source. If anyone knows how to deal with issues like this, please let me know.
- codazoda 4y agoI would write up a simple cease and desist letter and send it to the registrar, web host, page owner, Google, and anyone else you can identify. You might even be able to write a script that does some lookups for you. May not work for foreign domains, hosts, etc. But, maybe. YMMV
- Aulig 4y ago> script that does some lookups for you Might want to check out https://plagiashield.com/ https://plagiashield.com/ I use it occasionally but don't have an active subscription. But it's decent at finding stolen content (except for false positives on privacy policy & TOS)
- CoastalCoder 4y agoUnfortunately it sounds to like a lawsuit may be your best bet.
- robotnikman 4y agoUnless they are hosted by people in countries unfriendly with the US, in which case good luck.
- injidup 4y agoWith what license do you publish them?
- fooey 4y agoSend DMCA complaints to google