How to File a DMCA Complaint for Removing Duplicate Content?
I’m sure every webmaster comes across websites that copy their content either manually or automatically using RSS feeds. Even I’ve faced this situation several times earlier, but used to neglect thinking Google will have the commonsense (mechanism) to find out original content from the duplicates. However, to my despise, Google has penalized some of my websites thinking me as a content scraper. All the websites that’ve copied my content used to rank higher than mine. Things started changing once I filed a DMCA complaint to Google about the content scrapers. All my lost rankings came back to the normal state.
So, I advise everyone to submit a DMCA request to Google immediately if you find any websites stealing your content, so that your website won’t get penalized.
PS: I’ve used my technology blog “www.techzene.com” as an example, but fortunately it’s not the site that got affected by Google Panda/Penguin updates. It was my affiliate site that got affected during the Panda reign.
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Find the List of Websites that Copied your Content
To find the list of websites that copied your articles, all you’ve to do is either use services like CopyScape or simply check manually. In order to check for duplicate content manually, just pick up a few lines from your article and perform a Google search with double quotes.
Ex: “9to5Blogger.com is a blog where you can get helpful information about WordPress, Blogger, Webmaster tutorials and many more”
Report URLs/Websites with Copied Content to Google
Once, you found the websites that copied your content, go to Google DMCA page and file a DMCA complaint against the website.
Remember to select “Blogger” in case if the website who copied your posts is hosted for free on Blogger/Blogspot. Else, select “Web Search”.
Follow the Video Tutorial if you’ve any confusion related to filing a DMCA complaint.
Do you want to remove duplicate content sites from search indexing, then do file a DMCA takedown request and let Google know that yours is the original content.
All the Best. Do let us know your experiences of fighting with content scrapers.
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21 Comments to “How to File a DMCA Complaint for Removing Duplicate Content?”
Hi,
I have complained lots of copyright issue to Google and removed most of them.However this will be really helper guide for newbie.
Great article, thanks for sharing!
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glad you liked it bhavesh
Duplicate content is a major trouble for bloggers, who are genuinely working. DMCA complaint is enough, I think after the changes in Google algorithm updates.
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Great post Radhe !!! expecting more post on bloggers problem like copy content , guest post verification that its not copied and many more !!!
Thanks Niks. Will try to cover most of the common problems faced by Bloggers in the next coming days
Good post. But i heard that Google takes down only one article per year for free. Is it so?
No. You can file a Complaint on ‘n’ number of posts and it’s absolutely free. What you’ve heard is just a myth.
I am also searching for such type of post , now copied content will be removed easily .
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Nice information, thank you.
hi,, I am also facing same problem.One of the my site is 7 yrs old. Some People copy the content from my site and copied content site comes on top position when i check content of my site in google.com.I want to ask one thing i know i am original author of content but i have not any copywrite so can i file a DMCA Complaint to google.
Yes, you can file DMCA complaint. Just list out the URLs of the copycat’s site and the related URLs of yours. Google will take care of the rest.
Ok Thanks
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I am desperately in need of your help. Because I have got only a laymans knwledge with computers. Somebody has recorded my nude videos of my self in my bedroom with a hidden camera and posted in several sites and there from many porn search engines. I was able to remove many videos from the Main links issuing DMCA notice.
But some of the sites not responding or not giving any reply or not taking any action to remove the matter. In this case how I can give DMCA notice to google msn yahoo against these sites who are not responding. Kindly reply. I have already made a police complaint but they dont mind Indian Police. All the sites are us based.Kindly reply
Hello josh, use this site http://www.whoishostingthis.com/ to find the hosting provider of those sites which published your videos.. Once you’ve the hosting provider name, go to their site and contact the hosting support team with the DMCA notice and the rest will be taken care by them…
nice information. thank you for sharing it.
Thank you dear for your valuable words and specially for the illustrative video tutorial. I searched this article after getting known of stealing content from blog i.e. http://indiaabout.com . Also I appealed at Google DMCA to take further actions against the content scrapper. Thank you once again, keep posting like this.
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