MikyMunki QUIT COPYING MY BLOG POSTS AND IMAGES
 

Unless your linking back.

FUCK AUTOBLOGGER PRO!

imitation is not always the highest form of flattery

lol how gay is that

Especially when all he does is steal the text, changes sponsor link codes, and never gives credit to the sites he is stealing from.

If he is altering the codes, email the sponsor, they'll terminate his account.

I had a GFY'er that I took under my wing, showing him the ropes with blogging, and the fucker repaid me by copying my shit, including my images.

Is he just syndicating your posts? He should give a link back at minimum on that... Sucks if you're paying his bandwidth bill too.. :(

Ripping others is really shitty.

Does this software stealing from websites?

autoblogger pro is a pretty neat software

That seems to happen often around here Baddog. Between the thieves, scammers, and the latest wave of surfers... bleh.. :)

If you provide RSS, it's not stealing :2 cents:

What?
Changing links to sponsors, taking the images, and never giving credit to the source isn't stealing?
:error

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

And I guess if the front door to your home is open I can just walk in and take whatever the fuck i want right????

so fucking stupid.

from what I hear, it makes ripping off easier : (

Scary stuff :helpme !!

i think you need to brush up on your internet law chum - since the thief is using the feed for non-commerical purposes (putting his ref. code in the posts) - it is not covered by fair use and is intellectual property theft.

email his isp and get him shut down. you also can report him to the search engines and get him removed.

Using an RSS feed is not illegal, modifying, yes it is. I was referring to JUST using an RSS feed as is.

for the idiots that think scraping rss feeds for your splogs isn't stealing - here's an interview with intellectual property lawyer Bruce Sunstein:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/44364.html

TNW: So are there legal reuses of RSS feed material?

Sunstein: No. Well, the longer answer is, yeah, maybe. It gets to be possible, but a lot of people put content on the Internet and expect it to be protected by copyright. You don't need notice of copyright. You haven't since Jan. 1, 1978. If you publish without a notice, it doesn't mean stuff isn't protected. If I put my stuff on the Internet without notice, I can still sue if someone redistributes my RSS feed.

I'd like to see you try to push in court that someone is using your RSS feed. Even if they modify the content of the feed, you'll still have a hard time. Thanks.

Utilizing an RSS feed as is, is legal. Modifying it is illegal.

what determines fair use?

1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

having google ads or some such on a blog, whether it's altered or not, will not make your feed scraping fair use, if you're redistributing feeds without permission.

honestly, I don't see what the big fucking deal is. stripping links and replacing refcodes is fucked.

But being syndicated, benefits you if you know what you're doing.

If anyone wants to take my feed, please, go ahead just don't mod it and I won't have to send your host a DMCA

Yep, that's the problem. The guy the thread starter is talking about is stripping it all down to text, changing codes etc, and not giving any form of credit.

I spoke to him via icq, he's taking my advice.

but if they linkback and change sponsor ref codes probably stealing right? :helpme

Even if you don't modify it, you have no right to copy it to your own site if the creator did not give the permission no matter what. Even if you give credit... The term 'legal' is not really relevant because its about copyright, and it would be handled as a case between two private persons/companies.

If they modify, then of course. If people were smart they'd use their own feeds, that's what I do. :2 cents:

I'd like to see you say that in court. You can claim copyright infringement, but you'd have one hell of a time winning because of the nature of RSS.

ouch, that sucks!

Don't mean to fuck with anyone or piss anybody off. Obviously my current RSS usage is doing exactly that... so I'm going to pull down the feeds and switch back to a prior site concept.

I very humbly apologize.

.. its about the final output, and the commercial value, that matters. If your work is not registered (like trademarks), has no real commercial value, no actual damage from the violation or the defendant has not gained from it.. then it would probably not be good enough for the court.

Court or not, its about respecting others work. RSS or whatever. Ask yourself "why you are doing it", not "do I get away with it". :)

They have failed to learn about trackbacks, the honorable way of doing it.

Using an RSS feed, brilliant. Changing their codes to your own, thievery.

Sounds like you got caught up in all the hype and forgot to take the blinders off. Glad you have seen the light:thumbsup
I can't speak for anyone else, but I imagine if you left links and what not alone you would be fine. In a way, those links could be considered 'payment' for the use of the content.
Anyway, good luck, it seems your apology is genuine.

Not that my 2cents matters:)

Thank you.

exactly :thumbsup

thanks. great link. :thumbsup

First, let me say that I agree that syndicating, not providing a link back, and changing sponsor codes is totally fucked and I do not agree with it. Now, with that said, on to my post.


Dirty Dane, syndicating via RSS is neither legal or illegal at this point because its never been tried in court. All talk on this subject is purely academic at this point. The honest truth, who ever has the most money for lawyer fees will win this battle. Better start saving...

isn't the intended use of an RSS feed that it be used with RSS feed readers and not intended to be redestributed and posted on other peoples websites?

yes until a few people came along who dont want to create original content on there there own and and call it auto blogging.


Auto blogger guys you should have the link changing feature disabled.