> Well... The first thing you probably want to do is make their life
> difficult by making sure your images and links are referenced with
> absolute urls...

> Then you can run a script which randomly turns on image hot linking
> protection for a few minutes at a time during peak business hours...
> Or you switch the images out for some good stuff...

> Also you could try "frame busting" javascript techniques and plant
> script in your text content... Probably won't do much really except
> act as a minor deterrent ...

> But really... If your up against something like a scraper site there
> isn't much you can do except file a complaint under the Digitial
> Millenium Copyright act... but I think your going to need to find some
> good lawyer friends if you take that route... not sure...

> Absolute urls...

> I don't think other people copying your stuff is going to get you to
> fall from grace as much as people linking to the content which was
> stolen from you more than you... just guessing...

> Maybe you could offer your articles as syndicated feeds and plant
> absolute urls in the content so it points back to you... make it hard
> for them to steal it... but make it really easy for them to get it
> "your way" for free...

> Wish I could be more helpful...

> On Feb 20, 8:21 am, jeff absher wrote:

> > Our site provides a great deal of original content since 1999 written
> > mostly by my wife who is a RN. Gobs of pages and articles all about
> > elder care.

> > example article:http://www.carepathways.com/cto9.cfm

> > When asked for permission to republish or quote us by legitimate
> > sources such as The Washington Post, Forbes Magazine, NY Times, etc...
> > we have done so and the appropriate credit was given.

> > We have never really checked to see if people were stealing this
> > content for their own gain but after reading a post here and doing
> > some quick research I found several. We always assumed that since our
> > pages where published long before anyone else, the proper credit would
> > be given by Google.

> > People just copy/paste, make a few small changes, then re-publish the
> > article as their own. Not even a credit. (example repoduced article:http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/tbh_excerpts/cost_of_assisted_livi...)

> > BTW: They are really not a direct competitor since we are national and
> > they are in Texas, but when they gain a PR of 5 (matching us!), it
> > just pisses you off, ya know. Who else has gained from our hard work?

> > What is the best process for having these removed?
> > Does this hurt our rating?
> > Can you "date" your pages so SEs have a date to go by?
> > What is the best way to find copied content?

> > Our rating dropped from a 6 to a 5 over the past few months and our
> > business has suffered. I wonder if this could be one reason why.

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