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RE: One Week on Steemit and Already Finding My Content Plagiarized!
I also got plagiarized! I just found out a few minutes ago! My goodness. I flagged the post he copied. I don't know what else to do.
I also got plagiarized! I just found out a few minutes ago! My goodness. I flagged the post he copied. I don't know what else to do.
You can always submit a DMCA notice, and they will stop reading the content on the block chain as a result, meaning it wont be indexed. Its definitely a serious problem, but it looks like Steemcleaners is doing an amazing job trying to keep the purveyors of content theft at bay. They don't catch everything though, and we should still do our homework to ensure others aren't stealing our work.
Hmmm, so if I submit a DMCA report they can remove it from Steemit? Or just have them stop it from being indexed?
It would be my first time to do such if i submit a report...
It would still remain on the Steem block chain, but they just wouldn't index it. From what I understand there is no way to actually delete something from Steemit due to the decentralized nature of the platform.
Keep in mind that DMCA's have to follow the rules outlined by law. Here's an article that better explains how DMCA's work, and it even provides a really good template to make things easier: https://sarafhawkins.com/how-to-file-dmca-takedown/
Thanks for the link. This looks like real serious stuff. If i do a report would it not affect Steemit being taken down or just the post itself? I read it but that's the impression I got.
Filing a DMCA to Steemit will not negatively affect the platform, no. Its totally fine to do so. The other option is to report the abuse to the Steemcleaners account here, they can also take action against copyright infringement. I plan on using Steemcleaners moving forward. They downvote and publicly shame those who cheat.
Oh I see. Alright, thanks!
I did report to Steemcleaners but I think they have a 4 day backlog based on their post update...
Yeah, I imagine they get a lot of complaints about copyright related issues. It makes sense it would take them some time to respond.