A blog is stealing my work

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    rjbye · Member ·

    These people reblogged a bunch of my posts without permission and are using all my work like it’s theirs. I am not part of their group:
    https://fromguestwriters.wordpress.com
    So what do I do?
    I’ve contacted them and asked them to stop but my comment just went to “moderation”
    So if anyone knows how to help, I’d appreciate the assist.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    Are they reblogging, or re-posting your content?

    If they’re just reblogging your posts, i.e. using the Reblog button, which posts an excerpt of your post to their site, with a link back to the original post on your site, and a comment notification to you saying the post has been reblogged, they’re not breaking any rules.

    Reblogging is a feature of WordPress.com, and you as site owner have control over whether or not reblogs are enabled on your site. If you don’t want your content to be reblogged by others, you can just disable the Reblog button on your site:

    https://wordpress.com/en/support/reblogs/

    If they’re re-posting your content, i.e. copying the full content of your posts, and publishing it on their site as their own content, that may be a copyright violation. In that case, please follow our process to file a DMCA takedown notice, and our terms of service team will review the content and take action as needed.

    But copyright violations are a legal issue, so it’s not something we can help with in the forums. You can find details on how to submit a DMCA request here:

    https://wordpress.com/en/support/copyright-infringement-what-to-do/

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