Copyright infringement

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  tidytomato · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 2:22 pm

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  A wordpress blog (naturemag.wordpress.com) has taken a copyrighted image from me (the photographer) and reblogged it. I’ve asked the blog in question twice to remove it. They have ignored my request. I started to fill out your copyright infringement page and came to the part where my personal information would be sent to the blogger. I question this because this allows them to have my address, phone, etc. What other course of action do I have?!

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

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 3:00 pm

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  We cannot prevent reblogs http://en.support.wordpress.com/reblogs/
  See here please http://en.support.wordpress.com/reblogs/#are-there-any-restrictions-on-who-can-reblog-posts

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  tidytomato · Member · Sep 12, 2014 at 12:30 pm

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  Thanks for your input.

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  ifmomsaysok · Member · Sep 12, 2014 at 1:09 pm

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  One thing you can do is disable your Reblog sharing button.

  Dashboard > Settings > Sharing

  Towards the bottom of that page, look for “WordPress(dot)com Reblog Button” Click on the second option: “Don’t show the Reblog button on posts” Then Save.

  It won’t stop people from copy/pasting your content, but will remove the option to reblog it from your post page. Know that, subscribers can still reblog from the Reader though.