Piracy

rainbow4price · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:37 pm
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I was doing a Google search for my books and found that somebody on a WordPress site is giving away one of them for free. Is there a way to handle this or should I just scream while I’m loosing money because of an inconsiderate thief who is taking away the capitol for my children’s education and clothing?

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timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:40 pm
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How did they get the book? Did they purchase it from you?
timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:41 pm
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Also what is the exact URL of the site you refer to?
rainbow4price · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:45 pm
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They didn’t get the book from me, but they could’ve easily gotten it from smashwords. I’m finding a lot of my books being given away. The url is spanewmanewsme90501.wordpress.com/
rainbow4price · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:46 pm
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Whoever that is, he/she is given away a lot of books that aren’t theirs.
timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:48 pm
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I would contact that person via a comment box or a contact form if they have one, tell them exactly what the impact of their piracy is on you, and ask them to stop.
rainbow4price · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:50 pm
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I’ll try that. Wish me luck.
timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 6:50 pm
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Also note this: https://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/

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rainbow4price · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 7:22 pm
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That sounds like a plan because others are involved and probably aren’t aware. Thanks.
timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2015 at 8:04 pm
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Best wishes with this.

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