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Copyright expert Nicholas Wells on the newest Google Bowling

Biznology

NW: The DMCA was pretty controversial when it was passed in 1998. There were two biggest concerns that the DMCA tried to address. The DMCA prohibited interfering with DRM even when use of the underlying material might not otherwise violate copyright. Congress agreed with that assessment and formalized it in the DMCA.

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An Overview of the Major Google Algorithm Updates of 2014

Hubspot

Pirate: A search filter designed to prevent sites that have a lot of copyright infringement reports (as filed through Google''s DMCA system) from ranking well in Google''s listings. Google made a significant iteration to its anti-spam algorithm less than a month after the last major Payday update. It was first introduced in June 2013.

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How Poor Website Security Negatively Impacts SEO Rankings

Single Grain

Email hacking and contact spamming. Upon finding duplicate content, file a DMCA complaint with Google. Criminal hackers can achieve SEO spam through SQL injections, which can result in the blacklisting of your website or complete alteration of how your site appears in the Google SERPs. Phishing/Spear phishing. Pretexting.

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Duplicate Content & SEO: What Does Google Check?

ClearVoice

Black hat marketers use scrapers to steal content for various purposes, like spam and straight-up content theft. You can ask to remove the duplicate content, request a canonical link, or file a DMCA takedown through Google’s Legal Help section. How can duplicate content be avoided? Combine similar pages.

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