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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. For your reference, here are the names given to Google''s algorithm updates that were relevant for 2014 and a brief description of each.

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Are People Stealing Your Content? How (and When) to Fight Back [SlideShare]

Hubspot

Here are a couple ways to find it: Copyscape : Simply plug your page’s URL into the search box, and voila! Be sure to get a full page (or at least a picture of all the content that has been stolen) and the site URL so others could potentially find the website if needed at a later date. That way you have proof when you reach out.

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

As far the legal aspect, all a trademark/copyright holder has to do is submit a DMCA request and Facebook has to review and take action on it. I had experience in defending our company's trademark when someone used it for a vanity URL and it was pretty effortless.

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How Poor Website Security Negatively Impacts SEO Rankings

Single Grain

Check for the default URL of your website in the “Property Settings” under the “Property” option of your Admin account. However, they require the correct application of URL encoding. Upon finding duplicate content, file a DMCA complaint with Google. Update Your Sitemap. 4) Cross-Site Request Forgery.

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Duplicate Content & SEO: What Does Google Check?

ClearVoice

Multiple URLs that point to the same page: Google may detect duplicate pages for content that’s accessible with multiple URLs. For example, a landing page can be accessed using URLs with either HTTP or HTTPS as well as URLs with or without “www.”. Trusted content syndication websites do this by default.

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Content Curation 101: How to Curate Content Responsibly (And Ethically)

Scoop.it

Finally, don’t hide links by camouflaging the anchor text or covertly attaching URLs to image files. Too many DMCA strikes can affect your ranking and other SEO goals. You can start or end your content by dedicating a space where you mention all your sources. They show a lack of professionalism and are bad SEO practices.

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