Hostgator, one of the Web’s largest hosts, has just made it easier to file a DMCA complaint, streamlining the process with a simple online form.
Category Archives: Personal Experiences
The Strange Case of the iPower DMCA Notice
iPower seems to still be struggling with DMCA takedown notices, even after 4.5 years to learn.
The Worst DMCA Response I’ve Seen
I’ve sent hundreds of takedown notices and seen a wide variety of replies, but Joyent has taken the cake by not just failing to act, but actively defending a potential spam blogger.
Limited Posting This Week
Even though I’ve only really been back one week following Halloween, I’m going to be gone the rest of this week due to a conference in the Netherlands I’ll be speaking at.
Hostgator Bites Spam
Popular domain host Hostgator has been on a tear, shutting down a series of spam operations and forcing the spammers to locate alternate hosting. Is it a new trend or the payoff of an ongoing effort?
Update: Photobucket Video
If you haven’t seen the most recent video regarding Photobucket, you definitely should give it a quick look. It is making waves across the Internet but it still needs your support.
Spotting Spam Blogs
Spammers are making it harder and harder to separate their creations from those of amateur bloggers. However, by understanding various ways to spot spam blogs and how spammers try to beat those methods, you can better detect junk sites yourself.
The Popularity of Plagiarism
Inspired by recent posts, I decided to take a look at Google Trends and see how search terms relative to content theft were doing.
Spam Outlook: Thev Next Six Months
Spam is a notoriously difficult thing to predict but it does follow a set of rules that may give us some clues as to where it is going and what topics are going to be the greatest targets. Here, we look at seven areas and where they are likely going in terms of spam blogging and scraping.
My Experience with the Music Industry
Yesterday, I worked to appease the record industry by buying my first album in years. The results taught me a great deal about the current copyright climate any why there is so much open hostility toward copyright holders.
Category Archives: Personal Experiences
Hostgator Revamps DMCA Process, Adds Form
Hostgator, one of the Web’s largest hosts, has just made it easier to file a DMCA complaint, streamlining the process with a simple online form.
The Strange Case of the iPower DMCA Notice
iPower seems to still be struggling with DMCA takedown notices, even after 4.5 years to learn.
The Worst DMCA Response I’ve Seen
I’ve sent hundreds of takedown notices and seen a wide variety of replies, but Joyent has taken the cake by not just failing to act, but actively defending a potential spam blogger.
Limited Posting This Week
Even though I’ve only really been back one week following Halloween, I’m going to be gone the rest of this week due to a conference in the Netherlands I’ll be speaking at.
Hostgator Bites Spam
Popular domain host Hostgator has been on a tear, shutting down a series of spam operations and forcing the spammers to locate alternate hosting. Is it a new trend or the payoff of an ongoing effort?
Update: Photobucket Video
If you haven’t seen the most recent video regarding Photobucket, you definitely should give it a quick look. It is making waves across the Internet but it still needs your support.
Spotting Spam Blogs
Spammers are making it harder and harder to separate their creations from those of amateur bloggers. However, by understanding various ways to spot spam blogs and how spammers try to beat those methods, you can better detect junk sites yourself.
The Popularity of Plagiarism
Inspired by recent posts, I decided to take a look at Google Trends and see how search terms relative to content theft were doing.
Spam Outlook: Thev Next Six Months
Spam is a notoriously difficult thing to predict but it does follow a set of rules that may give us some clues as to where it is going and what topics are going to be the greatest targets. Here, we look at seven areas and where they are likely going in terms of spam blogging and scraping.
My Experience with the Music Industry
Yesterday, I worked to appease the record industry by buying my first album in years. The results taught me a great deal about the current copyright climate any why there is so much open hostility toward copyright holders.
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