It is time for another episode of the WordPress podcast but, this time, the tables are turned on me as I sit in the interviewee chair and get asked about content theft issues.

It has been a slower week for WordPress news but there is still a great deal to talk about including a feature freeze on version 2.5, a new development blog and an interview with the author of WordPress for Dummies

It has been another busy week for WordPress news and, once again, Charles Stricklin, Lorelle and myself are here to cover it.

Episode 33 of the WordPress Podcast is now live! Be sure to give it a listen as Charles and I struggle to get caught up on about 2 months worth of news.

Sometimes it is far too easy for a legitimate site to be mistaken for a spam blog. However, that need not be a problem if you follow these simple steps.

Content theft and RSS scraping is not going away. As more and more spammers get into the game and the tools they use improve in effectiveness, the problem is only going to get worse. Because of this, RSS feeds are going to remain vulnerable and bloggers will continue to seek out ways to protect them.
However, [...]

For the next chapter in the “DMCA Seven” series, we’re taking a look at one of the most common types of hosts out there, blog hosts.
Many of these hosts have been copyright headaches for Webmasters. They are prime targets for spam blogs and scrapers and some have played a huge role in rise of [...]

When Sallie Goetsch received a Google Alert for her name, she was originally excited. It meant, most likely, that one of her free Web articles had been picked up and used by another site.
However, when she followed the link, she found something else. Rather than a properly attributed article, complete with bio and proper [...]

My previous article on OpenDiary.com has remained one of the most-read articles on the site since it was first penned in August. It has drawn a great deal of criticism from OpenDiary fans, many of whom seem to be very confused about the articles purpose, and is probably this site’s most talked-about piece.
However, [...]