Atticus - 9:23 pm on Mar 24, 2005 (gmt 0)

Google does not want scraper sites running Adsense or in its index. That's why teeceo was dropped from Adsense and others here have posted that as AdWords buyers they have been able to report and remove scraper sites.

Google doesn't immediately remove all scraper sites from membership in AdSense because they are not all knowing. Some folks forget that. I learned a long time ago, that when you think someone is trying to screw you, chances are that they are not even aware of the situation. It's just human nature to believe that the world centers on your own hopes and fears and that you are important enough for others to try to 'get you.'

So take heart content builders, Google and Adsense still value your efforts. They will enforce compliance with the TOS. Real content is relatively safe while the days of the scrapers are numbered like the hairs on their heads.

In summation: Google lets these sites remain because they don't know about them. When AdWords buyers report them, they get zapped. One thing that will never work though, is a general 'report the scraper/spammer' feature as too many people would spam the anti-spam tool to get a leg up on the competition.