Copied Pages

Pages copied from my blog

[chunk_split]

Checking my blog for backlinks and came across a site which has copied at least eight of my pages (I suspect that there may be many more), not just a paragraph but all the marked-up content, hotlinked images and even my unique Technorati tags. The copied pages don't appear in G's SERPs and the site in question doesn't get more than 50 unique visitors a day, so maybe they have already been penalised?

I found the copied pages because of my blog name in Technorati tags, seems like they copied the code without editing out any links. Would it be a good idea to hide a link deep within the content, say as a period(.) so if this happens again I could easily trace it and maybe get a trackback? Also, how about using obscure unusual phrases within the copy which will be easily found through SERPs?

[angelos]

Hi,

You can surely undertake these and other technical measures. But why wouldn't you try to e-mail the site's owner or web host and warn 'em about breaking copyright rules?
Some people say that's of little help whereas I think that can be tried for a start.

Regards,

Constance