Comments on: Attack of the Splogs—One Of Our Posts Copied 152 Times Without Attribution http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:54:51 -0800 hourly 1 By: That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers « KPI Agent http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2821039 That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers « KPI Agent Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:57:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2821039 [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...] [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...]

]]> By: Fair Syndication - On the Right Track? « Splog Spot Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2718098 Fair Syndication - On the Right Track? « Splog Spot Blog Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:10:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2718098 [...] on the side of the consortium they say that they are fighting for the said right, getting these splog sites to get their claimed earnings from ads but steering some of the profits down the line to the [...] [...] on the side of the consortium they say that they are fighting for the said right, getting these splog sites to get their claimed earnings from ads but steering some of the profits down the line to the [...]

]]> By: Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content! « shankarsoma; Change the View http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2709704 Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content! « shankarsoma; Change the View Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:11:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2709704 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | Tech-Framers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2709030 Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | Tech-Framers Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:39:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2709030 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | TechgearX.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2708960 Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | TechgearX.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:59:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2708960 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: Techeroid » Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2708854 Techeroid » Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:42:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2708854 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | UpOff.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2708848 Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. | UpOff.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:39:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2708848 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: infoyourway.com » Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2708821 infoyourway.com » Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:28:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2708821 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2708782 Should Ad Networks Pay Publishers For Stolen Content? The Fair Syndication Consortium Thinks So. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:07:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2708782 [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...] [...] Fair Syndication Consortium is initially trying to address a legitimate problem on the Web: the proliferation of splogs (spam blogs) and other sites which do nothing more than republish the entire feed of news sites and [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2692335 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:33:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2692335 [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...] [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...]

]]> By: Deutsche Printpresse läuft berserk « Der Don http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2691061 Deutsche Printpresse läuft berserk « Der Don Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:26:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2691061 [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...] [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...]

]]> By: Entendez-vous la complainte de l’industrie de la presse? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2688125 Entendez-vous la complainte de l’industrie de la presse? Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:42:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2688125 [...] contenus sont dérobés ici ou là. Cela arrive aux journaux et même à certains grands blogs (comme TechCrunch), mais ne nous méprenons pas, les millions de blogs et Google ne volent pas. C’est [...] [...] contenus sont dérobés ici ou là. Cela arrive aux journaux et même à certains grands blogs (comme TechCrunch), mais ne nous méprenons pas, les millions de blogs et Google ne volent pas. C’est [...]

]]> By: That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers | CHARGED's Digital Lifestyle at Work or Play http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2688111 That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers | CHARGED's Digital Lifestyle at Work or Play Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:33:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2688111 [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...] [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...]

]]> By: That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2688024 That Whining Sound You Hear Is The Death Wheeze Of Newspapers Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2688024 [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...] [...] there certainly is wholesale theft going on. It happens to newspapers, it happens to TechCrunch, and it happens to all big publishers on the Web. But don’t be confused. That is not what is [...]

]]> By: Technology News for November 9, 2007 | Tips Dr.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2597290 Technology News for November 9, 2007 | Tips Dr.com Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:30:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2597290 [...] Attack of the Splogs—One Of Our Posts Copied 152 Times Without Attribution Here at TechCrunch, there is nothing we love more than when one of our posts gets linked to and talked about. And like the majority of other blogs out there, we try to be good citizens by linking back to any source from which we excerpt. But there is a growing minority of spam blogs, or splogs, that indiscriminately take entire posts from other blogs and present them as their own. [...] [...] Attack of the Splogs—One Of Our Posts Copied 152 Times Without Attribution Here at TechCrunch, there is nothing we love more than when one of our posts gets linked to and talked about. And like the majority of other blogs out there, we try to be good citizens by linking back to any source from which we excerpt. But there is a growing minority of spam blogs, or splogs, that indiscriminately take entire posts from other blogs and present them as their own. [...]

]]> By: منتديات http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2578909 منتديات Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:08:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2578909 thanks , For you it`s graet job thanks , For you it`s graet job

]]> By: TagEdge » Blog Archive » My Posts Have Been Copied Without Proper Attribution http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2492127 TagEdge » Blog Archive » My Posts Have Been Copied Without Proper Attribution Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:14:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2492127 [...] blog that I respect and religiously read every day, among some several other technology blogs, has posted a post pertaining to this issue. They called it spam blogs, or splogs, that indiscriminately take entire [...] [...] blog that I respect and religiously read every day, among some several other technology blogs, has posted a post pertaining to this issue. They called it spam blogs, or splogs, that indiscriminately take entire [...]

]]> By: Blight Watch » Blog Archive » Google Profits From MySpace Attackers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-2005627 Blight Watch » Blog Archive » Google Profits From MySpace Attackers Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:54:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-2005627 [...] make a fairly convincing case that Google Adsense has been the single largest factor driving the creation of Splogs and MFA Webspam. Googles contribution to Virtual Blight goes beyond monetizing bad content for spammy webmasters. [...] [...] make a fairly convincing case that Google Adsense has been the single largest factor driving the creation of Splogs and MFA Webspam. Googles contribution to Virtual Blight goes beyond monetizing bad content for spammy webmasters. [...]

]]> By: bilgi yarışması http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1776719 bilgi yarışması Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:52:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1776719 There is a simple solution for this There is a simple solution for this

]]> By: wade http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1755910 wade Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:52:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1755910 By the way... they also have an RSS to that page... By the way… they also have an RSS to that page…

]]> By: wade http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1755909 wade Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:51:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1755909 We have this problem. There is a, well almost a mirror of our blog, out there. Every post we do, in it's entirety... Our blog http://blog.outdoorzy.com Outdoorzy Poser!!! http://www.newsalloy.com/feed/203753/ Nutz! We have this problem. There is a, well almost a mirror of our blog, out there. Every post we do, in it’s entirety…

Our blog
http://blog.outdoorzy.com

Outdoorzy Poser!!!
http://www.news...om/feed/203753/

Nutz!

]]> By: Stephen Paul Weber http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1754405 Stephen Paul Weber Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:38:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1754405 I have this problem all the time. I have my CC licence information on the bottom of my posts on my blog and in my feeds -- so my name and licence show up on the bot splogs, thus giving me credit at least. I have this problem all the time. I have my CC licence information on the bottom of my posts on my blog and in my feeds — so my name and licence show up on the bot splogs, thus giving me credit at least.

]]> By: Ian Kemmish http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1751725 Ian Kemmish Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:51:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1751725 "second - we aren’t going to start suing people for doing this. It would be an incredible waste of time, and it wouldn’t even slow the copying let alone kill it. The search engines need to evolve to deal with this kind of stuff, and effectively keep it invisible. But the problem is those google ads…Google makes money of these sites. A lot of it in the aggregate. So they have an economic incentive NOT to fix the problem." The only interpretation that the first half of this paragraph bears is that you're content for this plagiarism to happen. So why raise it in the first place? The second half of the paragraph is a neat illustration of why economies based on ideas proposed by people who can't follow a thought through to the end generally collapse in a heap. In what sense is plagiarism "money for old rope" that being paid by Madison Avenue to write narcissistic op-ed pieces isn't? Big fleas have littler fleas, upon their backs to bite 'em.... “second – we aren’t going to start suing people for doing this. It would be an incredible waste of time, and it wouldn’t even slow the copying let alone kill it. The search engines need to evolve to deal with this kind of stuff, and effectively keep it invisible. But the problem is those google ads…Google makes money of these sites. A lot of it in the aggregate. So they have an economic incentive NOT to fix the problem.”

The only interpretation that the first half of this paragraph bears is that you’re content for this plagiarism to happen. So why raise it in the first place?

The second half of the paragraph is a neat illustration of why economies based on ideas proposed by people who can’t follow a thought through to the end generally collapse in a heap. In what sense is plagiarism “money for old rope” that being paid by Madison Avenue to write narcissistic op-ed pieces isn’t? Big fleas have littler fleas, upon their backs to bite ‘em….

]]> By: Jessica Hickok http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1750431 Jessica Hickok Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:27:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1750431 Don't worry Michael Arrington...these intellectually lazy people can steal your blog post content, but obviously they can't respond in these comments as eloquently or as compelling as you do. Don’t worry Michael Arrington…these intellectually lazy people can steal your blog post content, but obviously they can’t respond in these comments as eloquently or as compelling as you do.

]]> By: Rick Cook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/comment-page-3/#comment-1749835 Rick Cook Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:36:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/09/attack-of-the-splogs%e2%80%94one-of-our-posts-copied-152-times-without-attribution/#comment-1749835 Finally, albeit somewhat reluctantly because it verges on spam. My full post on this is at http://heresypornographyandtreason.blogspot.com/2007/11/fighting-sploggers-techcrunch-and.html If Erick feels this is over the line he has my permission to remove it. --Rick Cook Finally, albeit somewhat reluctantly because it verges on spam. My full post on this is at http://heresypo...crunch-and.html

If Erick feels this is over the line he has my permission to remove it.

–Rick Cook

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