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(Entry was posted by Nebojsa Djukic on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 12/23/2015).

I`ve found my site has been completely copied.

I`ve found my site had been completely copied. Even my terms and conditions, terms, trademark etc.

I already informed their hosting company and domain registrar.

How can I inform search engines about the issue? Is there any other way than this page https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport ?

There was a "Scraper Report" announced by Matt Cutts https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pw1KVOVRyr4a7ezj_6SHghnX1Y6bp1SOVmy60QjkF0Y/closedform but it seems it doesn`t work anymore.

Let me know please what I should do.?
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  • Nebojsa Djukic: I've found my site had been completely copied. Even my terms and conditions, terms, trademark etc.

    I already informed their hosting company and domain registrar.

    How can I inform search engines about the issue? Is there any other way than this page https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport ?

    There was a "Scraper Report" announced by Matt Cutts https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pw1KVOVRyr4a7ezj_6SHghnX1Y6bp1SOVmy60QjkF0Y/closedform but it seems it doesn't work anymore.

    Let me know please what I should do.
  • Marty Eigner: File a DMCA takedown notice.
  • Suraj Gadage: +Nebojsa Djukic ;As Marty suggested you can file a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint against a site that has stolen your content. This can be done via Google Webmaster Tools. It is a bit complex and should be done only if someone else is getting high rankings for your content. However, it is effective in preventing content thieves from misusing your content both now and in the future.

    You can refer to this URL: ;https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-dashboard ;

    If Google deems that another site actually has been stealing your content, then the site will be banned from Google’s search engines. If the content thief has been making money from your content using Google Adwords, then his or her Adwords account will be shut down and the guilty individual will be banned from opening another one.


    Hope this helps!
  • Ryan Cramer: Years ago, I started working with writing articles on syndicated networks to improve visibility.  ;These articles were strategically posted for syndication, but were originally written on the websites I was working on. The results were improved placement for the pages on the website that were "copied" by others.  ;I wonder if a full website copy would have similar results?
    Just something to think about as you battle the scraped website.
  • Marty Eigner: I emailed a website who copied my content that we would take legal action if it wasn't removed. 2 days later it was gone.
  • Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this week's SEO Questions hangout on air on 04:00:00 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/ive_found_my_site_has_been_completely_copied +Nebojsa Djukic

    If our assistance with this issue was useful to you, please consider sharing your success story so that others might benefit.
     ; ;
  • Jim Munro: Aaah, thank you, +Edwin Jonk ;(I have fixed up the cuetimes). :)

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 12/23/2015).