Content thieves & Affiliate Programs

[LadyMischief]

We have been in contact with several programs in the last few months regarding their affiliates using our stolen content. One would think, with how indignant they get when someone steals THEIR content, that they would be pleased to punish these asses. But what do they really do?

Dick squat. We've been flat out ignored by at least 4 sponsors, and Sunnydollars DID suspect one person's account, but apparently they're going to turn him back on again. How the hell does that work?

I guess making money from content thieves is better for them than shutting them off. I mean, I know our content converts, but it would be nice to not have to chase these fuckers down every time. It's always the same people doing it on the same freehosts. And they STILL manage to get affiliate accounts?

It's too bad these people aren't willing to be more helpful because it would certainly go a long way to helping EVERYONE a little more if they were.

Ok, end of rant.

[Trev]

Originally posted by LadyMischief@Nov 24 2003, 03:34 PM
their affiliates using our stolen content
So where did you steal the content from...j/k :D

It burns my ass that some sponsors need to make money so badly that they're willing to keep scumbag theives active rather than kick them to the kerb... <_<

[LadyMischief]

Originally posted by Trev+Nov 24 2003, 05:55 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Trev @ Nov 24 2003, 05:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--LadyMischief@Nov 24 2003, 03:34 PM
their affiliates using our stolen content
So where did you steal the content from...j/k :D

It burns my ass that some sponsors need to make money so badly that they're willing to keep scumbag theives active rather than kick them to the kerb... <_<[/b][/quote]
You would be amazed if I listed the sponsors that WEREN'T willing to help. It's the biggest sponsors that ignored us the most.. the ones who obviously weren't hurting for cash. The smaller guys are much more willing to help out.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by LadyMischief+Nov 24 2003, 08:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LadyMischief @ Nov 24 2003, 08:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Trev@Nov 24 2003, 05:55 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--LadyMischief@Nov 24 2003, 03:34 PM
their affiliates using our stolen content
So where did you steal the content from...j/k :D

It burns my ass that some sponsors need to make money so badly that they're willing to keep scumbag theives active rather than kick them to the kerb... <_<
You would be amazed if I listed the sponsors that WEREN'T willing to help. It's the biggest sponsors that ignored us the most.. the ones who obviously weren't hurting for cash. The smaller guys are much more willing to help out.[/b][/quote]
names, please

[[Labret]]

Sorry to hear that.

Have you tried contacting their hosts? That has typically worked for me better than contacting the douchebag sponsors who generally could give a rats ass.

[Winetalk.com]

Gary Kremen makes a lot of money financing law suits against the biggest companies out there...
and if those programs refuse to help you-
they are CONTRIBUTORS and are in violation of Laham Act

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by [Labret]@Nov 24 2003, 09:09 AM
the douchebag sponsors who generally could give a rats ass.
..unless they are served.

[LadyMischief]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Nov 24 2003, 06:09 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Nov 24 2003, 06:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -LadyMischief@Nov 24 2003, 08:59 AM
Originally posted by -Trev@Nov 24 2003, 05:55 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--LadyMischief@Nov 24 2003, 03:34 PM
their affiliates using our stolen content
So where did you steal the content from...j/k :D

It burns my ass that some sponsors need to make money so badly that they're willing to keep scumbag theives active rather than kick them to the kerb... <_<
You would be amazed if I listed the sponsors that WEREN'T willing to help. It's the biggest sponsors that ignored us the most.. the ones who obviously weren't hurting for cash. The smaller guys are much more willing to help out.
names, please[/b][/quote]
If I don't have some emails in my box by the end of the day saying accounts are suspsended, I will give full disclosure on names.

[LadyMischief]

Originally posted by [Labret]@Nov 24 2003, 06:09 AM
Sorry to hear that.

Have you tried contacting their hosts? That has typically worked for me better than contacting the douchebag sponsors who generally could give a rats ass.
They are on freehosts for the most part. And it always seems to be the same handful of assholes using the same content sets, oftentimes promoting the same sponsor. We have contacted the freehosts but we are just going to start slapping lawsuits.. We've had enough.

[LadyMischief]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Nov 24 2003, 06:10 AM
Gary Kremen makes a lot of money financing law suits against the biggest companies out there...
and if those programs refuse to help you-
they are CONTRIBUTORS and are in violation of Laham Act
Yes they are. And believe me I think it's time they are held accountable. I'm really tired of being continually ignored, especially when most of the affiliates using stolen content are cheating in OTHER ways too.

[Dravyk]

LM, while I agree sponsors should help you out, let me side step that issue a moment to say that a more effective strategy is using the DMCA and if the free host doesn't take the content off within (forget, 48 hours or 72 hours) the free hosts's uplink is required to terminate the entire free host if they don't take action.