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How to make Complaints?

Discussion in 'Google' started by jeros, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. #1
    How can I send a Complaint to Google? To whom and which address I want to send it?

    My Website's Database was hacked by someone and he make it up that site with a new URL. Now that Site is top for many searches only with my site's content.
    It was happened, at the time when my site was down for the maintainence.

    Can any one please help me.
     
    jeros, Feb 20, 2009 IP
  2. Eleven11

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    #2
    I'm unable to send you the direct link because I don't have enough posts yet.

    Google has a section called "webmasters/site owners help"

    From there find "Blocking and removing pages › Problem sites"

    That page will tell you how to proceed.
     
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    Cmendes71 Guest

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    U can contact Google directly.
     
    Cmendes71, Feb 20, 2009 IP
  4. jose

    jose Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Thank You very much for replays.
    Its very informative me.

    But will they check it manually or not?
     
    jeros, Feb 21, 2009 IP
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    joebert Well-Known Member

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    #7
    You're wasting time contacting Google about this.

    Send a DMCA Takedown request to the ISP hosting the stolen content.
     
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  8. jeros

    jeros Peon

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    Thats a nice idea. But is it possible for every Servers?
     
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  10. jeros

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    #10

    Let me try.


    But, how can I do that?
     
    jeros, Feb 22, 2009 IP
  11. joebert

    joebert Well-Known Member

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    Start by looking up the domain via whois.
    You can type in "whois domain.com" at Google and the first result will point to the information you're looking for.

    Take a look at the domain names for parts such as "ICANN Registar" and "DNS Servers", not all, but a lot of times, that will lead you to their host.

    Once you make it to the host, look around the hosts site for a DMCA link first the TOS and Privacy pages are usually good places to start, some providers have special channels setup to deal with this stuff as efficiently as possible. Failing that start looking for logical places to send the notice, contact forms, contact emails, phone numbers where you can get information about where to send it, etc.

    For example sake, Wordpress TOS leads to the following link with some basic instructions on how to submit a DCMA request to them if you find a Wordpress hosted blog with stolen content.

    The idea is that by contacting Google you're just trimming a single branch from the theft tree, however if you contact the host you're cutting the problem at the trunk and bringing down all branches at once and saving yourself some work. Other branches being MSN, Yahoo, etc.
    Every time you cut the problem at the trunk it gives your site time to grow and eventually it will be tall enough that these theft trees will barely be a problem at all.
     
    joebert, Feb 23, 2009 IP
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    Well if the servers are in China, you are just banging your head against a wall. Chinese ISP's rarely take action and pull down offending sites.
     
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    joebert Well-Known Member

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    #14
    As irony would have it I had to deal with this situation today.

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?p=10710005

    Ripped: http://iphone.philceburealty.com/
    Original: http://www.9000iphonewallpapers.info/

    A quick whois told me their hosted at Bluehost, and the following great link gave me an idea who to contact at Bluehost, as well as a bunch of other places.
    http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/dmca-contact-information/

    It was put up within a few hours ago, let's see how long Bluehost takes to tear it down. :D
     
    joebert, Feb 23, 2009 IP
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    Man...lots of iphone scam sites nowadays. Don't ask me why! ;)
     
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    Roughly 5 hours.

    That has to be some sort of record, it seems like that rip was just put up today.
     
    joebert, Feb 23, 2009 IP
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    Just to avoid such scams, you can try using Scam Search. It helped me find the legitimate sites especially online shopping and online jobs too.
     
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    Thank You very much for this valuable informations.
     
    jeros, Feb 25, 2009 IP
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    #20
    This thread deserve a sticky. Nice information.
     
    tonsblogger, Feb 25, 2009 IP