DVINFO.NET content being copied at DVinfo.net

Dan Euritt · September 2nd, 2005, 12:43 AM

the successes of this site were bound to catch up with it sooner or later, lol... some jerk has copied the page content off of dvinfo.net, and placed it on his website... i believe that this practice is known as "scraping", and i've been waiting for it to happen to my sites.

search engines use keywords to index content, so that they have relevant links to return to people who are doing searches... search engine optimization demands that you structure your site with relevant keywords, so that it'll be easily and correctly found by the search engines... but the pond scum of the internet just copy text where ever they can, instead of creating original content... check the bottom of the linked page to see the dvinfo.net content, the entire page is a classic example of "keyword stuffing".

our scraper site appears to be a russian domain that is hosted in russia, per the info i listed below... probably not much that we can do there, but the url could be reported to google, yahoo, msn, etc., so that it can be banned from their search results.

http://cpus-ibm-laptop.sitez.net.ru/

Server Used: [ whois.ripn.net ]

http://cpus-ibm-laptop.sitez.net.ru/ = [ 216.195.51.176 ]
domain: SITEZ.NET.RU
type: CORPORATE
descr: Project site
admin-o: FEROBERNK-RIPN
nserver: ns1.sitez.net.ru 216.195.51.99
nserver: ns2.sitez.net.ru 64.124.84.234
created: 2005.08.04
state: Delegated
changed: 2005.08.04
mnt-by: FEROBERNK-MNT-RIPN
source: RIPN
person: ALEXANDR A ERMOLENKO
nic-hdl: FEROBERNK-RIPN
address: Alexandr A Ermolenko
address: 15-137 Kutuzova street.
address: 00893 Chernigov Ukraine
phone: 7 380 044222563495
fax-no: 7 380 044222563495
e-mail: ferobernk@yandex.ru
changed: 2005.08.04
mnt-by: FEROBERNK-MNT-RIPN
source: RIPN
Last updated on 2005.09.02 10: 36: 49 MSK/MSD

Pete Bauer · September 2nd, 2005, 03:13 AM

Dan,
Thanks much. I've e-mailed The Kennelmaster to make sure your post comes to his immediate attention.

Chris Hurd · September 2nd, 2005, 07:48 AM

To Dan and Pete, thanks for the heads-up. This sort of thing happens on occasion and I guess it's part of the price we pay for being one of the top destinations in the world for digital video discussion. I love the "copyright" notice at the bottom of that page! Much appreciated,

Chris Hurd · September 2nd, 2005, 12:25 PM

So I sent an email to that guy, and he removed our material before I could return from lunch.

Thanks again to Dan for finding this and to Pete for the email.

Dylan Couper · September 2nd, 2005, 04:26 PM

Chris, I was going to suggest you send me a plane ticket and a length of rebar and I'd go fix the problem in person, but then I realized I'd never make it out of the airport hotel with the stories I hear about Russian women.... :)

Greg Boston · September 2nd, 2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Chris, I was going to suggest you send me a plane ticket and a length of rebar and I'd go fix the problem in person, but then I realized I'd never make it out of the airport hotel with the stories I hear about Russian women.... :)

In my best female Russian accent: "Say there, is that a length of rebar, or are you happy to see me?"

They are beautiful women. No wonder they kept that iron curtain up for so long.

-gb-

Dan Euritt · September 3rd, 2005, 02:58 PM

you guys are too funny, lol!

i'm glad to hear that he pulled his scraper content off so fast... google is cracking down on scrapers big time, he's probably afraid that he'll lose the income off of his sites by being banned from the search engines.

September 2nd, 2005, 12:43 AM	#1
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	DVINFO.NET content being copied the successes of this site were bound to catch up with it sooner or later, lol... some jerk has copied the page content off of dvinfo.net, and placed it on his website... i believe that this practice is known as "scraping", and i've been waiting for it to happen to my sites. search engines use keywords to index content, so that they have relevant links to return to people who are doing searches... search engine optimization demands that you structure your site with relevant keywords, so that it'll be easily and correctly found by the search engines... but the pond scum of the internet just copy text where ever they can, instead of creating original content... check the bottom of the linked page to see the dvinfo.net content, the entire page is a classic example of "keyword stuffing". our scraper site appears to be a russian domain that is hosted in russia, per the info i listed below... probably not much that we can do there, but the url could be reported to google, yahoo, msn, etc., so that it can be banned from their search results. http://cpus-ibm-laptop.sitez.net.ru/ Server Used: [ whois.ripn.net ] http://cpus-ibm-laptop.sitez.net.ru/ = [ 216.195.51.176 ] domain: SITEZ.NET.RU type: CORPORATE descr: Project site admin-o: FEROBERNK-RIPN nserver: ns1.sitez.net.ru 216.195.51.99 nserver: ns2.sitez.net.ru 64.124.84.234 created: 2005.08.04 state: Delegated changed: 2005.08.04 mnt-by: FEROBERNK-MNT-RIPN source: RIPN person: ALEXANDR A ERMOLENKO nic-hdl: FEROBERNK-RIPN address: Alexandr A Ermolenko address: 15-137 Kutuzova street. address: 00893 Chernigov Ukraine phone: 7 380 044222563495 fax-no: 7 380 044222563495 e-mail: ferobernk@yandex.ru changed: 2005.08.04 mnt-by: FEROBERNK-MNT-RIPN source: RIPN Last updated on 2005.09.02 10: 36: 49 MSK/MSD

September 2nd, 2005, 03:13 AM	#2
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Dan, Thanks much. I've e-mailed The Kennelmaster to make sure your post comes to his immediate attention. __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

September 2nd, 2005, 07:48 AM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	To Dan and Pete, thanks for the heads-up. This sort of thing happens on occasion and I guess it's part of the price we pay for being one of the top destinations in the world for digital video discussion. I love the "copyright" notice at the bottom of that page! Much appreciated, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 2nd, 2005, 12:25 PM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Results! So I sent an email to that guy, and he removed our material before I could return from lunch. Thanks again to Dan for finding this and to Pete for the email. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 2nd, 2005, 04:26 PM	#5
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Chris, I was going to suggest you send me a plane ticket and a length of rebar and I'd go fix the problem in person, but then I realized I'd never make it out of the airport hotel with the stories I hear about Russian women.... :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

September 3rd, 2005, 02:58 PM	#7
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	you guys are too funny, lol! i'm glad to hear that he pulled his scraper content off so fast... google is cracking down on scrapers big time, he's probably afraid that he'll lose the income off of his sites by being banned from the search engines.