YP.com cloning my site! Will this hurt my original content?
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Client was in an obscene YP.com contract. Now they are cloning the site I built for client, inserting the phone number that gives them credit for the leads. It's harvesting content immediately, loading pages I created just today.
Client site : http://www.shephearstmeadows.com/
YP clone: http://www.awomansway.calls.net/Is it possible this is hurting the site's score as source of original content? Anyone know how to stop it? Thank you,
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I have great success filing a DMCA with google when this happens. The process is easy, and can be done here:
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-dashboard
From my own experience it will take them 3 or 4 weeks to process it, but I have been successful every time.
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DMCA notification is what you need.
In the following links you will find the information about it:
http://www.mcanerin.com/EN/articles/copyright-03.asp
http://www.devtopics.com/how-to-file-a-dmca-complaint/
Good luck!
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