[RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

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Jul 9th, 2010, 08:57 AM
Siddharth Rout

[RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

I was searching for my post's in google (Yeah that's how I search my posts in VBF :() I was directed to this site...

http://msdn.itags.org/microsoft-office-misc/27917/

For a moment I thought that it wasn't me (date on the post is 06 Dec 2007) but then I saw a post by westconn1 and then I knew that this is a vbf post...

This is something I do not understand. Can someone help me understand what has happened?

Edit: One more! This confirms that it is from vbf :D

http://visual-basic.itags.org/visual-basic/348242/
Jul 9th, 2010, 09:10 AM
brad jones

Re: VBF Posts in MSDN

This is itags.org and not MSDN.

We've addressed stealing our posts with them in the past. I need to get back with our legal team and see if they can follow up again. The itags.org steals posts from other sites. They are totally violating copyright and other legal issues.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Brad!
Jul 9th, 2010, 09:25 AM
Siddharth Rout

Re: VBF Posts in MSDN

Yeah!!!!!

Good job Koolsid (pats myself in the past)

Edit:

Quote:

This is itags.org and not MSDN.

But Brad the 1st link has msdn in it :ehh:
Jul 9th, 2010, 09:38 AM
brad jones

Re: VBF Posts in MSDN

Quote:

Originally Posted by koolsid

But Brad the 1st link has msdn in it :ehh:

I'll assume you are saying this seriously.

It has MSDN as a subdomain below itags.org. Anyone owning any domain name can create subdomains. I could create MSDN.VBForums.com. The main domain is still VBForums. MSDN would be (in very simple terms) just a section of VBForums and not MSDN.

This is what Phishers do. The create subdomains like PayPal.bogus.com. You see PayPal and figure it is real, but he real domain is "bogus".

In summary.... not only is iTags.org still stealing our content, but they are also misrepresenting themselves by using the MSDN name, which Microsoft likely wouldn't be very appreciative of..... :eek2:

I've touched base with our legal group again. The site is in China, so that makes it a lot harder to address these issues.

Brad!
Jul 9th, 2010, 09:44 AM
Siddharth Rout

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

Oh Ok...

Thanks for explaining :thumb:

Quote:

The site is in China, so that makes it a lot harder to address these issues.

Is that actually true in today's era? Not even big companies like Microsoft can do anything about it? Now that's surprising...
Jul 9th, 2010, 09:49 AM
brad jones

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

Quote:

Originally Posted by koolsid

Is that actually true in today's era? Not even big companies like Microsoft can do anything about it? Now that's surprising...

We'll see.... :)

It does makes it very hard.
Jul 9th, 2010, 10:20 AM
Siddharth Rout

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

All the best Brad!

Get those #$#!@$$%$#^#%^%^%$&$^%*&*&^*&!!!!
Jul 9th, 2010, 11:02 AM
akhileshbc

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

Quote:

Originally Posted by koolsid

I was searching for my post's in google (Yeah that's how I search my posts in VBF :() I was directed to this site...

http://msdn.itags.org/microsoft-office-misc/27917/

For a moment I thought that it wasn't me (date on the post is 06 Dec 2007) but then I saw a post by westconn1 and then I knew that this is a vbf post...

This is something I do not understand. Can someone help me understand what has happened?

Edit: One more! This confirms that it is from vbf :D

http://visual-basic.itags.org/visual-basic/348242/

I can't check both links..! It's not opening...:(
Jul 9th, 2010, 01:19 PM
Pradeep1210

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

I've seen many sites and forums like that who steal data from vbforums and other sites. I really nver cared. But now since you have pointed out that it is a copyright issue, I'll keep a watch on the ones I stumble upon and report here.
Jul 10th, 2010, 03:13 AM
akhileshbc

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

This site seems to be doing the same: http://www.bigresource.com !!! :sick:
Jul 10th, 2010, 03:29 AM
Pradeep1210

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

No. I think what they are doing is perfectly legal. They index the resource for search and when someone wants to view, they redirect to original site (vbforums in this case).
Jul 10th, 2010, 03:30 AM
akhileshbc

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pradeep1210

No. I think what they are doing is perfectly legal. They index the resource for search and when someone wants to view, they redirect to original site (vbforums in this case).

Ok.. Thanks for the info....:wave:
Jul 10th, 2010, 08:43 PM
brad jones

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

I agree that the second is a little more on the legitimate side, but could start pushing it if they take too much content even at the excerpt level. Right now, they are not doing complete copying and they are linking back to the full copy. That is closer to "fair use".

Brad!
Jul 10th, 2010, 10:20 PM
akhileshbc

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

Quote:

Originally Posted by brad jones

I agree that the second is a little more on the legitimate side, but could start pushing it if they take too much content even at the excerpt level. Right now, they are not doing complete copying and they are linking back to the full copy. That is closer to "fair use".

Brad!

Ok...:wave:
Dec 11th, 2010, 04:25 PM
Pradeep1210

Re: [RESOLVED] VBF Posts in MSDN

It looks like they have started stealing our posts again. Time for action for Brad! :D

Please have a look at this one:
http://visual-basic.itags.org/visual-basic/248737/