Buyer Beware - Don't Buy Pre Published Blogs
Don't develop a blog, that's simply designed to host AdSense ads - and avoid pre published blogs, in general. Blogs and websites that are bla…
Legal Issues
DMCA Complaints Can't Have Immediate Action
Some blog owners, filing a complaint against another blog owner, don't understand the delays involved, in a DMCA Violation. I have just recently …
Revenge Porn Now Recognised As Abuse, By Blogger
Recently, Google publicised advice about a new type of abuse that may be reportable, when present in a Blogger blog. Our philosophy has always been …
Recovering A Company Blog, Using Company Email
Every week, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , we see signs of improperly managed company blogs . The person who developed our company b…
Plan A Blog Deletion Or Renaming - Protect Yourself
Every month, we see a concern about content theft or impersonation, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . I deleted my blog last year! Now…
If You Give Your Friend Control, It's Not Your Blog
Have you ever heard the old saying I had a friend, and I had a blog. I gave my friend control of my blog - and now, I have neither a friend, or a blo…
Recovering A Blog, That Should Be Corporate Property
Occasionally, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger . we'll see yet another question about account recovery - but with a twist. I am tr…
Your Content Is Your Content - Except When It's Not
We see an occasional question, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger , about content protection. How do I prevent other blog and website au…
A Post Time / Date Stamp Is Not Legal Evidence
Many, many years ago, I was called to court, to provide testimony in a case that involved a co worker, during a weekend in question. As part of my te…
European Residents And EU Cookie Compliance
Blog owners who live in Europe have a recently added regulation with which you need to comply. If you publish a blog, and host AdSense ads, you alre…
Don't Copy Content, Inappropriately
Not all blog owners understand the necessity of having unique content , as the basis for a healthy blog. We see questions periodically, in Blogger He…
Stolen Blogs Can Not, Generally, Be Returned
Whether you give up your blog willingly, have your blog stolen from you, or accidentally enable your blog to be stolen - once your blog is in someone…
DMCA Violations Must Be Appealed
Some blog owners don't understand the severity of DMCA violation citations. We see occasional naivete, in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken…
Using Copied Content, In Your Blog
Occasionally we see the naive query, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger . Does copying content, into my blog, violate Blogger TOS? The s…
Recovering Stolen Blogs Is Not An Open And Shut Case
Recently, we've seen a few problems reports, in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken , requesting return of blogs stolen from the rightful own…
Abuse Reporting Is Not For Deleting Your Lost Blog
Sometimes, people lose control of their blog, with no ability to regain control - and simply want the blog deleted. How do I have Blogger delete the …
If You Cannot Prove Ownership Of Your Blogger Account, Your Next Step May Involve Court Action
We've explored the issues of Blogger account and blog recovery policy, repeatedly. We've mentioned the business concerns , the personal suppo…
Submitting A Court Order To Google
Periodically, we have discussions in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken , about issues, that absolutely cannot be resolved in a forum problem di…
The Internet Has Created Various Conflicts
Most physical threats used to require physical proximity, to be seriously considered by the authorities. Before the Internet became a reality, if you…
Your Blog Address Is Unique - Some Details Are Not
Occasionally, in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken , we see signs of people who don't understand the concept of unique Blogger identities -…