Duplicate Content but I have the copyright?

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testyy

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• Nov 21, 2014

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How legit is this? I own the copyright so I can have this information on my website. The article is 15 pages long, so it's like an ebook and there are 5 of them. It's closely related to my website to I decided to go ahead and have it. The only problem is that the same article is on some other page that allows you to copy it.

Now I don't particularly want to rank it, so I can add noindex,follow tags. Is this my best option? Or can I actually rank it?

 

BHopkins

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I'm a little confused. If someone stole your content, look into filing a DMCA.

 

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• Nov 21, 2014

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Agree with BHopkins. If you genuinely have the sole rights and can prove it then do as suggested.

 

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testyy

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No it's the opposite. Its a government information which is available for free for everyone to use under Crown Copyright. Can I rank it on my website? Obviously the government will still outrank me

 

BHopkins

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testyy said:

I own the copyright so I can have this information on my website.

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You said you own the copyright, which isn't true. The copyright owner is allowing you to use it. Your website is not likely to rank as a result of the content, but I doubt it will hurt if it's just part of your content.

 

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• Nov 21, 2014

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So you do not own the copyright then.

If it's on another website it's duplicate content.

 

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testyy

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Okay, sorry for confusion, my best option would be to include this information and have it as no-index, follow?

 

tg01

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• Dec 8, 2014

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Just make reference to their content, provide links or snippets of the article. This way you are adding value to the reader, likely to engage them and actually rank the content.

 

chickensalad

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tg01 said:

Just make reference to their content, provide links or snippets of the article. This way you are adding value to the reader, likely to engage them and actually rank the content.

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This. By linking back, it also signals to G that you are providing an excellent user experience - this holds your site in good stead.

 

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AceOfDreams

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Whatever you do, just be careful about duplicate content. In the eyes of Google, this is a no no and there is no way you can tell Google that the copyright is yours anyways. But, always make sure you give credit to the original source if it is not yours. That will at least help a little.