Offensive site appearing for us in SE

**SillyJokes** · 04-03-05

I did a quick search on Google for SillyJokes yesterday and noticed that one of the top ten listings is a really horrible porn site.

I don't think you should visit it if you might be offended as I was.

It seems they have lifted some lines of text from our site and now appear to the unenlightened to be associated with us which I find incredibly offensive and upsetting.

Anyone any idea how to get this stopped?

**stevey** · 04-03-05

I'd report it to Google to start with. They seem pretty much like low life scum so I'm not sure how negotiating/contacting ISP, etc. at all would help. Anyone else got any other ideas?

**ben01** · 04-03-05

Definitely report it to Google. If they ban their site it's the best way to teach them!

**Dynamoo** · 04-03-05

Looks like a typical scraper site (although I didn't click the link to find out).

Unless you hold the trademark for SillyJokes, then there's not much you can do from a legal perspective if it's just a snippet - there's a "fair use" clause in copyright after all.

As for Google, you *could* click the "Dissatisfied? Help us improve" link at the bottom but probably more effective in the long run would be to file Google Spam Report .

**SillyJokes** · 04-03-05

Thanks guys, I knew I could rely on you for some ideas.

I have done both the suggestions and lets hope this kind of scum get dropped.

It is so upsetting because we, as a shop, made the decision not to sell potentially offensive 'saucy' stuff despite it being a lucrative range for a joke and party shop so that our store is clean for kids.