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Originally Posted by Just Jace
see, I don't think it is...AFF has much more control and sees these things WAY before content owners do....in fact, sites can fly under the radar for years before they are noticed, all the while making money from AFF ads because they have entire members areas in their forums
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I don't doubt that AFF is well aware that mass stolen content is being used to promote their program. However, the reasoning behind requiring the content owner to register the complaint rather than you or I is sound. I have seen at least one program owner (Mayor, I believe) take no issue with the way his content was being used. So Lars is right, taking actions based on allegations is a bit skewed, considering when we get to the base of it, we're all competitors.
However, I do believe that a program as large as AFF, who has been in this business for 10 years and is likely the largest affiliate program out there, has not only the resources but even the responsibility as a corporate citizen to be extremely pro-active when it comes to content theft. Any affiliate sending them decent volume should be checked out back and front to make sure they're legit. All it would take is maybe 15 minutes of time and one email from the compliance department.