Anyone just receive emails from CEG TEK for promoting ddgcash? - GoFuckYourself.com

arock10 · 01-10-2013, 08:35 AM

Hey,
I just received 5 emails this morning for galleries made from zip sets offered by ddgcash/digital desire because I am using their content without authorization. Emails received from CEG TEK aka copyright settlement group aka Ira M. Siegel, Esq.

I have been an affiliate of theirs for 5+ years and now I get emails demanding $500 per instance even though you can see the banner on the page and the image is linked to their paysite tour. Did they just forget they had an affiliate program?

Harmon · 01-10-2013, 08:37 AM

Contact them I guess and explain it to them, not to us

Harmon · 01-10-2013, 08:39 AM

Also, take a gander at this i just found: http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/tag/ira-siegel/

It seems they are just throwing shit at the wall and hoping some of it sticks

TheSquealer · 01-10-2013, 08:40 AM

You have to respond to them no matter what. Contact them and explain and ask whats up. They've taken some pretty aggressive steps and you need to pro-active - otherwise you might find yourself added to a lawsuit seeking some very serious damages.

Don't let people here talk you out of talking to them directly asap.

arock10 · 01-10-2013, 08:44 AM

I've already emailed the people at ddgcash, I imagine its early in cali right now. Waiting for a response, just a bit nuts since they probably have thousands of affiliates with their content up

The Captain · 01-10-2013, 11:42 AM

I got one of these too... Haven't yet got in contact with anyone from DDG Cash.

The Captain · 01-10-2013, 11:45 AM

Never mind just got a email back from Zach he fixed it http://ddgcash.com/static/support.php literally responded in 2 minutes.

Va2k · 01-10-2013, 11:52 AM

Damn glad im not using them, what a pain in the ass, but now a days I do kinda understand.

mechanicvirus · 01-10-2013, 12:36 PM

I got one as well, and the issue was apparently resolved. I'm kinda sad to get such a threatening e-mail from a law firm asking for money right off the bat. I've never really had a problem with digital desire and I even posted on this forum that it's been one of my favorite sponsors to promote. Now I have to worry about this?

grzepa · 01-11-2013, 11:36 AM

I got an email from DD, looks like these emails were sent on auto

DefaultMan · 01-11-2013, 11:41 AM

I received 9 of them yesterday and they added my IP address to their whitelist but now the legal department of Mojohost is asking me to address this situation immediately. Fucking annoying. I definitely won't be promoting DDG Cash in the future.

fitzmulti · 01-11-2013, 11:47 AM

Moments ago, I got 2 of them...and there's no WAY I have content of theirs on
any of my sites, or pages...
I pretty much only promote them via text links...and certainly not with the use of their photo content.
:P

tfs · 01-11-2013, 12:08 PM

This used to happen all the time. My response has always been to clear the air and walk away. No. Delete links, clear the air, walk away. I have better things to do with my time.

Note: This has nothing to do with ddgcash - they never bothered me. But I'm going to remove what ever links I have anyways.

georgeyw · 01-11-2013, 03:25 PM

Just received this email

Quote:

Hello Affiliates,

We recently began working with CEG TEK International, a company that is helping us pull down stolen images of ours from the Internet. The hope is to curb the illegal sharing of our content and encourage more traffic to subscribe to Digital Desire. So in the end, it benefits both us and our affiliates.

The reason I am messaging you is due to the number of affiliates that have received take-down/violation notices sent on our behalf. Firstly, I apologize if this has inconvenienced you and caused concern. Due to the automatic nature of CEG's abuse detection software, it is quite difficult to ensure that all our affiliates were avoided. If you received any of these notices, please email me your domains and I will review and have them white-listed to avoid this problem in the future.

I do not understand why automated software is used for this, it will do more harm than good - this thread = perfect example of that.

mechanicvirus · 01-13-2013, 02:10 AM

Did everyone get all this resolved?

BladeZ · 01-13-2013, 02:15 AM

I had to mail the domains I use,3 days back.
Got no reply yet.

arock10 · 01-13-2013, 06:44 AM

I'm still waiting for some sort of confirmation too. I don't want this to slip through the cracks and get some letters asking for even more in a month.

BladeZ · 01-13-2013, 06:48 AM

If I don't get a confirmation till wednessday,I will take down all galleries.

pornmasta · 01-13-2013, 06:54 AM

Now it's enough:

a sale: $9.95

i'll continue to submit the galleries that i created then i'll just stop to make stuff for them.

pornmasta · 01-13-2013, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Hello Affiliates,

We recently began working with CEG TEK International, a company that is helping us pull down stolen images of ours from the Internet. The hope is to curb the illegal sharing of our content and encourage more traffic to subscribe to Digital Desire. So in the end, it benefits both us and our affiliates.

The reason I am messaging you is due to the number of affiliates that have received take-down/violation notices sent on our behalf. Firstly, I apologize if this has inconvenienced you and caused concern. Due to the automatic nature of CEG's abuse detection software, it is quite difficult to ensure that all our affiliates were avoided. If you received any of these notices, please email me your domains and I will review and have them white-listed to avoid this problem in the future.

Thank you for your understanding,
Zach Venice
DDG Cash Manager
[email protected]

i received this yesterday

mechanicvirus · 01-14-2013, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BladeZ

If I don't get a confirmation till wednessday,I will take down all galleries.

Did you get anything yet?

BladeZ · 01-14-2013, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mechanicvirus

Did you get anything yet?

Nothing yet.

arock10 · 01-15-2013, 07:56 AM

Zach told me they (ceg tek I'm assuming) would be sending out reconciliation emails when the cases have been dropped. But I have not received anything yet

BladeZ · 01-15-2013, 08:04 AM

Awell,they are not that converting for me.Not worth the hassle.It is more a personnal taste.I like his girls.

DigitalDesire · 01-21-2013, 05:01 PM

Hello Affiliates,

I apologize if this has affected any of you unintentionally. Yes, it could have been better handled. The only thing we can do about it for now is make sure valid affiliates are getting whitelisted. Thanks for your understanding. Enforcing our copyright and stemming the illegal sharing of our content is in all our best interest.

Zach Venice
[email protected]

topsiteking · 01-21-2013, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornmasta

Now it's enough:

a sale: $9.95

i'll continue to submit the galleries that i created then i'll just stop to make stuff for them.

Looks like you should have done that a long time ago.

pornmasta · 01-21-2013, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by topsiteking

Looks like you should have done that a long time ago.

i'm waiting for a payment.
And some months it's better.
But december and the end of november was awful.
In march (when the price was higher) i had a ratio of 1/1000
Then suddently when they changed the price i got credited for a sale, just this day.

Oh, i'm lucky...

pornmasta · 01-21-2013, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BladeZ

Awell,they are not that converting for me.Not worth the hassle.It is more a personnal taste.I like his girls.

when girls are sexy, decrease the price and write it everywhere.
Looks legit

arock10 · 02-06-2013, 11:34 AM

Still no notice from CEG TEK saying the cases have been dropped, its almost been a month. Supposed escalation is going on in the next couple days for the cases... get your shit together ddgcash

arock10 · 02-06-2013, 12:10 PM

Looks like they were closed but I never received any confirmation from them or DDG myself

01-10-2013, 08:35 AM	#1
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	Anyone just receive emails from CEG TEK for promoting ddgcash? Hey, I just received 5 emails this morning for galleries made from zip sets offered by ddgcash/digital desire because I am using their content without authorization. Emails received from CEG TEK aka copyright settlement group aka Ira M. Siegel, Esq. I have been an affiliate of theirs for 5+ years and now I get emails demanding $500 per instance even though you can see the banner on the page and the image is linked to their paysite tour. Did they just forget they had an affiliate program? __________________ Sup

01-10-2013, 08:37 AM	#2
Harmon ( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ) Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,000	Contact them I guess and explain it to them, not to us __________________ [email protected]

01-10-2013, 08:39 AM	#3
Harmon ( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ) Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,000	Also, take a gander at this i just found: http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/tag/ira-siegel/ It seems they are just throwing shit at the wall and hoping some of it sticks __________________ [email protected]

01-10-2013, 08:40 AM	#4
TheSquealer BANNED Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Your Head Posts: 25,072	You have to respond to them no matter what. Contact them and explain and ask whats up. They've taken some pretty aggressive steps and you need to pro-active - otherwise you might find yourself added to a lawsuit seeking some very serious damages. Don't let people here talk you out of talking to them directly asap. __________________ . Yes, fewer illegal immigrants working equates to more job opportunities for American citizens. Rochard

01-10-2013, 08:44 AM	#5
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	I've already emailed the people at ddgcash, I imagine its early in cali right now. Waiting for a response, just a bit nuts since they probably have thousands of affiliates with their content up __________________ Sup

01-10-2013, 11:42 AM	#6
The Captain Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,558	I got one of these too... Haven't yet got in contact with anyone from DDG Cash. __________________ ←Make Your Money Go \| Make Your Traffic Go→

01-10-2013, 11:45 AM	#7
The Captain Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,558	Never mind just got a email back from Zach he fixed it http://ddgcash.com/static/support.php literally responded in 2 minutes. __________________ ←Make Your Money Go \| Make Your Traffic Go→

01-10-2013, 11:52 AM	#8
Va2k I’m still alive barley. Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Va Posts: 10,060	Damn glad im not using them, what a pain in the ass, but now a days I do kinda understand. __________________

01-10-2013, 12:36 PM	#9
mechanicvirus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,730	I got one as well, and the issue was apparently resolved. I'm kinda sad to get such a threatening e-mail from a law firm asking for money right off the bat. I've never really had a problem with digital desire and I even posted on this forum that it's been one of my favorite sponsors to promote. Now I have to worry about this?

01-11-2013, 11:36 AM	#10
grzepa Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,195	I got an email from DD, looks like these emails were sent on auto __________________ Like X-ART !!

01-11-2013, 11:41 AM	#11
DefaultMan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hell.A. Posts: 1,869	I received 9 of them yesterday and they added my IP address to their whitelist but now the legal department of Mojohost is asking me to address this situation immediately. Fucking annoying. I definitely won't be promoting DDG Cash in the future. __________________ mypornolife [at] gmail [dot] com Last edited by DefaultMan; 01-11-2013 at 11:43 AM..

01-11-2013, 11:47 AM	#12
fitzmulti I Like Depth Of Field! Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA: 36.12318 N, 115.090219 W Posts: 14,861	Moments ago, I got 2 of them...and there's no WAY I have content of theirs on any of my sites, or pages... I pretty much only promote them via text links...and certainly not with the use of their photo content. :P __________________ www.SexyGirlsCash.com CONTACT // FITZMULTI AT GMAIL.COM // {Please include a message so I know you are from GFY! I get too many spam "add requests"!}

01-11-2013, 12:08 PM	#13
tfs Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 624	This used to happen all the time. My response has always been to clear the air and walk away. No. Delete links, clear the air, walk away. I have better things to do with my time. Note: This has nothing to do with ddgcash - they never bothered me. But I'm going to remove what ever links I have anyways. Last edited by tfs; 01-11-2013 at 12:10 PM..

01-13-2013, 02:10 AM	#15
mechanicvirus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,730	Did everyone get all this resolved?

01-13-2013, 02:15 AM	#16
BladeZ So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 272	I had to mail the domains I use,3 days back. Got no reply yet.

01-13-2013, 06:44 AM	#17
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	I'm still waiting for some sort of confirmation too. I don't want this to slip through the cracks and get some letters asking for even more in a month. __________________ Sup

01-13-2013, 06:48 AM	#18
BladeZ So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 272	If I don't get a confirmation till wednessday,I will take down all galleries.

01-13-2013, 06:54 AM	#19
pornmasta Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 18,942	Now it's enough: a sale: $9.95 i'll continue to submit the galleries that i created then i'll just stop to make stuff for them.

01-15-2013, 07:56 AM	#23
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	Zach told me they (ceg tek I'm assuming) would be sending out reconciliation emails when the cases have been dropped. But I have not received anything yet __________________ Sup

01-15-2013, 08:04 AM	#24
BladeZ So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 272	Awell,they are not that converting for me.Not worth the hassle.It is more a personnal taste.I like his girls.

01-21-2013, 05:01 PM	#25
DigitalDesire Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 100	CEG notices Hello Affiliates, I apologize if this has affected any of you unintentionally. Yes, it could have been better handled. The only thing we can do about it for now is make sure valid affiliates are getting whitelisted. Thanks for your understanding. Enforcing our copyright and stemming the illegal sharing of our content is in all our best interest. Zach Venice [email protected]

02-06-2013, 11:34 AM	#29
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	Still no notice from CEG TEK saying the cases have been dropped, its almost been a month. Supposed escalation is going on in the next couple days for the cases... get your shit together ddgcash __________________ Sup

02-06-2013, 12:10 PM	#30
arock10 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,218	Looks like they were closed but I never received any confirmation from them or DDG myself __________________ Sup