Affiliate Theft of Content

Hey guys,

I just sent this email to you and hope to receive a reply shortly. I find the actions of one of your affiliates to be underhanded and deceptive, and I hope you do not allow this person to prosper.

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Dear Poker Room,

…One of your affiliates (affiliate number 39844) is stealing our (APCW) video content and redistributing it with his information placed on it.

( click here to see )

Normally, we would not care too much if someone redistributed our material. However, the fact that he has placed his direct link on our video does several things:

1) He is now attempting to profit from our work.

2) He gives the impression that we are associated with his site.

3) He gives the impression that we are promoting his site.

4) He places a direct link to gambling into our material which puts APCW into serious legal jeopardy. I assure you that the Washington State Gambling Commission watches what we do very closely, and we are in contact with them on a regular basis. Should they see this link in our video they will inquire.

We have attempted to contact this person but he has hidden his identity and will not answer emails. We ask that the Poker Room contact this person and ask that he remove this video immediately and not re-post anymore of our material.

If this does not work, we respectfully ask that you refuse him any profits he may generate at your site for SPAMMING and VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT until he stops operating in this manner, and do not give him credit for players brought in under this method of brand-theft marketing.

We thank you and are willing to work with you in whatever means we can. But every lead we follow on this person is hidden. This is not a good guy, so we are very very hopeful you will help us stop the spread of people like this on the web so that they do not prosper.

Thank you…

J. Todd :hattip: