Reporting a crime to the authorities is not the same as telling someone to stop committing the crime. Reporting content theft of porn to the FBI is slightly less productive than arguing with a baboon's ass. Going through the steps to get stolen content taken down usually gets the results desired.



I typically recommend demanding the content be removed. If that does not get results, sending the demand to the host gets the results needed.

Lee also asked about publicizing a claim of theft. This is a judgment call -- I would probably lean toward resolving the theft privately but publicize the facts if the person using stolen content did not take it down.


BTW -- the $100 someone demanded for use of an image was a bluff.