Copyright Violations on Amazon Walmart Google Shopping

I am the type of person that subscribes to the positive effort of "do it right the first time." That would explain why I was so bummed yesterday to find that one of my original artsy designs from Zazzle was once again listed by several probably Chinese sellers on Amazon! Searching further on Amazon, I found 8 product listings by several sellers. Doing a Google image search took me to two sellers on Walmart, with my product, using Google Shopping to promote the sale.

The ORIGINAL Artsy Gerbera Daisy Watercolor Throw Pillow
Designed and Sold by Jaguar Julie Designs on Zazzle

It is curious, that doing a Google Image Search to find my original product, that it clearly states "Images may be subject to copyright." You can "learn more" by clicking on those linked words to a Google reference, "What is Copyright?"

Google Legal Reference: What is Copyright?

It should be paramount to all sellers on Amazon and other sites like Walmart and eBay that they agree and understand copyrights. It's been several years now, and hundreds of copyright infringement complaints filed ... and I still will find my original artsy products listed by online sellers.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT PRODUCTS

Copyright Violation on Amazon - Starotor

Copyright Violation on Walmart - BPBOP and ARTJIA

Copyright Violation on Google Shopping - BPBOP and ARTJIA

Copyright Violation on People Promoting Walmart - BPBOP

I can report that Amazon USA and Canada were very expeditious with the processing of my copyright violation complaints against the several sellers. I received confirmation within a timely period from Amazon telling me they didn't support copyright infringements and removed the products.

Some of the Amazon Canada Sellers with Copyright Infringements include Harots-ltd, Wecye, Ploekdu, CXMS, GHEDPO, FbaPan and BurnellGarden.

Copyright Infringement Complaint Submitted - Amazon

When it came to reporting these copyright violations to Walmart, I was on a chat with an associate who immediately asked for my permission to escalate the complaint. It's 24 hours later and I am still waiting to hear back from Walmart as to how they will address and handle copyright violations reported.

I also reported the copyright violations to Google Shopping and am awaiting removal.

Another day, Tuesday, January 15, 2019 ... this morning I was searching again on Amazon for my Artsy Gerbera Daisy Watercolor art when I saw a PRIME listing and then another seller, Queen's designer who had a different product of mine, Boldly Sunny Sunflowers. Holy Smokes, but this is never ending! I never envisioned in my retirement as a senior starving artist, that I'd spend my waning hours reporting copyright infringements!!!

Here is the original of today's infringed upon product of mine. I have this original design with a variety of backgrounds including black, white and teal, on a host of products available from my Zazzle store, Jaguar Julie Flowers. Please support the original designer, me! Don't buy fakes from Amazon, Walmart, or elsewhere online. You'll not be happy with the inferior quality of those stolen art products.

The ORIGINAL Boldly Sunny Sunflowers on Black Throw Pillow
Designed and Sold by Jaguar Julie Flowers on Zazzle

And, yes, once again, I was busy completing copyright violation forms on Amazon ... both the USA and Canada!! It is so distressing that I try and limit my reporting to a different product each morning so that it doesn't completely ruin my psyche or my day!!

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT PRODUCTS

Stolen Art Product on Amazon by Queen's designer

Stolen Art Products - More Copyright Violations - Google Image Search

Doing a Google Image Search brought up MANY more listings of my copyrighted art product. Copyright Infringement is rampant on the internet ... can we build a border wall on the internet to protect us original artists from content theft and copyright infringements??

Copyright Infringement Complaint Submitted - Amazon

UPDATE JANUARY 16, 2019 -- COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS

Doing my daily check of Amazon, I find two more sellers illegally selling products with copyright violations! This morning, the two sellers reported are Bo Fair and LMHB.

Copyright Violation on Amazon - Bo Fair

Copyright Violation on Amazon - LMHB

Thanks Google for Blogger

I love Google! Thanks Google for Blogger! I have learned to appreciate and love blogging thanks all to the power of Google. I would love to work for or with Google in almost any capacity, well except cleaning the toilets. I draw the line on cleaning toilet seats. Do you know how many germs you can pick up on a toilet seat? Listen up; I'd camp out in a tent [with air-conditioning] to get a job at Google. Hello Google people? Hire me please. I am JaguarJulie and I would love to work for or with Google in almost any capacity. Please Google!

I am a Google blogger known as Jaguar Julie Blog On since 2004! This here blog, folks! For the most part, I'm known verbally as a 'woman of few words.' But, you get me passionate about something or really riled up, well I can then become pretty prolific when it comes to the 'written word.' I'm kind of feeling pretty riled up today ... you might have noticed that? Actually the riling up has been building since about March 2012.

Blogging? Why, what a good thing it is to blog and write authentically and creatively on your blog. It's a good thing to talk about other people's content on your blog too ... provided you don't plagiarize them or steal their content and make it look like it is your content! You know?

My very first blog post was on December 22, 2004, inspired by a Microsoft Live Meeting sponsored webinar entitled "Blogging For Business" presented by Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and Anil Dash of Six Apart. I got the message about blogging online being a good thing!

"It's the Big "T" -- Take time out for blogging you all." I said that! By the way, I picked that pretty picture of very colourful pencils because that's what I think of blogging. Blogging should be compelling and colourful and inviting.

So, are you blogging? Why not leave me a comment about your blog as a comment on this blog post. There was a time when people left blog comments. I miss them. I miss my blog peeps!

UPDATE: It is 2019 and I have been dealing with a host of content scrapers who stole my copyrighted images and content and are indexed on Google ... many times with stolen content above the original content! Google HELP ... help to fix this. Do not rank content scrapers.

Google is fast at indexing

Google search is FASTER than a speeding bullet! Google is fast at indexing!

Blimey! I noticed the MOST interesting thing today when I did a Google search for jaguarjulie. On the first page of the search results, I found nearly all the results were what I expected them to be -- it found this blog, my websites and Squidoo lenses, and my twitter page. However, at the end of the results, I saw my Topicability blog listed.

What was odd that within the listing, rather than show an entry from THAT blog, it was showing some twitter updates from THIS very morning, but linking to my other blog. I don't know what to make of this as it's quite peculiar. Don't YOU think?

Google search is faster than a speeding bullet -- in that you can see information searched and seemingly indexed in real time. WOW! Google is absolutely amazing!


P.S. It is over 10 years later that I am reviewing this blog post and thinking, yes! Google is fast at indexing. However, today I am thinking Google is NOT careful on indexing ... to be indexing content scrapers who have stolen authentic and original images and content and making it difficult for the visitor to find the ORIGINAL ... why that is most concerning!! For me, it is particularly concerning because I have added my original photography, designs, images and content to Google blogger. It would seem such a blog content would be treated better by the "owner?"