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"Neyland News" is a scam

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3 months ago

If you like Neyland News on Facebook, I encourage you to unlike them. They steal information from subscription sites (including this one) and post it on Facebook, sometimes without attribution. They undermine these sites' business models and steal material from professionals like Wes, Ryan and Kevin.
I have reported Neyland News to Facebook. Who knows if anything comes of it. Still, as a former journalist, it bothers me to see people with disregard for these writers' livelihoods. Spread the word.
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It is a scam. For sure. Cease and desist letters are coming to them from multiple sites.
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Never saw them on Facebook myself.
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You do understand this thread increased their traffic a great deal.
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If anyone knows Anthony Ward, Brad Summey or Zach Snow can you can ask them to please quit violating our copyrights. Thanks.
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At least one of those is a student because I have seen updates from him where he said he had to study for an exam. You might send UT a cease and desist letter also if they are using University servers to violate copyrights.
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Pastor Jax said...
You do understand this thread increased their traffic a great deal.

Perhaps, but the larger point is served. Loyal members of this site who initially liked Neyland News and were unaware of its copyright violations will now be aware and, perhaps, compelled to unfollow.
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WesVols said...
Perhaps, but the larger point is served. Loyal members of this site who initially liked Neyland News and were unaware of its copyright violations will now be aware and, perhaps, compelled to unfollow.

And continue to spread the word about what they are doing. Thanks, WesVols.
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There is a posting on their Facebook page that is straight from last Friday's War Room on the Rivals site, word for word. I hope they have good lawyers. Yahoo doesn't play around.

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RunThruThe T said...
There is a posting on their Facebook page that is straight from last Friday's War Room on the Rivals site, word for word. I hope they have good lawyers. Yahoo doesn't play around.

Guessing from Kevin's response...247 doesn't play around either!!
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Seanbt said...
Guessing from Kevin's response...247 doesn't play around either!!
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It is a scam. For sure. Cease and desist letters are coming to them from multiple sites.

You and Hubbs should wait for them outside of class and deliver some cease and desist hay-makers.
"People think I'm the greatest damn coach in the world, but Neyland taught me everything I know" -Bear Bryant
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I liked them a while back. I never really paid any attention to anything they post as I very rarely get on Facebook. Thanks for the heads up, I've "unliked"...not that it really matters though.
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First I've heard of it. Thanks for the info.
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