If a request is made to take something down that was shared without permission, it ought to be granted. Conversely, given the Wild West nature of the online world, we implicitly assume the risk that it will be shared with a wider audience because that is the territory. 

If the recipient will not honor the request as completely as the sender wishes in hindsight, perhaps it is a cautionary tale to clearly label your post with share parameters. However, one has to wonder why the change of heart for sender and half-hearted compliance for the recipient and that is usually associated with financial gain or concern for reputation. 

Where to go from there? Hire a lawyer? Not practical for many. Play nice to cajole the recipient to take it down? But isn’t it out there forever in some form anyway? Or post on blogs with independent moderators? Or be more cautious about what you post? Stop posting there? Stop posting altogether? Make a bigger deal about it? Let it fade away? 

Sometimes the internet just isn’t the best forum...  

Hi, Bev

Richard Byrne writes about this issue with some regularity. Here is a post he made in 2013. And this rant is from 2016. (He calls it a rant and says he will continue to rant as long as the problem persists.) Hope Richard's advice is helpful.

Jackie

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On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 9:01 AM, Bev Bjorklund <bjorklundb@newtown.k12.ct.us> wrote:

Hi all,

An author friend has a question regarding a post on a blog. I’m copying the question but I am not including any names to protect privacy of all involved. 

If you have any input, please post here. 

This is the question:

Question for the Hivemind: Someone has published a letter that I wrote on his blog without my permission. Initially, he linked to my website. I think he thought he was doing me a favor because he let me know about the post.

When I told him that I did not grant him permission to publish it, he removed my name and the link to my website, but I am not satisfied with that. I want him to remove the entire post. When I explained why, he removed additional bits of my letter, but I'm still not satisfied. I didn't give him permission to publish any of it. What can I do?

Thanks,

Bev Bjorklund

Head O’Meadow Elementary School

Newtown, CT

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