Getting the consent of the author seems to not matter a jot to TPilot, also they are not keen to disclose this fact when pressed i.e. "can't I just ask the person who wrote it if its ok". On your first point, quite, it's quite incredible the lengths they will go to in order to prevent you collecting reviews whilst not paying them a fee.

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Hi, original author here. Great point. In fact other firms seems to be able to get away with even using your brand-name in their advertising. Simply put, nothing stops this, and it will happen. It comes down to how confident the customer is looking specifically for you and not anyone else. In competitive niches, this could be tricky, but if they searched on your brand name, there is a high chance they'll dig to find your website.