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Site Steals Fanfics/Stories and makes money on it

Biigoh

Biigoh

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So, I got a notice from FFML about a site that is stealing fanfics and works of fiction and then making a profit on them... I don't know about you, but this isn't kosher in my eyes.

Just found a notice about a site that is stealing fanfics to publish on a pay site of sorts.

Just want to get the word out, so I'm copying the bit that alerted me to it (typed up by Obselescence - http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Obselescence). Take from it what you want, do with it what you like/need. I just posted this to inform all of you :)

Quick announcement here that it's been discovered that an ebook website called Ebooks Tree - http://www.ebooks-tree.net/ has been caught selling peoples' fanfics without their knowledge or permission. This in the midst of a rash of other scandals involving fanfiction-stealing, which you can read more about here - . Basically, the site's sent out some bots that harvested a bunch of stuff from popular Fanfiction venues, and they make money off of it via ad support and charging for access.

Which is obviously not okay.

Easy directions for filing a DMCA complaint so that you can get your stories pulled can be found here - .

Quick links to Ebooks Tree's DMCA page - http://www.ebooks-tree.net/info.php?dmca and Contact Page - http://www.ebooks-tree.net/info.php?contacts here.

So, uh, probably best to just do a quick scan for any stories you might have written that are near and dear to your heart (or checking around for your author name). If you find anything, make sure to file the proper complaints, and that'll hopefully contribute to ending this withering storm.

Basically it's recommended to search for your pen-name, or story title, in conjunction with the site:ebooks-tree.net query.

As an example, I did find Joseph Palmers - Seasons on there: http://www.ebooks-tree.net/ebook/13p36s.html. Tried to get the PDF, but it requires registration, which demands a credit card info due to 'licensing'. It's fanfiction. There is no licensing, there is only crediting. Heck, Joseph still has the stories up on his page: http://www.josephpalmer.com/fanfic/fanfic.shtml

Cheers, Neko-
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While a fanfic writers dream is for their work to become actual canon.
The aforementioned does not excuse this stealing of someone's work.
 
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Honestly... when Krista Perry's Heart of Ice as well as Brian Randall aka Durandall's works are amongst those stolen.... I dun know what to say
 
This offends me.

Because if you're going to pirate something, just offer it for free like a normal site. This is troublesome for people it steals from and people who just want to enjoy some nice stolen fiction.
 
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