[FFML] Potential stealing of stories for profit

[Neko-]

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  <http://www.ebooks-tree.net/> 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
<http://besinaao3.tumblr.com/post/116281407120/theyre-at-it-again> here -
http://besinaao3.tumblr.com/post/116281407120/theyre-at-it-again .
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
<http://besinaao3.tumblr.com/post/116303502520/ebooks-tree-com-update-and-ge
tting-your-works> here -
http://besinaao3.tumblr.com/post/116303502520/ebooks-tree-com-update-and-get
ting-your-works. 

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