[FFML] Potential stealing of stories for profit

[Jason Ulloa]

While nothing of mine is up there (thankfully), I did see that Kyon: Big Damn Hero, by the late Brian Randall, is.
http://www.ebooks-tree.net/ebook/15pqwm.html
Not cool.


> 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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