[FFML] Potential stealing of stories for profit

[the DragonBard]

Grrr.
And, since Durandall has passed, none of us have standing to ask for their removal.

One thing I'm worried about, is that, if the copyright holders get wind of this, and decide to 
do something, it might come down on the writers, as well as this group who are trying to make money off of 
others.

> From: jasonulloa at hotmail.com
> To: ffml at chez-vrolet.net
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:16:04 -0700
> Subject: Re: [FFML] Potential stealing of stories for profit
> 
> 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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