Yes. I’ve found my stories on ASSTR, and a few other sites. Some blogger in Africa lifted a number of the best stories on lush and took one of mine with them. I actually wouldn’t care at all if those who did it credited me with my work.
In the end, though, it’s a hopeless battle to fight. One nice thing about posting my work here first is that I always have a date attached to prove I was the original writer. One can’t well claim it was theirs if it was here three years before they posted the copy.
Really as long as people are reading it, I’m happy it’s out there
I've had my stuff lifted and posted on other sites without my permission. I got told once that I "should be honoured," by my work being taken. I guess that means it's good? I don't know, but it irritates the hell out of me.
There have been a few instances where shady websites have stolen a lot of material from Lushstories. Mine have been among the stories lifted. A few of those sites are so amateur that they even included my copyright and reference to Lushstories.
If any had asked my permission and been up front and honest, as well as make sure my stories are credited to me, l'd give them a copy to post.
I actually did post a few stories on one small, reputable site that invited me to post stories with them.
But thieves, stealing other people's stories and worse stealing credit by changing the author's name are just scumbags.
Protect your work with copyrights. Also, you can threaten the irreputable thieving sites with legal action.
Here on Lushstories, we particularly hate plagiarism. If you find that someone here has copied your story, please notify Lush with our contact information and let one of the mods know.
I’ve been told it’s happened, but I never followed up.
However, the weirdest time was in a university alumni magazine; you know, the ones that include updates on alumni.
Some moron copied verbatim what I had submitted and was published in the previous issue. He changed a few things, but whole paragraphs were identical. When I complained to the alumni office, they contacted him. I demanded a public apology. He and they refused. I had them remove my name from their mailing list and I severed ties with that institution. Gutless fucks.
I did some checking after one of the bigger "scraping" incidents but that was years ago. Haven't done any searching recently. Just don't have the time to be policing stories as well as writing them. So basically, if I find one out there without my credit or Lush mentioned, I'll probably do a takedown, but it's not something I spend a lot of time on.
I haven't checked lately, but this topic was brought up about 3 years ago on another thread, and a few of my stories turned up on other erotica sites. If they credit my name, I'm okay with it. Otherwise... POX on them!
Plagiarism comes in many forms. I once had a site tell me that I had published an article they had exclusive rights to. I still have the email giving me permission to use it. I modified my software to display the dates I first published articles, and since this one predated the other site's copy by three years they dropped their claim. I notified the original author and several others I recognised, and the site eventually sank without trace.
I am a very good writer and my husband is even better. Sometimes someone will steal my husband's work and change it a little in an attempt to disguise the source. The changes are always poorly written, but the original shines through.
I occasionally place a classified ad in a local paper. Somebody once asked if they would publish my ad and just change the phone number to his. The lady in charge of classifieds did not tell him to go fuck himself, she's too polite for that, but the intent was implied.
So far I haven't looked for my erotica elsewhere, but it's too new and there are only a few stories. If I find my work stolen I will tell Lush immediately.
With the Lush stories, a bunch. It's despicable behavior, but I don't care that much. Particlularly if they give me credit. It's the nature of the internet.
With the stories I've taken off here and put on Amazon, I've gotten notices from Amazon they are publicly availble, assumedly because they were scraped off Lush and posted somewhere else before I deleted them. All you have to do is tell Amazon that you wrote them and they are chill. They don't even require you to hunt down the plagiarism.
My stories are all over the internet. I post on several sites so they’re easy to grab.
Luckily they always leave my name. I’m fine as long as I still get the credit.
Only once did somebody steal and put on Amazon...but I was able to have it removed quickly.
Hugs,
Mysteria
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yes I've seen mine elsewhere
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
Herbert Spencer
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I have been posting my stories online for years now (slowly uploading my librery here too) but I never found someone plagiarizing my work. In all honesty, I am terrefied of the day it might happen and hope that day will never come.
If My Work Earned Your Attention Please Consider Commenting Or Emailing Me.
I doubt it. I wish I was worth plagiarizing. Though what I've written has actually happened and was written out by hand before being posted here. I will admit to some cringey things I put at the end to make the 3000 character minimum. I usually start with how I feel then the actual punishment-I post to the Spanking section-and if I hit short I over explain the ending for like 3 sentences. I was actually called out on it in a review and admitted to it.
Does Lush ever get involved and clamp down on the plagiarisers on behalf of its authors?
I have serious issues... er, I mean, I have serious issues with those that abuse their position of, and over, power.
