Kind of sad . . .

[incisron 178]

I know this is probably going to sound stupid, but I wrote a discipline story and its been plagiarized, made into a kind of parody version and put up on Amazon as an ebook to be sold. Im broke and cant review it at this time because I havent bought anything on Amazon. So I'm kind of sad about that, just wanted to vent.

[katekk 1484]

Wow! I would be sad, too -- and angry! Maybe you could try making a report to Amazon that the material is plagiarized, and include a copy of your story as evidence. Be sure to put a copyright mark on it with the year you wrote the story. If plagiarism is suspected, Amazon may pull the material. When you write something original, you automatically have a copyright -- here's how to protect yourself further for free: http://www.ehow.com/how_4446589_book-script-creative-work-free.html.

Even if the material has been changed, plagiarism can involve the use of major themes or elements of someone else's work.

If the plagiarist is a member of this site, report them to the moderator. Someone else was banned earlier this year for using other members' material on her own website without permission.

Good luck!

[incisron 178]

Hugs thanks katekk. Will take your advice.

[Guest AKS]

how do you know its your story, and who is the alleged "author" thats selling ? just curious.

[incisron 178]

He stole the title and wrote a summary based on my story. He also provided a sample. The author is Chester Perkins.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V0TLIQA?ie=UTF8&redirectFromSS=1&pc_redir=T1&noEncodingTag=1&fp=1

[Guest AKS]

where was your story, for him to steal it?

[katekk 1484]

It's remarkably common. I have a friend who has several books on fitness and writes a popular blog. People steal her blog posts word for word and publish them as e-books at 99 cents a pop. She actually hires someone from time to time to scan the e-book sites for plagiarism. Unless you have the money and time to pursue legal action, the site just removes the material and bans the plagiarist -- who then re-emerges under a different pseudonym with more plagiarized material. It's quite a racket.

[Guest AKS]

And for this reason, I no longer post any serious works that aren't copyrighted. Sorry you are going through this.

[incisron 178]

Thanks every1 was posted online. Might not do that again, wasn't a good idea.

[Genie 20]

That really sucks. I’ve had people steal my artwork before. It's not fun.

Hopefully, you'll be able to find a place where you can share your work with people you know you can trust.

[incisron 178]

Hugs thanks every1