If you think you've read it before ... maybe you have ...
One of my f-listers and a writer in our fair fandom, mamazano, has uncovered what appears to be plagiarism of her POTC writing. You can learn more through the link I've put in my own journal, as well as the links to a couple of other stories - one of the original writer's, and one of the alleged plagiarist's.
Note: I say "alleged" because while fanfic writers have no legal protections from this sort of thing, I would prefer to use these legalistic terms because the appropriator in question has indicated he "paid" someone else for these stories and if that's the case, he's still at least abetting a plagiarist. Nonetheless, it has been done.
I post here, and I'll be posting in a couple of other places, because this goes beyond an individual's character preference, their 'ship preference, or even their fandom preference. It's just bad business to take someone else's words without giving them credit (which is what disclaimers are FOR on our stories). The point of fanfic is to enjoy something with a tip of the hat to the entities what originally created it - we can bitch about Disney or T&T all we like, but when I sit down to write a fanfic, I at least credit the parent studio because without them, we wouldn't have it to write about.
Note: I say "alleged" because while fanfic writers have no legal protections from this sort of thing, I would prefer to use these legalistic terms because the appropriator in question has indicated he "paid" someone else for these stories and if that's the case, he's still at least abetting a plagiarist. Nonetheless, it has been done.
I post here, and I'll be posting in a couple of other places, because this goes beyond an individual's character preference, their 'ship preference, or even their fandom preference. It's just bad business to take someone else's words without giving them credit (which is what disclaimers are FOR on our stories). The point of fanfic is to enjoy something with a tip of the hat to the entities what originally created it - we can bitch about Disney or T&T all we like, but when I sit down to write a fanfic, I at least credit the parent studio because without them, we wouldn't have it to write about.