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It's been brought to my attention that my NCIS story "The Widening Gyre" ( here on LJ and here on ff.net) has been plagiarized and posted as the SG-1 story "Different, but the Same" by brokenbitsofhc.
Although the ending was altered, large chunks of the story were lifted with only minor changes.
For example:
Gibbs knocked and then waited, not patiently, but he waited nonetheless. A full three minutes passed before he heard the familiar clop- drag- skip that signaled Tony was making his way to the door. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He wasn’t about to let the stresses of his day intrude here.
“W-w-who is it?”
Gibbs smiled. Everyday, the same question. “It’s me, Tony.”
“Boss?”
“You're supposed to check who it is before you unlock the door.” Gibbs said as he heard the deadbolt come off. “Did you look through the peephole?”
“No,” Tony announced as the threw the door open. “But I di'n’t need to. Y’re the only one that g-g-growls like that. Besides, it’s down-and-over and you always come when the clock says down-and-over.”
vs.
Jack knocked and then shoved his hands in his pockets to wait. It was a full three minutes before he heard the familiar clop- drag- skip that told him Daniel was coming to the door. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He wasn’t about to let his crappy day screw this up.
"W-w-who is it?"
Jack smiled. Everyday, the same question. "It’s me."
"Jack!" Daniel yelled, throwing the door open.
“Daniel, did you look through the peephole?”
"Di'n’t need to. Y’re the only one that g-g-growls like that. Besides, it’s down-and-over and you always come when the clock says down-and-over."
or
Mr. Johansson ran the corner store at the end of the block. Now that Tony was doing better he’d started walking down there on his own. At first Gibbs had been worried about Tony bothering the storekeeper too much, especially since he rarely remembered to take money with him. Not even when he going there specifically to buy his daily candy bar. But, Mr. Johansson told Gibbs that he didn’t mind, explaining that Tony had helped him out a lot before and he’d considered this his chance to return the favor. Mr. Joe was a good man.
vs
Mr. Thompson ran the corner store at the end of the block. Now that Daniel was doing better he’d started walking down there on his own. At first Jack had worried about Daniel bothering the storekeeper too much, especially since he rarely remembered to take money with him. But, Mr. Thompson told Jack that he didn’t mind, explaining that Daniel had helped him out a lot before and he’d considered this his chance to return the favor. Mr. Tom was a good man.
I'm not really sure how to proceed or if it would be proper to confront the "author" myself, so I am reporting it here in hopes of advice.
(In case it's removed screencaps of "Different, but the Same" can be found here and here)
Although the ending was altered, large chunks of the story were lifted with only minor changes.
For example:
Gibbs knocked and then waited, not patiently, but he waited nonetheless. A full three minutes passed before he heard the familiar clop- drag- skip that signaled Tony was making his way to the door. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He wasn’t about to let the stresses of his day intrude here.
“W-w-who is it?”
Gibbs smiled. Everyday, the same question. “It’s me, Tony.”
“Boss?”
“You're supposed to check who it is before you unlock the door.” Gibbs said as he heard the deadbolt come off. “Did you look through the peephole?”
“No,” Tony announced as the threw the door open. “But I di'n’t need to. Y’re the only one that g-g-growls like that. Besides, it’s down-and-over and you always come when the clock says down-and-over.”
vs.
Jack knocked and then shoved his hands in his pockets to wait. It was a full three minutes before he heard the familiar clop- drag- skip that told him Daniel was coming to the door. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He wasn’t about to let his crappy day screw this up.
"W-w-who is it?"
Jack smiled. Everyday, the same question. "It’s me."
"Jack!" Daniel yelled, throwing the door open.
“Daniel, did you look through the peephole?”
"Di'n’t need to. Y’re the only one that g-g-growls like that. Besides, it’s down-and-over and you always come when the clock says down-and-over."
or
Mr. Johansson ran the corner store at the end of the block. Now that Tony was doing better he’d started walking down there on his own. At first Gibbs had been worried about Tony bothering the storekeeper too much, especially since he rarely remembered to take money with him. Not even when he going there specifically to buy his daily candy bar. But, Mr. Johansson told Gibbs that he didn’t mind, explaining that Tony had helped him out a lot before and he’d considered this his chance to return the favor. Mr. Joe was a good man.
vs
Mr. Thompson ran the corner store at the end of the block. Now that Daniel was doing better he’d started walking down there on his own. At first Jack had worried about Daniel bothering the storekeeper too much, especially since he rarely remembered to take money with him. But, Mr. Thompson told Jack that he didn’t mind, explaining that Daniel had helped him out a lot before and he’d considered this his chance to return the favor. Mr. Tom was a good man.
I'm not really sure how to proceed or if it would be proper to confront the "author" myself, so I am reporting it here in hopes of advice.
(In case it's removed screencaps of "Different, but the Same" can be found here and here)
