How do you know if someone stills your work?

[Queen_Vicki]

The title says it all basically. I trying to figure how can I know if someone stills your hard work, and post it somewhere else, or try to make money off something they did not do?

Can anyone please help me?

 

[mynameisben]

If it reeks of moonshine.

 

[Queen_Vicki]

If it reeks of moonshine.

What?!?! that's confusing, and not very helpful.

 

[lovecraft68]

What?!?! that's confusing, and not very helpful.

Spell check is a very useful thing when posting. I doubt people stills others work, but it's pretty damn easy to steal it if you post it on a site like this.

I've never tried it, but supposedly if you paste a paragraph or so of your story into google it will show up wherever it is on the net.

Once this happens there is not much you can do about it. If you ever intend to make any money off your work or are afraid of others taking credit for it, then never post it here. Lit's the biggest free story site around therefore it's a shopping cart for thieves

 

[sr71plt]

Yep, if someone stills your work, get it into a bottle and sell it down at the general store.

 

[Queen_Vicki]

Spell check is a very useful thing when posting. I doubt people stills others work, but it's pretty damn easy to steal it if you post it on a site like this.

I've never tried it, but supposedly if you paste a paragraph or so of your story into google it will show up wherever it is on the net.

Once this happens there is not much you can do about it. If you ever intend to make any money off your work or are afraid of others taking credit for it, then never post it here. Lit's the biggest free story site around therefore it's a shopping cart for thieves

Thank you for the advice. And thanks for pointing out stills and steal, I realize I made that mistake until you pointed out it to me.

 

[Stella_Omega]

The easiest way is to copy a fairly distinctive sentence out of your second or third paragraph, and enter it into google search between quotes.

like this:
"Please be aware that the bulk of my fiction is graphically erotic and unsuitable for minors or prudes."



Also, spell check is useless for a misspelling like "Stills" since that is in fact, a correctly spelled word.

 

[lance gt]

Thank you for the advice. And thanks for pointing out stills and steal, I realize I made that mistake until you pointed out it to me.

I was going to say, that if someone wanted to still your work, it would 1 bombed all day! Lots of advice threads here on how to check if your story has been hijacked.

 

[lance gt]

The easiest way is to copy a fairly distinctive sentence out of your second or third paragraph, and enter it into google search between quotes.

like this:
"Please be aware that the bulk of my fiction is graphically erotic and unsuitable for minors or prudes."



Also, spell check is useless for a misspelling like "Stills" since that is in fact, a correctly spelled word.

As in Crosby, Stills and Nash, lol

 

[mynameisben]

As in Crosby, Stills and Nash, lol

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

I don't get it!

 

[Stella_Omega]

I don't get it!

I totally do.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

What?!?! that's confusing, and not very helpful.

Par for the course in this place, I'm afraid.

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

I don't get it!

I got it. Har?

 

[_Lynn_]

I totally do.

Me too.

 

[lovecraft68]

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

Sadly I get it as well

 

[Dual_Triode]

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

Of course I get it. So does Julie Cypher.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

I'm feeling left out

 

[Dual_Triode]

I'm feeling left out

Teach The Children Well

 

[Cruel2BKind]

Teach The Children Well

Not bad

Thanks for including me!

 

[beatrice_dreams]

You'd never get that joke if you're young.

I get it. But that might have more to do with fact that when I was growing up our only form of entertainment was a radio that only played an 'oldies' channel.

 

[desertslave]

Thank you for the advice. And thanks for pointing out stills and steal, I realize I made that mistake until you pointed out it to me.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....Vicki, to put it roughly, choose almost any sentence, put it in quotes and do a search on it. You might have some good stories, but you NEED an editor! Your grammar and usage need some work. As the stories stand, there are some distinctive errors that would make plagiarism a cinch to detect.

 

[Handley_Page]

I don't get it!

See this entry; then check You Tube !

 

[Handley_Page]

Teach The Children Well

Oh Lord; the title-writer cannot get the title right !
Teach Your Children.

 

[lance gt]

My goodness, the distance a pun gets.

Marakesh Express is another good tune of theirs.

 

[Queen_Vicki]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....Vicki, to put it roughly, choose almost any sentence, put it in quotes and do a search on it. You might have some good stories, but you NEED an editor! Your grammar and usage need some work. As the stories stand, there are some distinctive errors that would make plagiarism a cinch to detect.

Have you even read my stories? or are you critiquing my grammar and usage, from just reading my posts on the forum?

Thanks for the advice by the way.