Copyright infringements

[Shaima32]

Hiya all,
This is just a general query and a heads up. I was notified by one of my readers that one of my stories My Brown Eyed Girl had been copied verbatim by an author using the name Amara Boone and uploaded as a Kindle title on Amazon. After verifying this I then went searching and found another eleven of my stories had been lifted from Literotica and uploaded onto Amazon by the same author. In some cases she has changed the title subtly and in one case completely but it was my work. I have since complained to Amazon and they are apparently in the case of removing the titles.
However, there are many other titles by the same author so it might be an idea to check her author page just to see if she's done this to other authors. The reader who notified me also told me she'd done it to another Literotica author who had to complain to Amazon. Many of the titles are either gay woman or gay man stories but there are some straight stories there as well.
It stinks when our work is stolen but what really makes my blood boil is someone doing it so openly and then thinking they can get away with earning money off our work. I've done what I can to have the work removed but I'd hate this to happen to anyone else.
Cheers,
Shaima.

 

[NotWise]

Hiya all,
This is just a general query and a heads up. I was notified by one of my readers that one of my stories My Brown Eyed Girl had been copied verbatim by an author using the name Amara Boone and uploaded as a Kindle title on Amazon. After verifying this I then went searching and found another eleven of my stories had been lifted from Literotica and uploaded onto Amazon by the same author. In some cases she has changed the title subtly and in one case completely but it was my work. I have since complained to Amazon and they are apparently in the case of removing the titles.
However, there are many other titles by the same author so it might be an idea to check her author page just to see if she's done this to other authors. The reader who notified me also told me she'd done it to another Literotica author who had to complain to Amazon. Many of the titles are either gay woman or gay man stories but there are some straight stories there as well.
It stinks when our work is stolen but what really makes my blood boil is someone doing it so openly and then thinking they can get away with earning money off our work. I've done what I can to have the work removed but I'd hate this to happen to anyone else.
Cheers,
Shaima.

Good luck getting Amazon to do anything.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Link to the books: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-...nk&text=Amara+Boone&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

 

[JPGmvny]

Hiya all,
This is just a general query and a heads up. I was notified by one of my readers that one of my stories My Brown Eyed Girl had been copied verbatim by an author using the name Amara Boone and uploaded as a Kindle title on Amazon. After verifying this I then went searching and found another eleven of my stories had been lifted from Literotica and uploaded onto Amazon by the same author. In some cases she has changed the title subtly and in one case completely but it was my work. I have since complained to Amazon and they are apparently in the case of removing the titles.
However, there are many other titles by the same author so it might be an idea to check her author page just to see if she's done this to other authors. The reader who notified me also told me she'd done it to another Literotica author who had to complain to Amazon. Many of the titles are either gay woman or gay man stories but there are some straight stories there as well.
It stinks when our work is stolen but what really makes my blood boil is someone doing it so openly and then thinking they can get away with earning money off our work. I've done what I can to have the work removed but I'd hate this to happen to anyone else.
Cheers,
Shaima.

At ElectricBlue66's suggestion, I placed this information on the sticky copyright-infringement thread on the top of this page so it is always on the page and doesn't drop off. It is suggested that authors check that thread periodically to see if any of their stories have been lifted.

 

[Shaima32]

Thank you, I didn't know how to do that!
Shaima.