I must have hit the big time!

[gordo12]

My recent new book release got pirated within 4 days. I don't know whether to be grateful that it was so great they couldn't resist or to have them flogged. Interestingly, the site suggests contacting the mods for faster removal on copyright issues. My question is...what happens when it's a mod that stole it?

Site is Mobilism, btw.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Just curious: I assume they used your title too?

 

[gordo12]

Complete copy, pic and blurb from Smashwords. Didn't even remove the Author credit (pen name)

 

[gunhilltrain]

Complete copy, pic and blurb from Smashwords. Didn't even remove the Author credit (pen name)

I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but at least they gave you "credit." Admittedly pretty shameless, however.

 

[gordo12]

Strangely enough, I'm feeling far more insulted that the site says it's located in the Ukraine. With all the support the world is giving them, you'd think laying off theft and pirating might be a smart move.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Strangely enough, I'm feeling far more insulted that the site says it's located in the Ukraine. With all the support the world is giving them, you'd think laying off theft and pirating might be a smart move.

Ukraine, and other former eastern block counties, are the hardest to get your stolen works removed from. My father's stories that were stolen, we eventually removed from all the servers they were listed on. I have stories all over the net now stolen from other sites and sprinkled around the globe. Not worried about theft from sites like Lit and other free sites, as long as they spell my name right, LOL, but if it is from Amazon or Smashwords, I get a bit testy. I had some of my work being sold, as co-written by some bitch, on Amazon. Amazon removed my work from her profile quickly with no fuss or muss, and she disappeared right fast from Amazon. I'm sure she republished under some new pen name, but my work seems to only be under my name there now.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Is he getting paid for his copy or your book and through who? You mentioned Smashwords, did her post it there? or to some other site behind the false curtain of war?

Give us the link to his copy...

 

[MillieDynamite]

Is he getting paid for his copy or your book and through who? You mentioned Smashwords, did her post it there? or to some other site behind the false curtain of war?

Give us the link to his copy...

Pop's received not one dime from the offending parties. My father's former publisher's lawyer had them removed. I don't know who that lawyer was. I'm sure he doesn't know either, and the owner of the publishing company has moved on, so to speak, so we can't be contacting him to find out anymore. It does usually require a lawyer to get copyright violations taken care of. No one received compensation for the violations, just ended the bleeding. Amazon didn't compensate me either, and I didn't use anyone else to hunt them down. I sent Amazon links to the original publications on free sites. One of my motivations to get the story removed, other than she was stealing from me, was that the story wasn't a good one she stole. If the story is a free story and you still receive credit as the author, I'm not certain you have recourse if they aren't earning money from your work, with the caveat they ripped it from a free site. My father hasn't been with the publisher for about 5 years now. Well before his (the publisher) heart attack, they parted ways over the pricing of the books and advertising (or lack of).

 

[gordo12]

Is he getting paid for his copy or your book and through who? You mentioned Smashwords, did her post it there? or to some other site behind the false curtain of war?

Give us the link to his copy...

I haven't checked out the revenue picture at the site, but it appears they get paid for download volume. I'm not entirely sure.

No, I have it at Smash (JUL 15) and Amazon. I posted it on Amazon a few days later; that's how I know it was purchased from Smash cause it wasn't available on Amazon yet.

Sorry about your link request, but it's a new pen name I'm not prepared to share yet. I don't want the link between Lit and these books. They're clean. (no sex) I'm proud of my Lit work but have seen too many things come back to haunt people from the past.

 

[gordo12]

Pop's received not one dime from the offending parties. My father's former publisher's lawyer had them removed. I don't know who that lawyer was. I'm sure he doesn't know either, and the owner of the publishing company has moved on, so to speak, so we can't be contacting him to find out anymore. It does usually require a lawyer to get copyright violations taken care of. No one received compensation for the violations, just ended the bleeding. Amazon didn't compensate me either, and I didn't use anyone else to hunt them down. I sent Amazon links to the original publications on free sites. One of my motivations to get the story removed, other than she was stealing from me, was that the story wasn't a good one she stole. If the story is a free story and you still receive credit as the author, I'm not certain you have recourse if they aren't earning money from your work. My father hasn't been with the publisher for about 5 years now. Well before his (the publisher) heart attack, they parted ways over the pricing of the books and advertising (or lack of).

I don't expect to recover anything. Getting it taken down is my objective.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Best of luck on that!

I don't expect to recover anything. Getting it taken down is my objective.