I've Been Plagiarized

[Dixon Carter Lee]

A very kind reader here at Literotica has alerted me to this page:

http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A245301&entry=10054

Someone has copied "Teaching Patti" and pasted onto a site called OpenDiary, and passed it off as their own. (I also recognize at least one other story, not mine, and not a Literotica story, that has been copied.)

I've complained to:

diarymonitor@opendiary.com

but would appreciate anyone else here at Lit petitioning them to have the story removed from their site. After all, anyone can "claim" to be a story's original writer, but a few testimonials affriming my authorship would certainly help my case.

Thanks to all who respond.

Dixon

 

[Bobtoad777]

i sent one showing links to your story showing them it was here first

 

[HSWriter]

That pisses me off

I'm behind you DCL. Teaching Patti was and always will be my favorite story on this site. It's the story that helped shape the character of this site. I say that we all petition that site to remove that story at once.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Thank you both. I'm sure your e-mails will help.

Makes you wonder how many other stories have been "lifted" and placed somewhere in cybespace.

I'm particularly concerned about this because I have just begun a sequel to "Teaching Patti".

 

[Bonnie Wee Lassie]

I can't believe it. I am sending a email about this also. I can't believe someone would just use your hard work and pass it off for thier own. I am glad you caught it so a stop can be put to it at once.

 

[CreamyLady]

I sent an email too.

Would you keep us informed? I'd like to know how they handle it.

 

[Whispersecret]

It's reprehensible. I'm sending e-mail. The person who alerted you deserves an award! Bless anyone who catches this sort of thing and alerts the author and/or webmaster.

 

[Passionnee]

Email sent too, and nice little remark at bottom of story to let readers know she is stealing other writers stories.

 

[Expertise]

BEAT THEM TO DEATH WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN LIMBS!!!

Oh god i'm channeling Deborah.

 

[Sammyjo]

Thanks for alerting us DCL. I sent mail also.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

This "author" HoRnY & SeXy GuRl sounds familiar. Is this someone who has posted at Literotica before? Maybe she just goes into chat? Anyone know her? I'd like to contact her directly and ask her why she's lifting my story.

 

[Passionnee]

Yes she does, I think she comes in chat from time to time. Her name is familiar anyhow.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I found her e-mail. She had the nerve to put it on a page of FAQs wherein she answers "Yes! I wrote all these stories!" Geez. She's at NaughtyBlondBabe@aol.com, and I sent her a stern letter.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

I have added my protest to the site Dixon ...

I am sorry you were subjected to such a "slap in the face" ...

I know how valuable and precious one's written words are to a writer.

 

[Passionnee]

You won't believe this, but the following stuff she wrote are all plagiarized from literotica. She put a poem from Havocman, CurvyQ, etc... She has to be stopped now.


[Edited by Passionnee on 12-27-2000 at 05:39 PM]

 

[Nicole]

So what she has done is taken the top writer here, then taken the top Poetry writer, and she tries to pass these off as her own? How stupid is this girl?

I let Havoc Know about this so I'm sure she will hear from him too.

This sucks, just plain sucks.

I'll write too, Dixon. I'm very sorry you had to have this happen. Both of you and anyone else she has done this too.

 

[Nicole]

Just went over and saw just what this girl has been up too. I really don't think that someone who writes "look bellow to see my work" could even think to write what she claims.

Here is the link to Havoc's poem http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A245301&entry=10056 so feel free to let her know just how fucked she is.

Dixon, sorry again that this has happened.

 

[Passionnee]

The list..

ok here are the poems, stories she plagiarized :

The Shower by Sugarlips

Cheerleading Camp by HSWriter

Teaching Patti, all seven chapters by DCL

anything by Jennifer O.Kinney

Urge by CurvyQ

The Taste of Us by Havocman..

[Edited by Passionnee on 12-27-2000 at 05:40 PM]

 

[WriterDom]

from her questions and answers

"awesome yeah but do u make these up or where do u find them [stories]? please let me know"


99% of them I write, some are writen by a friend, a room mate or someone I know. I'll post credit if a story is not mine. Thanks for reading and opinioning my diary!

there is also a pic of her... looks like it was stolen from somewhere also

 

[Samuari]

This bites!

Joined the chorus, just sent emails to webmaster and would be authors.

This is one of the problems with the net, that this is so easy to do and difficult to catch, and then only after considerable damage may have been done to the real author's reputation. There needs to be a better way of protecting intellectual property, then the after the fact infrocement of copywrite laws.

 

[Juliangel]

sent my email too, sorry it happen DCL.

 

[Wizard]

I just hit them with a note also............Glad you saw that DCL ....Thats Bullshit!!!

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Holy Moly -- she copied all those stories and poems? What a nutball. Truly makes you wonder about people's sanity. In the last year or so I've come across a variety of delusional people on the net. Makes you wonder just how large the ratio is between "us" and "them". I'm thinking 50:50.

Same odds as the recent Presidential race. Hmmm.

Anyway, thanks again all. I read some of your posts on the site.

By the way, I believe OpenDiary is a legit, well run site -- it's just this girl's portion of it that's got me steamed.

I hope the other writers who've been ripped off read all this.

 

[CreamyLady]

Well, she's not entirely stupid. She only steals the best.

 

[Budman]

RIGHT ON THERE creamy lady. Dixon i posted my comments on the site also. Damn limitations wouldn't let me post what I wanted to tho.