And sometimes you don't.

[darth_stitch]

This is like the good news/bad news thing. I wish I had gotten the bad news first.

The good news: I found a wonderful story done by Hanakai on ff.net.

Not five minutes later, the bad news:

Someone had the utter, FUCKING GALL to post Telanu's "A Most Disquieting Tea" under her own name in fanfiction.net. I blinked for a moment - Telanu updated? Wizard Song was NC17-not exactly welcome there anymore...

And then I saw that it was under a different name. Someone else put it up. BUT - with the same title and summary. Clicked on the link just to make sure - I've practically memorized Telanu's first Tea fic and I thought I was going to ROAST someone for the first time in my life.

Story not found.

Good. (snarls) It better NOT EVER be found!

I absolutely DESPISE plagiarizers. We fan fic authors may write in somebody else's universe but that's the point of the BLOODY DISCLAIMERS. And when you write a fan fic off some else's fan fic, ask permission.

Stealing someone else's idea, word for fucking word is PLAGIARISM.

Comments

[bohemianvixen.livejournal.com]

It's awful how people blatantly plagiarize. *nods head* That is not the first case, and hell, it won't be the last, unfortunately.

By the way, I added you to my friends list. :)

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Someone did the same thing with one of the "classics" of A-Team fanfic, but at least they changed it to another fandom and slapped on a new title. I mean, this person wasn't terribly bright, was s/he? *g* Plagiarism 101: If you're gonna rip of somebody else's work, CHANGE THE TITLE.

calmer now...

[darth-stitch.livejournal.com]

[waves to bohemianvixen (Lexan)] - hail to thee, fellow Pinoy!

I decided just to re-read Hanakai's fic...which calmed me down considerably. Then went back to lamardeuse's latest chapter. Heh. What? Like I said, Snarry snark/romance in the morning is a better pick-me-up than coffee...