For the so inclined, a request.

[sakon76]

I mentioned a few days ago that serika_san had tipped me off that someone on fanfiction.net had stolen two of my Princess Tutu stories and claimed them as their own. Now, she, hoshikage and I let ff.net know about this eleven days ago and... they've done nothing. Not pulled the stories, not banned the plagiarist's account, nothing. I don't normally like asking favors of my friends, but this has me really irked because these are my stories and this person is stealing them. I realize fanfiction is only that, and I don't own any kind of intellectual property to Princess Tutu or any of the story sources I've ever written from, but... I worked hard on these stories. Writing is a skill that I strive to polish. I think I have the right to be proud of my work and the pleasure it might give to others. To have someone steal it like this and claim it as their own cheapens my feeling of worth and leaves me bitter, angry, and upset. (Also, those feelings tend to decrease the possibility of me writing more, because I can't write well when depressed. This may be taken as incentive, if you're so minded.)

So, if any of you are so inclined as to also report the matter to ff.net, the person in question's account is here and the two stories she's posted thus far are both mine, posted here and on the Princess Tutu Fanfiction community roughly three months ago and more recently on my personal website. At the bottom of each story there is the option to "Submit Review." If you click on it, it also gives you the option to "Report Possible Abuse." I would appreciate anyone's efforts in getting this matter rectified. I've opened my own ff.net account since this plagiarism came to light (it's Sakon76, for those interested) but I'm probably not going to start posting my stories there until this matter is cleared up. (They're all available on my website anyway, so it's not a threat, merely a fact.)

Comments

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

Complaint sent to ff.net. As I think I was semi-beta reading on some of your work, I'll vouch for you. ^_!

[kamiki-seto.livejournal.com]

Complaint sent also. I hope it helps. I HATE plagiarists.

[queenrelena.livejournal.com]

Done. That really stinks. :(

[toothycat]

So done. I hope they actually do something about it ¬.¬

[sennetari.livejournal.com]

It is sad that fanfiction.net is probably too big and too understaffed to handle situations like this very quickly. :( Nevertheless, I reported these stories for you, in a hope that doing so may help speed things up a little.

[taeriel.livejournal.com]

I've sent off abused reports for each story and also left reviews regarding the plaugarism. I hope that it's resolved soon!

[kamiki-seto.livejournal.com]

I was just checking back on this and I noticed the stories have been taken down. The plagiarist's account is apparently still active though, but at least it's something....