WTF

[mistressace]

This travesty has just been brought to my attention and as an author, I am furious. Someone has apparently created a fanzine from my story Without A Trace and someone else is selling it on e-bay.

This has been done without my knowledge. The fanzine has been created without my permission. Someone has stolen from me and is profitting from my work.

If any of you find this zine, let me know who is selling it and who printed it. I know I haven't written anything since my beta passed away - and things like this will damn well guarantee I won't write anything again. This journal will be locked to friends only as soon as I get back from Comi-con.

No love

Ace

Comments

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

God, I'm so sorry this happened to you.

I just skimmed down the sellers list of items and there are Smallville stories (that I recognized) by joyfulgirl and dayspring and dolimir, plus 'collections' of stories, so who knows how many other authors.

I wouldn't be surprised if every single 'fanzine' that seller has are stories she/he printed off the internet and then had bound.

Is there any recourse we have against them?

[mistressace.livejournal.com]

Because it's fanfiction do we, the authors, have any rights?

This hurts because Diluvian and I were going to put The Prometheus Project out as a zine once we finished the final book, but then Diluvian passed away and I just... I lost the drive to finish it and now this happens.

God... I'm so hurt and so angry.

Re: Is there any recourse we have against them?

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

I don't know what to tell you. I wish I did.

I can definitely understand the hurt and anger and you have my complete sympathy. *hugs again*

Re: Is there any recourse we have against them?

[songs-of-winter.livejournal.com]

You can complain to Ebay and see if you can't get them to block the seller. Looks like yours has been pulled (or sold), so I can't see who it was. If you still have the name, though, you should let people know so they don't buy from that seller.