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<channel><title><![CDATA[Interracial Erotica - Comments for article: Plagiarism is the New Black]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>authortracyames@gmail.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:29 CDT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment2442</link><description><![CDATA[Hey I like this story, almost expected to read about one of your "bad dates" but was VERY pleasantly surprised. Hehehe<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Carol at 9:27 am, Tue 1st Dec 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Carol)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:27:24 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment2442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2 (Reply to Comment #1)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment2444</link><description><![CDATA[Glad I threw you off a little there Carol. Can't have you guessing what comes next. LOL! Look out for more from these two.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Stephanie Morris at 1:29 pm, Tue 1st Dec 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Morris)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:56 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment2444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment6346</link><description><![CDATA[Hi I'm new to this website and would love to read the short stories too.  How do I access the Blind Date and To Date or Not to Date?  Regards<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Alice at 5:39 am, Wed 8th Dec 2010)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Alice)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:39:07 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment6346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4 (Reply to Comment #3)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment6347</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Alice! Welcome to the site! We are happy to have you here! All you have to do is click on the links under the categories on the upper left hand side and you will be able to read them. Again welcome and we are glad to have you! Happy Reading!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Stephanie Morris at 6:07 am, Wed 8th Dec 2010)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Morris)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:07:02 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/0/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black.html#Comment6347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7662</link><description><![CDATA[of course Amazon will cover their butt, let's pass the buck. literotica.com, seems to be the go to site for the thieves<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Judy at 7:42 am, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Judy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 07:42:33 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6 (Reply to Comment #5)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7675</link><description><![CDATA[JJ, I don't know much about Literotica but a number people have echoed your sentiment. Are writers lifting each others work and reposting it on the same site? What's going on?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 3:38 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 15:38:50 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7663</link><description><![CDATA[Thanks for this information. The links you provided to Copyscape and Time for Blogging were also very helpful. 

Another concern of mine is the pirate sites that give away our work for free or sell them to their "membership." Even if you can get them to remove your copyrighted work, forget about shutting down their enterprise, because even if they close shop today, they'll be open again next week with a new URL.  

I'll definitely share this information with others.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Delaney Diamond at 7:46 am, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Delaney Diamond)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 07:46:59 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8 (Reply to Comment #7)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7676</link><description><![CDATA[You're more than welcome and thanks for spreading the word.

Scribd.com is just such a site. I found a number of my pal's work there. I tipped off AJ Llewellyn when I saw his book and he had it removed but I don't know how he did it. If you find your work there, you may want to reach out to him. Whatever he did worked!

But you're right; the pirate sites are extremely difficult to pin down, and large amount of traffic they receive doesn't help. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 4:13 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 16:13:47 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8 (Reply to Comment #7)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7696</link><description><![CDATA[just had several individuals give a heads up about the scribed website.
this is a d*mn shame.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jayha at 12:18 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jayha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 12:18:44 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7668</link><description><![CDATA[My review on amazon is not going to get published because I called Elizabeth a fraud<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Vicki at 6:01 pm, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Vicki)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 18:01:46 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11 (Reply to Comment #10)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7672</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Vicki... I put reviews on all these stories as soon as they were discovered.  I also didn't think that Amazon would publish a review calling the author a thief and a fraud.  But they did.  I would encourage others to leave similar reviews on these stories as well as the others she has lifted.  At the very least, potential buyers will see these reviews and hopefully chose not to buy the story from "Elizabeth Summers"... ie. If you affect the profits, then could this possibly deter the thief from continuing to steal stories to make a buck?  It's a small thing we can do, but let's rally to work within the system to stop these sales!  Post those scathing reviews! Amazon is allowing them!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ashleigh at 10:37 am, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ashleigh)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 10:37:13 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11 (Reply to Comment #10)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7677</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASE WRITE REVIEWS!!

It bugs the living hell out of me that I can’t (because of the nature of the business) kick more doors in.

Ashleigh, thanks for your tireless effort. Collecting link, info, rallying the minions…you’ve gone above and beyond.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 4:35 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 16:35:39 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12 (Reply to Comment #10)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7697</link><description><![CDATA[Ashleigh,
That is brilliant.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jayha at 1:00 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jayha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 13:00:33 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #14]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7669</link><description><![CDATA[Holy crap Tracy! First, I wasted my cash on law school, I only have to read your posts. Second, Mr. Ames I am sure is on the case. Third, who's ass do you want us to beat?

I am glad you are getting this out there. The business side to story writing is so grimey and it seems at every turn the author is left completely unprotected. Who am I kidding? Business is grimey. Shit! Now I'm pissed that I just bought a Kindle.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Olga at 7:40 pm, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Olga)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 19:40:37 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #15 (Reply to Comment #14)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7678</link><description><![CDATA[Lady, this is a mess! Mr. Ames spent a couple of hours weeding through the legal rumble before he blew his top, and handed it off to one of his fact hounds. It’s all carefully crafted words to absolve themselves of any liable. As for these ‘authors’ and the business itself, keep an eye on your work and you’ll be fine. Never assume anyone has your best interest in mind. Well, except me.

Complain to Amazon…write reviews. With enough bad press, they’ll be forced to throw the ‘authors’ under the bus to save their own skin.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 4:43 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 16:43:52 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #16]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7670</link><description><![CDATA[This is breathtakingly disgusting!  I hate it.  I pay for every story I want to read and think every sale is legit.  I can't believe how naive I am even though another favorite author of mine told me this lady who read FREE books from my friend's website for a number of years is now FREELY copying purchased ebooks authored by this friend and making them available to others.  What a bitch!  I say stop giving us FREE READS!  Stop providing these works only to be eventually stolen!  I know you're trying to be nice and giving us a free taste to encourage future purchases but forget it.  Copyrighted works  must be protected and you should do what you have to do!  I can't tell you how much this pisses me off!  And Amazon is disgusting, as well!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Debbie B at 8:02 pm, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Debbie B)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 20:02:02 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #17]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7671</link><description><![CDATA[Just a thought!  If provided with proof that all the works she has presented and has been published is NOT HER WORK, can't that stop Amazon from doing future business with this bitch, "Elizabeth Summers"?  Demand her real name, do not accept pen names and force her to prove she is the author?  Am I being naive again?  Uggggh!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Debbie B at 8:06 pm, Fri 13th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Debbie B)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 20:06:54 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #18 (Reply to Comment #17)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7679</link><description><![CDATA[What!? Holy crap that's horrible! We authors don’t expect our loyal followers to lift our work so when it happens, we’re crushed. This is one reason I sell e-book format exclusively from my site: I want control. I understand there are other ways for pirates to copy my work but I want to make it a little more difficult for them to do so.

We offer free reads not only for the hope of future sells, but because it’s what we do. Writers write…we test ideas and ask for your honest feedback. Sites like IRE.net also give aspiring writers the chance to fine tune their skills under the watchful eye of seasoned vets. But it also gives the readers a chance to explore new or unfamiliar genres free of charge.

This was the case with “Beg Me”. I received a TON of emails from readers who’d never read a Kink based story before, but loved “Beg Me”. Sites like us opening doors…sadly, assholes take advantage of our generosity.

Exactly! The only way to force Amazon to get give the ‘authors’ real names and contact info is to put pressure and a shit load of bad press on them. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 5:01 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 17:01:22 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #19]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7673</link><description><![CDATA[I get the feeling that this will change IRE.net forever. That worries me a lot<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jennifer at 12:47 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jennifer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 12:47:12 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #20 (Reply to Comment #19)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7674</link><description><![CDATA[Hiya Jennifer. Why does this worry you? Everyone will continue to post...we even have fresh blood joining the nut bunch. With the new site coming online, I don't see massive security changes ahead because my guys run a pretty tight ship as is - meaning they run Copyscape and other detection programs weekly.

You have my word; I won't allow this foolishness to change IRE.net. :)<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 3:35 pm, Sat 14th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 15:35:25 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #21]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7683</link><description><![CDATA[That is so sad. Well, I know when it comes to photos online, photographers are taking people to court and winning thousands of dollars for damages (per count). If you have a url, you may be able to find out the real name and location of the site owner (whois.net) or at least the name of the site host and domain registrant. Contacting hosts about things like this can shut the websites down if there's enough evidence. Request a "Cease and Desist" (aka C&D) and go through the courts. 

*HUGS*<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Necie at 6:34 am, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Necie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 06:34:02 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #22]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7684</link><description><![CDATA[Tracy,

I am absolutely disgusted by this! Just disgusted! 

As you know, I have been a victim of illegal downloads, for which some violator's have paid a hefty fine for. 

Yes, I successful found and was able to sue 4 illegal users of "shared" sites for damages! I will definitely sue more if I find out who they are, which isn't as hard as people think. The internet can be your worst enemy no matter how smart you THINK you are. 

But this is taking it to an entirely different level. It is one thing to have people STEAL your work to share it because they are such a big fan of yours (which I won't even get started on that logic). It is another to STEAL someone's work and pawn it off as ones own to make a profit. I am literally sick to my stomach thinking about this. It is absolutely horrific! I will definitely be getting the word out about this. As always, thanks for bringing light to another crime being committed against authors.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Stephanie Morris at 9:01 am, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Morris)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 09:01:44 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #23]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7685</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Tracy,
This is bad. YIKES! To remedy the situation, one suggestion might be, if you haven't already, is take this story to your local news stations, radio stations and news papers. The media may listen to you, you're a National Bestselling Author. Plus you know those news hounds can dig up info on anyone. Put this in the Media's hands. They will find a way to expose who this Plagiarist is! I'm sure Amazon and Kindle don't want the negative publicity, either! I will definitely be re-posting this!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Brenda Foster at 9:38 am, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Brenda Foster)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 09:38:39 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #24]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7686</link><description><![CDATA[This is terrible and becoming all to common. I hope that Amazon yanks everything she put up on there!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Vivian at 10:02 am, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Vivian)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 10:02:12 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #25]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7688</link><description><![CDATA[Tracy if you haven't already, you need to contact the Authors Guild immediately. I am a member by the way. Also look up Victoria Strauss, Ann Crispin, Piers Anthony and other watchdogs because they'll help get the word out. Also, I'd post to Absolute Write Message Board (where news spreads like fire), and I'd contact Jane over at Dear Author because she is great with posting the latest shady things going on in the business and DA can get you TONS of exposure for this news. If it appears on a big site like Dear Author it will get a lot of exposure and this person will be blown out. I'd also contact all reviewers, etc, just because a lot of them with blogs would post about this because most people wanna help expose a thief. Any action you take can help. Contacting the literary watchdogs can give this story major coverage and you can stop this person.

Meanwhile, stay strong. I'm passing this around for you on my end. I'm telling author friends to spread this for you too and not to turn the other cheek. Some folks don't care about stuff until it happens to them but they need to realize this CAN happen to any of us and we should all bring attention to stuff like this for the better of all writers.

Best Wishes!

Best Wishes!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Stacy-Deanne at 1:37 pm, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Stacy-Deanne)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 13:37:25 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #26 (Reply to Comment #25)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7704</link><description><![CDATA[The word needs to spread. We need to stop people like this Elizabeth Summers. You have excellent ways to do just that. I am off to Absolute Write, Piers Anthony and writers beware... and anywhere else I can help get the warning out.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by JM Powers at 10:52 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (JM Powers)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 22:52:28 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #27]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7689</link><description><![CDATA[unbelievable, I hope there are some legal ramification not just on the part of this imposter, but on Amazon for harboring these individuals.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Hodan at 4:08 pm, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Hodan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 16:08:30 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #28]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7691</link><description><![CDATA[Be sure to let Literotica know what's going on as well. They're very protective of their writers and might be able to get something going. Much as I hate piracy this is even worse.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Roslyn Holcomb at 5:25 pm, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Roslyn Holcomb)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 17:25:03 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #29]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7692</link><description><![CDATA[Those MFS! I'm so sorry to hear about this Tracy! Hell yeah we all need to post, blog, tweet, txt and email as many peeps as we can about these bastards, and hell yeah, Amazon you're weak azz excuses are just plain tired.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by JJTee at 6:23 pm, Sun 15th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (JJTee)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 18:23:33 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #30]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7693</link><description><![CDATA[I'm going to write a blog post about this entire piracy issue for copyrighted works and also what is going on with what you discuss in your article. This is seriously frightening stuff.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Mitzi Szereto at 6:44 am, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mitzi Szereto)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 06:44:26 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #31]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7694</link><description><![CDATA[Well if this ain't some bullsh*t.  I'm spreading the word about this. There has to be something that can be done to make Amazon do the right thing.  I'm no lawyer, but these "authors" are committing fraud, IMO, and should be dealt with. Amazon is fencing stolen goods by not doing anything.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Zetta at 10:01 am, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Zetta)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 10:01:36 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #32]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7695</link><description><![CDATA[This is horrible and terrifying. Spreading the word.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by BJ Thornton at 10:02 am, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (BJ Thornton)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 10:02:02 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #33]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7698</link><description><![CDATA[This is nauseating, especially since Amazon blocks me from loading my OWN work for up to two weeks, because they have a used copy of a (5 years out of print) print version of the same book selling via their shops. So, they'll make me jump through a ton of hoops to LEGALLY sell my own work but don't want to respect the copyright of rightful authors? What a crock!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Brenna Lyons at 1:43 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Brenna Lyons)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 13:43:05 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #34]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7699</link><description><![CDATA[Spreading the word! Times are hard enough as it is without someone trying to take what doesn't belong to them and profiting from it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Wanda at 2:08 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Wanda)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 14:08:24 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #35]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7700</link><description><![CDATA[everyone needs to go over and leave a comment about why is this stolen material allowed to be up on amazon<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jayha at 6:21 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jayha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 18:21:00 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #36]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7701</link><description><![CDATA[Gah so not what i wanted to have to hear today. that is deplorable. First with the inappropriate books on amazon causing them to back track and lose valued customers now this? 

I don't understand why they have that clause in and don't protect us hell they take a great percentage of our sales where is the loyalty to what we provide to them, where is the integrity and honesty. What kind of business owner doesn't respect those who make up a good percentage of their dime. 
I know literotica well there are some fantastic authors but I'm not sure the site protects their work or is it a site that when you post your work automatically becomes theirs, gotta be careful on line where you put your work at too even in blogs at others sites.

Grrr Amazon it's not like you don't already rip us off monetary wize now you wanna enable others to steal our creativity and look the other way?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by hales at 6:51 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (hales)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 18:51:56 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #37]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7702</link><description><![CDATA[I sent it off to my reader/author loop (Has over 3K members) plus the review place I work for and mentioned it to my two publishers as well. This is awful and I sincerely hope these fake authors get shut down quick.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dawn Roberto at 7:54 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dawn Roberto)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 19:54:35 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #38]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7703</link><description><![CDATA[How as readers and buyers of your work stop this from happening to all our authors authors? I want to support our authors and as we don;t know much about publishing, how can we help?
I am so angry that good people who work so hard, and bring such joy into our lives are made victims by theses thieves. This your creative art, and it is not right that they are getting away with this.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Darcy (Pomma) at 9:18 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Darcy (Pomma))</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 21:18:37 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #39]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7705</link><description><![CDATA[This is similar to the Napster fiasco...although worse because Napster simply sold songs that were protected and cut the artists out of the commission loop.  Amazon is doing the same thing, but they're taking it a step further,

I want to be part of fixing them mess.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Carl P at 11:14 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Carl P)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 23:14:32 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #40]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7706</link><description><![CDATA[God I feel queasy. Seriously, I'm scared to check her catalogue. I spent years giving away free stories on sites like Lite.erotica. When I first became of a victim of piracy by a long term reader, who admitted freely they put my stuff up on those sites and I should be flattered, I was devastated. But nothing NOTHING compares to this. I need to take a breath. After I do so I will be blogging on thedivaspen about it. Tracy, follow Stacy Deanne's advice. She'd dead on! We need to get this out there! NOW! So sorry it happened to you!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sienna Mynx at 11:34 pm, Mon 16th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sienna Mynx)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 May 2011 23:34:35 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #41]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7707</link><description><![CDATA[Sadly, I bet its not even an individual doing this but a company. I say this because of the volume of work they brazenly stole and because they probably knew, or thought, no one would do anything about it. Getting the word will help and amazon osnt as untouchable as they think. Especially when people stop buying from them<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by rw shannon at 1:07 am, Tue 17th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (rw shannon)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 May 2011 01:07:39 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #42]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7709</link><description><![CDATA[I know that RWA made a speech to congress about needing stiffer laws and penalties against piracy but I think in the economic crisies, that piracy took a back seat.  I don't imagine that these people will be stealing books being sold by ligitimate publishers from Amazon's regular site because they would stand to lose money themselves.  I hope eventually, the publishers find a way to embed a code in their ebooks to disallow multiple downloads.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sarah Mcneal at 11:21 am, Tue 17th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sarah Mcneal)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 May 2011 11:21:27 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #43]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7710</link><description><![CDATA[I think the books were yanked"<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jilly at 12:57 pm, Tue 17th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jilly)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 May 2011 12:57:58 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #44 (Reply to Comment #43)]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7712</link><description><![CDATA[YAY!!! http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/blogs/788/PLAGIARISM-NEWS-FLASH.html<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy Ames at 7:54 pm, Tue 17th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy Ames)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 May 2011 19:54:51 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #45]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7711</link><description><![CDATA[I also covered a short blog of this on my weblog.  A personal friend of mine who wrote on Literotica had several of his stories sold on Amazon by a woman using, at last count, 10 different pseudonyms.  She had compiled enough stories to put out 7 books.  Lulu pulled her entire collection after the first complaint, but it took over a month of numerous authors sending in complaints before Amazon finally pulled all 7 books.  I don't know if this is the same person or a group of people, but Amazon's entire policy and system needs to be changed.  Personally, I would love to see all the authors get together and file a class action lawsuit against Amazon for whatever reason they could come up with that might fly in a court of law.  As someone said, if their money is threatened, they'll toss this woman under a bus before they will shell out more money than her stolen works are generating.  While I personally have not had my works sold on Amazon (that I'm aware of, that is) I -have- had other websites farm my works and then repost them without my permission.  There is a small group of us on an adult literature website that has had 3 websites shut down by their hosting service due to the mass amount of plagiarism that had occurred on the websites.

The thievery needs to stop!  I would love to see plagiarizers brought up on real charges of theft just like the common criminals they are.  The laws need to be changed. I pour my heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears into my work. The fact that someone can come along, steal it, sell it, and claim it as their own is wrong on so many levels it makes me want to scream.

There is going to be a link to this post appearing on my article concerning this matter.  Thanks for all the information and for all you are doing to help spread the word.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Nicola C. Matthews at 7:25 pm, Tue 17th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Nicola C. Matthews)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 May 2011 19:25:35 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #46]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7729</link><description><![CDATA[This is just getting out of hand. I don't know if I'm a victim or not. I haven't been out there as a published author that long, but I'm sure my ebooks might be floating on some pirate site. But as someone else said, this is worse. The internet is a dangerous and sick place sometimes.

Gonna spread the word<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Stephanie Williams at 8:10 pm, Wed 18th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Williams)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 May 2011 20:10:35 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #47]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7735</link><description><![CDATA[Holy jumped up Jesus in a nightshirt, this shit is rampant! I had no idea. I will certainly be on the lookout for this kind of crap from now on. So sorry this happened to you, Tracy, you deserve so much better.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Reilley at 9:35 am, Thu 19th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Reilley)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 09:35:09 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #48]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7739</link><description><![CDATA[The only thing I have to say is that some folks are pretty low and rotten.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracey D at 2:54 pm, Thu 19th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracey D)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 14:54:45 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #49]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7740</link><description><![CDATA[Great article !!

I applaud you for calling out the crook.  I myself have had stories stolen its not a good feeling to see someone take credit for it its about money true enough but its also is about principle.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Darcy at 6:21 pm, Thu 19th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Darcy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 18:21:42 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #50]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7863</link><description><![CDATA[OMG. Thanks for the information.  It's sad that you can't even put your work out for other's to enjoy.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jiani at 10:23 pm, Sun 12th Jun 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jiani)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:23:21 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #51]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7921</link><description><![CDATA[Good gracious, this is ridiculous. I have two stories on literotica, not worth stealing but hey who knows what ppl will do. Wow, out and out theft. Well, I'll put this on my blog and pass it on, this totally sucks. I got to watch out for Amazon now, I don't know what I'm downloading and all the money they charge for ebooks, I don't want that to possibly go to a thief.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Eugenia at 12:43 am, Wed 6th Jul 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Eugenia)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:43:36 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment7921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #52]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment8331</link><description><![CDATA[I've been researching a book for ten years. I just started writing it. Were I to find out that some fuckwad took a shortcut and copied part or all of my work, I'd go apeshit. Thank G-d for copyright laws, though, because I would own everything that person had.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jonathan Kennedy at 9:16 am, Tue 29th Nov 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Kennedy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:16:22 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment8331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #53]]></title><link>http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment8384</link><description><![CDATA[Hi. I liked your article.  I wanted to know if you wouldn't mind doing an interview on the blog of www.letstalkromance.wordpress.com.  It is a blog by and about romance authors/ erotica authors.  I think people would like to hear or read what you say about your story.  I can send you the questions through email and then you can respond.  I would need it by the end of January on January 31, 2012.   
I understand about plaigairsm. It takes a toll on the actual writer and the people who buy what they write.  Because we don't know that its stolen.  So I wanted to know in terms of you having been aware and having been told that they were copying your work and selling it- how often do you think that has happened to you?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Teri at 10:56 am, Mon 19th Dec 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Teri)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:56:57 CST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.interracialerotica.net/erotica/articles/334/1/Plagiarism-is-the-New-Black/Page1.html#Comment8384</guid></item></channel></rss>