I'm curious. Did they just take your fic and switch a few things around to make it look like they wrote it, or did they just flat-out take the entire thing and stick their name on it? (Either way, I'm sure it's an unpleasant surprise...)
Reason I ask is because I'm not sure if the same thing's happened to me - a couple months ago I spotted a fic with *very* similar elements to one of mine, but I haven't yet said anything to anyone because a) I'm not sure if it's worth kicking up a fuss over, and b) obviously I don't own the original characters (it's a GB fic, in case you were wondering, and I can give you links if you're interested) so it's not like I have any legal recourse even if I did decide to go after 'em - I mean, what am I gonna say, "take down your fic because it's a ripoff of mine which is also technically using somebody else's property"? They'd probably reply with a two-worded sentence, heh.
Anyways, just wondering. And Happy New Year, too. :)
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Date: 2009-01-01 02:39 am (UTC)Reason I ask is because I'm not sure if the same thing's happened to me - a couple months ago I spotted a fic with *very* similar elements to one of mine, but I haven't yet said anything to anyone because a) I'm not sure if it's worth kicking up a fuss over, and b) obviously I don't own the original characters (it's a GB fic, in case you were wondering, and I can give you links if you're interested) so it's not like I have any legal recourse even if I did decide to go after 'em - I mean, what am I gonna say, "take down your fic because it's a ripoff of mine which is also technically using somebody else's property"? They'd probably reply with a two-worded sentence, heh.
Anyways, just wondering. And Happy New Year, too. :)