Honestly, sobrang disappointing makakita ng mga kapwa authors dito sa Wattpad na walang respeto sa hard work ng ibang writers.
Yung tipong pinagpuyatan mo, pinag-isipan mo, at binuhos mo yung oras, effort, at creativity mo sa paggawa ng story, tapos makikita mo na lang na may ibang tao na kinopya yung concept ng story mo. Babaguhin lang nila yung flow, names ng characters, at ilang details para magmukhang “iba,” pero deep inside, alam mo kung saan talaga nila kinuha.
Nakakafrustrate. Nakakasakit. Lalo na kapag alam mong pinaghirapan mo iyon from the very beginning.
If my friends here hadn’t told me about it, hindi ko pa malalaman na may mga ganitong nangyayari. And to be honest, there are times na nawawalan ako ng gana magsulat because of people like this.
This isn’t even the first time. Nangyari na rin ito before sa story ko na “The Golden Eyes,” na ipinost pa sa Facebook without my permission. If I didn’t confront that person, hindi pa niya iyon ide-delete.
Just because a story is posted online doesn’t mean anyone has the right to copy it, repost it, or use it without the author’s consent.
Dito sa Philippines, this can fall under copyright infringement under the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. Writing is intellectual property, and every author has the right to protect their original work.
Sa lahat ng readers, writers, and content creators, please learn to respect other people’s work. If gusto ninyong gamitin, i-share, or get inspiration from someone’s story, at least have the decency to ask for permission first.
Madaling mangopya. Pero hindi madaling gumawa ng isang original na story.
Please stop stealing from writers.
-KAELAVRY ❤️