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valkyr17

@starrocksss155 Yep, we had it removed within 72 hours. Then again, we tried to speed up the process by giving them plenty of screenshots and the message on Wattpad to distance ourselves from the "alleged" editor.
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valkyr17

@starrocksss155: Hi there! Were you able to hear from them? We got ours removed from sale, even if the metadata will remain forever. Google's policy, we've been told, but since the author name is ours, we'll live with it.
          	  
          	  Do you need help? 
          	  
          	  The fastest way to get a result is to provide screenshots from Wattpad and add a few words on your book (either into the copyright chapter, or by creating a new one) where you say you have no relationship with the person publishing the book on Google and you never allowed such a thing.
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NermeinElkurdi

@starrocksss155 I'm glad you filed a DMCA report. I really hope they take it down as soon as possible.
          	  To be honest, I was really surprised. I had no idea it was even possible to copy stories from Wattpad. I think you should also report this to Wattpad. They really need to do something to stop this from happening.
          	  If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.
          	  Wishing you all the best, and I truly hope this gets resolved quickly.
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NermeinElkurdi

 @starroksss155 Thank you so much for your kind words and advice. I truly appreciate your support!
          Yes, I understand that very well now. I won’t delete my stories, but I added a warning inside the chapters, letting readers know the content was stolen. What surprised me most was seeing that warning appear on TeenFic too. Since it mirrors Wattpad, anyone reading my stories there can now see that they are stolen copies.
          I’ve been filing DMCA complaints for the past three days with Cloudflare and Porkbun, their hosting provider and domain registrar. Unfortunately, Google can only remove the site’s links from search results, not the stories themselves.
          I’ve also discovered that I’m far from the only victim. Yesterday, I found many well known Wattpad stories there as well. I honestly don’t know how to tell their authors because nobody wants to be the one bringing someone else bad news.
          The important thing writers should know is that TeenFic mirrors Wattpad accounts, using the same usernames and copying their books. Any updates, edits, or even new stories published on Wattpad can appear there as well. That’s why writers may want to pause updates until they understand how this works and whether their work is being mirrored.
          If anyone checks TeenFic, please be extremely careful. Keep your security software updated and don’t click links or ads there, as the site has been reported to contain malicious content and harmful redirects.
          I strongly believe Wattpad needs to take a much stronger stance against sites that mirror and redistribute writers’ work. This has been incredibly exhausting, but I sincerely hope it gets resolved soon.
          Thank you again for your support!

NermeinElkurdi

@starrocksss155 I watch horror sometimes, but I’ve never actually read a horror book before. 
            So tell me, which book would you recommend I start with? 
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starrocksss155

@NermeinElkurdi ofcourse anything that you would like but do u like horror?
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NermeinElkurdi

@starrocksss155 I’d love to read your books. 
            Which one would you recommend I start with first, my friend?
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NermeinElkurdi

Hello, my friend. 
          This is honestly so absurd on Wattpad.
           If I had known this could happen, I would never have written there in the first place.
          I actually made the decision to stop writing on Wattpad the moment I discovered that all three of my novels had been stolen and posted on the same website.
          Unfortunately, I cannot take my novels down from Wattpad because that would help prove my ownership of them.
           I have filed a DMCA with Google, and I hope they can remove the stolen copies, although I do not think the website where my novels were posted is operated by Google.
          
          
          
          

starrocksss155

@NermeinElkurdi yes please dont or never take it from wattpad. If the sites have a support mail please do email them sayimg your works are pirated. I hope this gets shorted out for you because I know how it feels. Im not gonna write here anymore either if wattpad cant stop or do not take any responsibilities for the books that are written here. 
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starrocksss155

valkyr17

@starrocksss155 Yep, we had it removed within 72 hours. Then again, we tried to speed up the process by giving them plenty of screenshots and the message on Wattpad to distance ourselves from the "alleged" editor.
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valkyr17

@starrocksss155: Hi there! Were you able to hear from them? We got ours removed from sale, even if the metadata will remain forever. Google's policy, we've been told, but since the author name is ours, we'll live with it.
            
            Do you need help? 
            
            The fastest way to get a result is to provide screenshots from Wattpad and add a few words on your book (either into the copyright chapter, or by creating a new one) where you say you have no relationship with the person publishing the book on Google and you never allowed such a thing.
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NermeinElkurdi

@starrocksss155 I'm glad you filed a DMCA report. I really hope they take it down as soon as possible.
            To be honest, I was really surprised. I had no idea it was even possible to copy stories from Wattpad. I think you should also report this to Wattpad. They really need to do something to stop this from happening.
            If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.
            Wishing you all the best, and I truly hope this gets resolved quickly.
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starrocksss155

Sorry everyone, I’ve had to remove The Disordered Man for now due to some piracy scam related issues happening around Wattpad. I just wanted to let my readers know so nobody gets confused if they can’t find it. Thank you for understanding and for all the support  I’ll update you all if anything changes. 

greggerguy

The pirates keep popping up all over the place. 
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starrocksss155

@greggerguy its scary to post anymore :( sadly..
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greggerguy

The piracy BS is so irritating and unfortunately, is probably only going to get worse. : (
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