Prose and Cons: A Plagiarist Faces the Judge

[Jim]

http://johndopp.com/plagiarism-sam-ta...

Worth reading. To quote the start of it

"To an author, there are few crimes more heinous than plagiarism. Every author knows the agony of the untold story, the grueling birth of a novel, the joy of finally bringing that creation into the world and holding it up for all to see.

Having that joy stolen from you is an unspeakable cruelty.

That’s why Rachel Ann Nunes’ plight has struck a chord with so many authors. Rachel’s novel, A Bid for Love, was stolen, mutilated, and repackaged as a sloppy knock-off titled The Auction Deal.

Rachel’s work has already hit #1 on the Amazon bestseller lists for Christian fiction, but the plagiarist believed she could improve it by injecting explicit sex scenes into the work. She then offered the book for sale under her pen name, Sam Taylor Mullens, and pretended that it was her own, original creation.

The plagiarist tried to take credit for Rachel’s inventiveness, hard work, and perseverance. It was a cowardly act, but it paled in comparison to what followed."

[Patti (baconater)]

What an appalling situation!

I do hope it moves quickly through the courts and becomes high profile.

Hopefully any unscrupulous person contemplating plagiarism will be put off doing it by the consequences!