You maintain all the rights to your own creative work, idea(s) and written work on Chapteread.com unless stated otherwise, e.g. submitting a plot on the
'plot pool page.' You agree that all and any content you submit on Chapteread Website is of your own and that you have the proper rights, consents,
permissions / licenses. This includes and is not limited to all written work, photographs and graphics. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you choose to post
/ submit you own written material on Chapteread.com we automatically add the following Copyright statement on your posting page: Copyrighted by [your
name or pen name] the date. All rights reserved. By posting you grant Chapteread.com non-exclusive, unrestricted rights to utilize and display the uploaded
and shared content.
Plagiarism: to imitate or copy another persons creative work, idea(s) or written work 'word for word' without crediting or sourcing the information. To avoid
plagiarism you my want to quote, cite or paraphrase the original source.
With a copyright the original author(s) hold the exclusive legal right to a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work in which they are protected under the
laws of the U.S to publish, distribute, perform the work publicly, reproduce, sell, or license the work.
What should I do?
Copyright infringement according to the copyright law Section 501 is described as, "anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright
owner ...is an infringer of the copyright or right of the author."
Facts
The copyright law can be read in full within this link www.copyright.gov/title17/. Search for works registered and documents recorded by
the U.S. Copyright Office since January 1, 1978 using the U.S. Copyright Office online catalog.
According to the U.S. Copyright Office, "Copyright infringement is generally a civil matter, which the copyright owner must pursue in federal court...
[copyright infringement] may also constitute a criminal misdemeanor or felony, which would be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice."
There are copyright attorney's and intellectual property attorney's who may offer advice and discuss the legal options for such matters as copyright
infringement.
There are some resources that are available for copyright infringement; Chapteread is not affiliate with any of the links on this page and Chapteread
does not suggest you use any of the content / advice on this page or the information provided within the links.
There is the Intellectual Property (IP) Program of the Financial Institution Fraud Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Two main FBI divisions
investigate intellectual property crimes: Cyber Division [www.fbi.gov/ipr] and the Financial Institution Fraud Unit.
According to the U.S. Copyright Office there are three ways in which you can file a complaint. [1] contact the local FBI field office. [2] may be filed
online at the Internet Crime Complaint Center www.ic3.gov [3] Suspected criminal activity of any nature may be reported online at tips.fbi.gov .
Chapteread
Users accept full responsibility, including legal or otherwise, for the content they submit, post, and upload on or to Chapteread.com. Participate at
your own risk.
Chapteread will not offer any advice or be held legally reliable for any copyright infringement(s) or plagiarism and Chapteread will not compensate
for any costs. However, if such a matter arises we will offer facts that we are capable of offering, but only if you have the proper rights, consents,
permissions, licenses and your are pursuing legal action.
You may notify us about a situation involving plagiarism and / or copyright infringement, so we are made aware, please include if you are taking any
legal action. Please make sure before notifying us that you are 100% sure that your copyright has been infringed upon, you must have the proper
rights, consents, permissions, and licenses of the material, this is a serious matter. If your claim is a lie or trick you could be accused and
prosecuted for false statements and sued by the accused member / author.
Chapteread members who have multiple complaints for infringement on copyrighted material and / or have falsely accused other members with
infringement on copyrighted material will have their account terminated. Chapteread withholds the right to remove any content from public view that
is infringing on copyright.
Copyright.gov the U.S. Copyright Office offers a page on copyright infringement that you may want to review.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center this center was established as a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
Federal Bureau of Investigation the bureau offers the Cyber Division and the Financial Institution Fraud Unit