Cause I read some of these fics and 'Anon' was pretty much harassing the author of the second fic until they had to start moderating comments.

It’s grotesque.

A platform for discovering, reading & writing creative stories and books series. is a small one-man Croatian IT firm from the town of Varaždin which, according to this business-info website here and this one here has been liquidated and closed this year. So, essentially this third party has stepped in and put a price tag on accessing our work without putting in the work on the content itself. That does not necessarily mean it violates copyright, but it does violate the TOS. This is exactly how I feel- I was absolutely livid when I found out about the app(s), Have you seen where fic authors are putting links to kofi accounts to “support their work”? The OTW began receiving reports on Friday, February 14, about apps that are making available fanfic from AO3 without authorization. Since the post links to them, I'd hope someone gave them a glance?

I'm pretty sure "Woodsign j.d.o.o." It doesn’t work offline either, so i think it’s just a proxy to the website. The transparency of a GoFundMe with clear financial goals and accountability to the community would have likely gone pretty well. At the time of writing, it appears that this app has been removed from the Google Play store but remains available on the App Store. And, of course, one would think the OTW would have a vested interest in preventing bad-faith actors from taking advantage of its userbase.

I read, and write, all of my fic on mobile so I have no issue with using the current site, but I wouldn’t argue against an official app if it existed. The Twitter user points out that their work has been taken from AO3 and posted on an app that offers paid subscription services and runs ads for non-paid users. Unofficial fanfic Reader for the Archive Of Our Own (AO3) web site which has a huge fanfiction library. I created it because I am a fan of fanfiction, and I wanted to help people access the stories they love. - We don't know how either app store makes its decisions, but DMCA reporting is different from app store reporting. Money on planet earth is certainly finite! While some writers do commissions, this is strictly forbidden on AO3 where this app is pulling data from, so it doesn’t equal into this equation. In other words, we do not have any current concerns about hacking or improper access. (I used the default browser that comes with my s9.

Is there a way we can access the apps (/their databases) if we don’t have access to the Apple store?

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Subscription length is 1 month and it its auto-renewable.The subscription price is 0.99$ per month.Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.Privacy Policy and Terms of Use link: http://simpleappalliance.blogspot.com.by/2016/05/unofficial-ao3-reader-privacy-policy.htmlAny unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. But at the very least it’s morally wrong to profit in such a manner. DMCA takedown notices would go to the app developer/operator, and app store reports would go to Google/Apple. That will make it easier for us to answer and will let more people benefit from the same information. I am encouraging AO3 to fundraise for and prioritize an API because the issue of 3rd party apps that monetize AO3 is such a long-standing one. Dedicated to the website archiveofourown.org - archive of our own is a project of Organization for Transformative … Press J to jump to the feed.

⬇️⬇️⬇️ per ao3 – as the copyright holders of our works, it is on us to file DMCA takedown notices against these apps, Google Play Store dispute form:https://t.co/m1sdOAuZ4A, Apple Store content dispute form:https://t.co/ajGWeZVV3O https://t.co/t2FoU8qVj1. No that’s not true- when you download the work it’s being pulled via ao3 and then it’s stored on your phone. We cannot say for sure that all works contained on these apps are being redistributed without permission, or that all of the works contained on these apps are from AO3, but user concerns and Tumblr discussion suggest that at least some are. AO3 is an incredible resource and it’s not their fault that a third-party app has stepped in to profit off their users in such a way.

AO3: A_MX.

i have archive track reader, i thought that was an official one…. I think I've been pretty clear that I am specifically asking the OTW to expand fundraising with the explicit goal of making headway on their roadmap, which includes a public API.

Although the OTW uses trademark law to ensure that app makers do not mislead users into thinking those apps are official OTW projects, we do not have any legal right to what you share on AO3. I agree with this completely; I’ve read on browsers on laptops, kindles, multiple phones, and pretty much any screen device with a decent browser I’ve owned since 2014, 2015, without any incident of constant refreshing. It just cuts the fic off mid line. This entire comment is ludicrous, no one in this website is making money out of the fanwork.

Can’t help thinking that the Mouse doesn’t hold with a single dollar being earned in their name by unauthorized third parties. Chrome mobile and the Kindle browser both take me back to exactly where I left off, even if I close the app, refresh the page, or restart my device. For proper use of this site, you need to enable javascript in your browser! * Reading list now sub categorises by unread chapters.

Therefore, the question of whether a particular app infringes authors’ copyrights depends on the specific facts of the situation, and whether the app reproduces/distributes works as opposed to merely linking to them or framing them. * Various other tweaks and fixes. And as you read in their linked post (linked again for convenience), an app supported and maintained by the AO3 staff/volunteers just isn't feasible. Feb 2020

Is there an easy way to contact them? Fan authors who find their works being distributed on apps without their permission can request that their works be removed. I for one would like to be able to go back to where I left off on a story and not be thrown back to the first chapter everytime. I, as a blind person reliant totally on a screen reader, have been personally benefiting from the various accessibility fixes (for Assistive Technology users) made in the last few years since I became a member of AO3, and would be quite disappointed if that were to take lower priority because you want an API. The account of the Apps creator should be frozen and either a pirtion paid out to every Author effected or we should have a vote on a charity those funds should be given to. We’d pay people to make and maintain a free, no ads app. When you post a work on the AO3, you give the Archive the right to display your work – that’s all. Why doesn’t the OTW make an official AO3 app?

For a variety of reasons, AO3 does not have an official app. Some readers have encouraged writers to pull their work from AO3 entirely, but this is a solution I don’t agree with. Because if so, that’s really between them and their sponsors... until they cross the wrong company and corporate America comes after all of us, that is. I’ve been following this since it broke on Friday, and I’ve been wondering: while the OTW/AO3 does not own the copyright to individual works and thus cannot ask the apps not to host them or profit off of displaying them, only the fanfic authors themselves can do that… would it be possible for the OTW to represent a large group of fic writers who are AO3 users in a sort of class-action suit against the apps? If you want to find out more about that advocacy work and read our filings and submissions, you can explore it here: https://www.transformativeworks.org/legal/.

The legality of the situation is sketchy, as noted by the initial response from AO3. (Although, your English is pretty good! AO3's userbase's comfort with a public API is really not my concern in any way - as folks have pointed out, it's on the roadmap!

You are clearly just trying to scare/upset people and I don't undrstand how you could want to do this. Suboptimal browsing? This app has a premium option that allows users to access extra features of the app for a monthly fee; it also hosts ads.

I suspect the days of universal fan agreement that payment for fic etc is a Bad Thing are on the decline. Thank you for addressing this issue. This app is an UNOFFICIAL fanfiction Reader for the Archive Of Our Own (AO3) site.

They are called Harry Potter Fan Fiction, P.J. It’s important to note that apps cost money to make and maintain, which should definitely be acknowledged here. and unfortunately it works. Fan Fiction, K-POP Fan Fiction, Bulletproof Boys Scout / ARMY, 1D Fan Fiction, MCU Fan Fiction, Fantastic Beasts Fan Fiction, Sherlock Homes Fan Fiction, Slashfic, TWD Fan Fiction, and Real Person Fiction. “AO3 is maintained by volunteers who do this shit for free without asking for anything in return, so since they are clearly unconcerned about the profit, any money generated from this app will go to me instead. I created it because I am a fan of fanfiction, and I wanted to help people access the stories they love.

As a matter of law, therefore, the amount of the underlying work used is relevant to the fair use analysis, but does not answer it entirely.

I created it because I am a fan of fanfiction, and I wanted to help people access the stories they love. The UI for posting a work becomes very cluttered on mobile too, and comment thread navigation is clunky.

Maybe there’s a loophole that you can be funded if you also create original content and have a nonspecific funding page instead of selling a specific work based on a copyrighted franchise?

It appears that that the FFPAL was essentially a portal that allowed users to log in to the AO3 and view works as their logged-in selves. Version 1.1.1.6 Explicitly NSFW apps generally have better luck with Android than Apple, which locks down its app store much more.