About fics and creative content in general

noncanonexo:

Seeing as yet another author has decided to delete their fics due to the imprudent behavior of people sharing/saving/translating/reposting fics that do not belong to them, I must say, I am deeply disappointed and sad. These authors work on their fics for hours, sometimes days or weeks and even months to bring us something that we enjoy and/or relate to. You, as a reader, should respect the author and their wishes. You do not have the right to save your favorite fic and then share the doc or pdf without the author’s consent. You do not have the right to translate the fic even if you think the author will never find out. You do not have the right to repost it on another platform after the fic was taken down or while the fic is still on the author’s page. It’s not about taking the things that you like away from you, it’s about RESPECT for someone else’s work. Please, report reposters or people sharing deleted fics, and don’t go looking for material that the author clearly doesn’t want anyone to see.

Be a decent human being.