Of late, we've identified no less than 3 members, who have been caught either directly lifting, or rewriting the work of others.
This is theft of intellectual property. It is actually a crime.
Even using a few lines of a song in a poem for example, you are required by law to ask the permission of the owner.
One of the members who directly lifted dozens of stories, has been banned from the site, totally. The others have 12 month publishing bans for creating derivative works (but mostly the work of another).
Please take time to read our terms and conditions again, if you haven't: https://www.lushstories.com/terms.aspx and our disclaimer warning: https://www.lushstories.com/disclaimer.aspx#submissions
In particular:
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Thank you for your attention.
Nicola