LitArchive is scraping fics without permission (and feeding AI with them)
I’m making this post to warn my fellow writers and readers. I recently found out that a platform called LitArchive has been reposting my fanfics without my consent.
They sent me a "polite" message acting like they did me a favour (I don't understand what they're linking to because my fanfics aren't posted on Ficbook),
but here is what’s actually happening:
They uploaded my work first and reached out later. That’s not "sharing," that’s content theft.
They’ve attached hideous AI-generated covers to my stories. This means my fics were fed into a generator without my knowledge. I’m not a luddite — I understand AI has its uses — but it has no place in creative spaces . Using a machine to "decorate" human-written stories is a slap in the face to every writer in this community.
They replaced my original summaries with AI-generated ones:
(the original one)
They are pitching "monetization" for original stories, which, of course, comes with a "modest" commission for their platform.
Do they honestly think anyone would trust their "archive" with original stories after this? It’s transparently pathetic: they scrape fanfics because that’s where the views and the traffic are, using our hard work as bait to build a user base for their business. They treat our creativity as raw material for their algorithms and profit margins.
Fandom is about human connection, not being "scraped" by some shady startup.
If you post on AO3, Wattpad, etc, please check if your work has been "archived" there.
STAY AWAY FROM LITARCHIVE. PS: The first point of their Rules is just wonderful (and the others too)
