Webnovel.com has released Inkstone, an original content platform

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  1. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ～^^

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    Every time. Thanks
     
    UnGrave, Apr 10, 2018
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  2. QI_Meh

    QI_Meh Well-Known Member

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    they did before anyway with sites like wattpad n stuff
     
    QI_Meh, Apr 10, 2018
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    CoconaBartel, Apr 10, 2018
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    Cosmic_ [Novel Addict] [Lazy Writer] [Meh Editor]

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    What makes the site stand out or any better than sites like fanfiction, royalroadl, or wordpress? What content are allowed? How is fanfiction dealt? How is communication between the admins and users done? Ads and donations? Will there be a premium membership for authors and readers like for RRL?
     
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    Eh... this writing platform is Inkstone right? https://www.webnovel.com/terms_of_service

    This is insane. A global, perpetual license that's already paid for (so they don't ever have to pay authors any money) to do basically WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH YOUR CONTENT. Reproduce? Perform? Modify into games or webtoons? The license is already paid for and AUTHORS DON'T SEE A CENT.

    So basically Qidian makes all the money, and if any shit happens like oh you named your character Ear Gun and get sued by Er Gen, that's all you.

    Shit happens? You're bending over backwards to say good things about Qidian and anyone associated with it.

    AUTHORS BEWARE. I was someone who wanted to actually write for a platform and saw this.

    Like. Holy shit dude. I have to come back and add this. This is crazy. This is shit crazy. This is stupid crazy. Tell all your author friends, don't drop the soap for this.
     
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    bookwormer, Apr 10, 2018
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  6. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ～^^

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    lol
     
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    1. 6.2Limited License Grant to Webnovel. By posting or publishing User Content, you grant Webnovel a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense) to host, store, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, transmit, broadcast, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereafter developed.
     
    Aldnonymous, Apr 10, 2018
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    This is a joke.
     
    Shinsori, Apr 10, 2018
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  9. Aldnonymous

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    Well at least Qidian is Honest when they are trying to steal other people contents.
     
    Aldnonymous, Apr 10, 2018
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    arceus The Invisible Reader

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    This point number 2 has validated my first comment. Thank you QI for trying to fuck over the budding international authors as well. Thanks but no thanks.
     
    arceus, Apr 10, 2018
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  12. UnGrave

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    It's perfectly clear that you are willingly "giving" them your content. Always read the ToS before using this kind of service.
     
    UnGrave, Apr 10, 2018
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    Jigoku Shounen An Envoy From Hell

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    Probably think no one will seriously read the term of service like how people never read for games anyway, while they don't care about their own sh**ty "reputation"
     
    Jigoku Shounen, Apr 10, 2018
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    "Competition"
     
    CosmicInsomniac, Apr 10, 2018
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    Imagine when one manages to write a 2000 chapter english xianxia (as weird as that sounds) novel and QI began recruiting translators to translate it to chinese and host it at their chinese website for double the profit.. lol
     
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    Yeah, these terms are a joke. No way anyone should publish on that site at all, unless they just post a teaser for publicity.
     
    Aurega, Apr 10, 2018
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    It's stealing because you was never told this was existed.

    When you are about to sign a contract, the other side are obligated to tell you the terms, Qidian never do this.

    They just left ToS there and expect people who came already read it.

    In some country this is illegal.
     
    Aldnonymous, Apr 10, 2018
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    sweed l.o.v.e.m.u.f.f.i.n.

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    Look at my avatar, what do I have to lose?

    Though I won't comment on chapters there anymore >.>
     
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    Raizu An Enthusiastic Reader

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    Wow, just wow... I can't even... That's so low Qidian. :/
     
    Raizu, Apr 10, 2018
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    They are not shocking I am sure plenty of people for RRL will go over and put their novel on there just to be screwed financially.
     
    Digix, Apr 10, 2018
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