I just received the following message from member catspats31:
The story is good, but since it has the copied lyrics of White Lion's "Wait", it breaks the following part of the Content Guidelines:
Actions not allowed:
3. Copying from a previously published work (including musical lyrics) not in the public domain.
Please remove all of the copied lyrics from your story before someone can use them as evidence in their abuse reports.
And in case you're wondering when and why that rule is made, here is the background information. Back on April 27, 2005, the admins put this message on the front page regarding songfics:
In addition, [this site] would like to address a growing problem. For whatever reason, some writers feel it's okay to copy-n-paste musical lyrics they have not written into their fiction. If you did not write it, do not post it. This has always been our policy. Please remove these entries immediately to avoid account closure.
Keep in mind that "public domain" means something that has expired intellectual properties, like Shakespearean works. And disclaimers don't cut it for song lyrics. Not even changing a few words from the original song will be enough.
From: catspats31, Member of Eliminator (a group somewhat similar to Critics United)
Because of this message, I have removed the lyrics from the first chapter of this story—cause I don't feel like dealing with the bullshit of having this person report me and then having to battle with to get the issue rectified. If you wish to see the story in it's entirety, it is up on my guardianrosemhathaway tumblr account in the 'Rose Writes' tag.
