Yeah Whenever Someone Asks Me Why I Use Wattpad, I Always Say The Format For Posting Fics Is Easier For

Yeah whenever someone asks me why I use wattpad, I always say the format for posting fics is easier for me compared to AO3, and that I use AO3 for find fics to read. But honestly, the fics I've posted on there are so much more fun than wattpad as of late.

I might end up switching over to AO3 completely, but I would want to keep it up for wattpad users who enjoy my fics there. But I may move them to AO3 before deleting my wattpad account entirely.

I'm not saying those who do use wattpad are bad or missing out on stuff! Theres some fics that can only be found on wattpad compared to AO3, such as multiverse fics or reaction fics which I love to read! I'm just speaking as a writer, and partially a reader!

I may still keep my account for both wattpad users and for reading multiverse/reaction fics.

Wattpad's ToS and AO3'S ToS differ and theres a lot of shady stuff on both sides, but honestly speaking, I find myself more enjoyable in AO3. I will say tho, wattpad's format still is a bit superior.

Now I know this doesnt have much to do with sif's post regarding their work, but I still felt that sharing this by reblogging would be best, and help give people awareness of how they can deal with copyright stuff as a fanfic writer :D

If it’s on wattpad it might be best to ask them to take it down, apparently they recently partnered with some company that can take stories and turn them into movies and bc of wattpads ToS they own the works. I’m not too clear on the situation but it’s best to be cautious!

While I appreciate the concern, I'm really not concerned about the situation.

Just to be clear; someone reposting or translating my works, even if they have permission, does NOT mean that they suddenly have full rights to my works, or that they can grant other people (ie Wattpad) rights to my works.

In the extremely unlikely event that Wattpad wanted to use a repost of my stories as the biases for a movie script, I'd imagine they'd go through the bare minimum effort of searching to make sure the content isn't stolen. If they failed to do that, I would have grounds to sue for copyright violation given that I did not agree to their TOS or to have my work used by them.

I've only given permission for translations of my works to be created, I haven't given up any of the rights to my works, nor have I given permission for them to be used for commercial content. Nobody else has the ability to give up that right for me, and certainly not Wattpad's TOS.

That being said, I do highly encourage people to use A03 instead of Wattpad, it's just the better site.