Journey to the Omegaverse

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Sony Music

True Crime, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When Zoey Ellis lands a contract with a publisher to write a novel, she is thrilled. It's a dream come true. That is until she gets hit with accusations of plagiarism, and takedown notices are filed with all the e-book publishers. Her fantasy novel is set in the Omegaverse, a fan-created universe online populated by wolf-like creatures called Alphas, Betas and Omegas (A/B/O). The Omegaverse has its roots in erotic slash-fiction from fandoms for CW shows like Teen Wolf and Supernatural. Fantasy stories are known for their world-building, but what happens when building the world started as an online collaborative endeavor? Can it be plagiarism? Can you copyright a trope? A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Cheat Fans!
0:08.2	This week's episode goes into the world of online erotica and it contains some pretty
0:14.3	weird descriptions of sex acts.
0:17.0	So for you folks that usually listen with your kids, you might not want to do that for
0:23.5	this one.
0:25.2	Did this one out or find a way to listen to it by yourself?
0:31.0	It's January of 2018.
0:33.2	A new e-book is about to come out and fans of a genre called Dark Romance are getting
0:38.8	excited.
0:39.8	In the version on Amazon, the words Crave to Conquer are written on the cover and gold
0:46.4	letters.
0:47.4	And right above that, there's a picture of a shirtless Jason Mahmoa looking dude in the
0:52.7	black cape, tattoos rippling across his biceps, pecs, and a pack abs.
0:59.4	Pretty quickly, the reviews start pouring in.
1:02.8	Amazing series.
1:04.6	Very hard to put down.
1:06.0	Love the sex.
1:07.0	If you like him of thrones, you'll enjoy this too.
1:10.2	But then, readers notice something else.
1:13.6	I feel like I read this before.
1:14.8	A little too close to Addison Cane's book.
1:17.6	The story was good, but Addison Cane wrote it better.
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