If I publish a story on Literotica, do I still own the copyright?

Literotica authors own the copyright to their original works.

By publishing at Lit, you are simply granting us a non-exclusive right to publish your story on Literotica.com.

You are also granting Literotica the right to enforce the copyright on your story should it be used without your permission by any other publication - online, print, or other media.

While Literotica is not in any way required to enforce your copyright for you, you are granting us the right to do so if we become aware of anyone using your story without your explicit consent. The right to enforce your copyright that you are granting us includes the right to file DMCA complaints, file lawsuits, and any and all other necessary actions, both foreign and domestic, to prevent unauthorized people and companies from using your works (published on Literotica) without your permission.

If you grant permission to another website or other media to publish your stories, of course we have no right to enforce copyright law on them. Only websites or other media that publish/copy your stories without your permission are included in this granting of enforcement rights.