I assume that stories, that are free to read on other sites, should be considered as public domain. Of course, i respect the wishes of authors who contact me. So far i will always come to an agreement with all creators. If an author doesn’t want me to publish their stories, i’ll respect that.
Since I am not subject to American or Canadian law (Digital Millennium Copyright Act Take Down Notice and “Notice and Notice”), requests with financial threats will not be accepted.