Policies on Copyright, Derivative Works, and Fan Works

By Dusk Peterson

Sections below: Copyright | Banners, Covers, and Story Summaries | Derivative Works | Fan Works.

COPYRIGHT

All of the contents of this domain are copyrighted. Copyright notices can be found at the bottom of each page of the domain, or in the end credits of the videos. These copyright notices give information on what you're allowed to do with the text or video without seeking permission from me. If you would like to request permission to do something else with the text or video, please e-mail me.

Some of the pages at this domain carry a variation of this standard copyright notice:

Copyright: All Rights ReservedCopyright © 1981-2008 Dusk Peterson. All rights reserved. The text on this page is copyrighted and may not be printed, posted, e-mailed, or otherwise distributed except with permission of the author. You may save one copy and print out one copy of this page for your personal use.

Some of my works of fiction and nonfiction carry a notice similar to this:

Creative Commons License: Some Rights ReservedThis text was originally published at duskpeterson.com. Copyright © 1981-2008 Dusk Peterson. Some rights reserved. The text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0). You may freely print, post, e-mail, or otherwise distribute the entire text for noncommercial purposes, provided that you include this paragraph. The author's policies on derivative works and fan works are available online (duskpeterson.com/copyright.htm).

Some of my works of nonfiction carry a notice similar to this:

Creative Commons License: Some Rights ReservedThis text, or a variation on it, was originally published at duskpeterson.com. Copyright © 1981-2008 Dusk Peterson. Some rights reserved. The text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). You may freely print, post, e-mail, otherwise distribute, or adapt the text for noncommercial purposes, provided that you include this paragraph.

My videos carry a notice similar to this:

Video © 1981-2008 Dusk Peterson. The video is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

Share this video with a friend, or post it on your Website.

BANNERS, COVERS, AND STORY SUMMARIES

Permission is granted for the reposting and reprinting of the banners, covers, and story summaries (blurbs) for the purposes of providing information on Dusk Peterson's writings. Please link to duskpeterson.com if possible.

DERIVATIVE WORKS

Derivative works are works based closely upon the original work, such as translations, screenplays, and podcasts.

My writings and videos that carry a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License or a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike License automatically permit you to make derivative works, provided that you follow the terms of the license. Check the links in this paragraph for more information.

I welcome the creation of derivative works from my other writings, but you must ask my permission before posting, distributing, or publishing them. Please e-mail me.

Fan works are covered in the next section of this page.

FAN WORKS

You are welcome to create noncommercial fan works inspired by my stories, such as fan fiction, fan art, fan audio, and fan videos. You don't need to ask my permission. Please credit me and the original story. Since my stories may not be easy to track down, please provide a link back to this domain (or mention that the original story is available at duskpeterson.com) so that your readers, listeners, or viewers will know where to find the original work.

If you create a fan work inspired by my writings, I'd love it if you would e-mail me so that I can know where it is posted, but this is not a requirement.


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Creative Commons License: Some Rights ReservedThis text was originally published at duskpeterson.com. Copyright © 2006-8 Dusk Peterson. Some rights reserved. The text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). You may freely print, post, e-mail, otherwise distribute, or adapt the text for noncommercial purposes, provided that you include this paragraph.