Since I've gotten a couple notes about this, I figured I should write up some guidelines, more for others' convenience than anything else, but also to make sure that I'm getting credited properly. I hope this doesn't look intimidating, because it's really not meant to be. And really, all you need to do if you want to know if you can use my work or not is just ask. Even if I say no, I'm glad that you asked.


I will allow others to create derivative works of my own copyrighted work under the conditions that:

- the new piece is mostly original
- you will not be profiting from the piece you create (for example, selling prints)
- you write me a note to ask my permission, describing how you would like to use one of my pieces
- you credit me in the author's comments of your deviation

If you are unsure if your piece will be considered a derivative work, you can refer to this page, but I would summarize it briefly as being a mostly original work that incorporates another artist's copyrighted work, and has sufficient changes made to the overall piece that distinguish it from the original piece.

Some other guidelines:

- Ask me BEFORE you post the piece. Please do not assume that I will say yes to you, because not only is it not very courteous to me, posting a derivative work without my permission violates copyright law.
- When crediting me in the author's comments of your deviation, if your piece was derived from a specific work, please link back to my original piece. If you can't do so because the piece is based on a more generalized idea (for example, the world of my and my friends' webcomic), include a link to my main page.
(On a side note... I understand that typos happen. But if it prevents people from getting back to my page, I'm not being properly credited. If I ask you to correct it, please don't take offense.)

I may edit this later, so be aware that there might be changes.


The last thing I want to say is thank you to anyone who asks and has asked to use my work!

~BlueSolace
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