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Copyright Notice
All content on this website is copyright its respective author, and should not be used or reproduced without express written consent of the author in question. See below for exceptions and additional rules regarding various content.

Courier's Creed
Courier's Creed, the fictional universe therein and the characters therein are the property of Gabriel Gadfly, and you may not reproduce any part of Courier's Creed on your own web space or in print, except for small excerpts used in critical articles or reviews, without express written consent.

You are welcome to create fan art and fan fiction derived from Courier's Creed, but you must specify that your work is a derivative work and that I, Gabriel Gadfly, am the original author and creator of Courier's Creed and its characters. You must include a link to http://gabrielgadfly.com. You are not permitted to earn an income from your derivative work; if you intend to earn an income from your derivative work, whether by selling print copies, ebook sales, ad revenue, donations, or any other form of income, you must contact Gabriel Gadfly for consent first and to discuss the author's cut of your profits. Finally, while optional, I would appreciate it if you would register as a user on this website and notify me about your work, so I can link to it.

Poetry
The poetry on this website is the property of Gabriel Gadfly, unless otherwise noted. You may not reproduce any poem published on this website without express written consent of the author, except for use in critical articles or reviews. If you are awarded written consent to reproduce a poem, you must include a link to http://gabrielgadfly.com with the poem, and the notice "This poem © Gabriel Gadfly." In cases of poems written by authors other than Gabriel Gadfly, the respective author of the poem decides their own use policy; check with the respective author before using the poem in question.

You are welcome to cover any poem by Gabriel Gadfly in a live performance or recording (either audio or video), so long as you specify that the poem in question was written by Gabriel Gadfly and include a link to http://gabrielgadfly.com. You are not permitted to earn an income from your use of a poem written by Gabriel Gadfly; if you intend to earn an income from your recording or performance, whether through donations, file sales, CD sales, or any other form of income you must contact Gabriel Gadfly for consent first and to discuss the author's cut of your profits. Finally, while optional, I would appreciate it if you would register as a user on this website and notify me about your work, so I can link to it.

Translations
If you possess the ability to do so, you are welcome to translate any poem, short story, article, or chapter of Courier's Creed into another language. I do ask that if you can't translate the piece accurately, please don't try -- I'd rather there be no translation than bad translations. If you've translated any of my work, please Contact me so I can get a copy to host on this website. At the moment, I cannot offer any form of compensation for translations except my gratitude and potentially a link to your website.

User-contributed Content Policy
I reserve the right to edit or delete any user-contributed content on this website, including but not limited to: comments, forum topics, forum replies, book reviews, fan art, fan fiction, and images. By contributing content to this website, you agree to maintain a civil, respectful tone. While I do not have a problem with occasional profanity, excessive profanity or offensive language may be used as ground to edit or delete a piece of user-contributed content. You agree to refrain from making personal attacks against another use of this website.

On Ideas
Given the nature of this site, discussion of my content will inevitably occur. Users are welcome to speculate or attempt to predict what will happen next in any of my work, but be aware that I am under no obligation to compensate a user for successfully predicting any element of my content. Further, I am under no obligation to compensate a user for providing an idea from which I derive inspiration to write something. This policy is not intended to stifle discussion of my work, but is merely here to preserve my interests.

Disclosure Policy
I earn my income from this website from a number of sources, including ad revenue, reader donations, downloadable file sales, premium content access sales, swag sales, affiliate links, and more.