Fanfic writers and fan artists- please read!

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The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors."

- 17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use (emphasis mine)

This means that you may use anything on this site as long as it is for scholarly or journalistic purposes. I openly encourage all readers to utilize this right. 

What does "sufficiently transformative" mean? 

For images:

- You may create artwork based on my character designs as long as you use your own unique visual style. 

- You may create artwork that closely mimics my own visual style as long as the character(s) being drawn is/are not my own. 

- You may NOT use unmodified or insufficiently modified images of my artwork for commercial purposes (don't put my art on a T-shirt to sell.) 

- You may NOT create and publicly share or sell artwork that closely mimics my own visual style and uses my characters because that can cause confusion about authenticity. 

- Do not use the contents of this website to create any non-fungible token (NFT) content. Digital collectibles and monetized digital downloads are okay as long as they are not on the blockchain. 

- Do not trace my artwork for any commercial purposes. 

- If you are selling fan merchandise that follows these rules online, you are allowed to use "Neko Neko Nana", my character names and my place names in the listing title and description as long as you acknowledge that Neko Neko Nana is my creation. Try pasting this phrase at the end of the listing description: 

Neko Neko Nana is created by Miranda Attales (OceanblueArt.) Titles, names, and designs are used here with the creator's permission. 

You may use my artwork in a non-transformative way for non-commercial personal use.

- For example, you can print out one of my illustrations and hang it on your wall- I won't come after you. 

- You may trace my artwork for drawing practice, but do not share the traced artwork online or in any other public space. 

For text and concepts:

- You may write original literature that is based on this story, its characters, and its original worldbuilding concepts, in any medium. Comics and manga must follow the guidelines for images. 

- You are free to share and sell this literature in any space or format, such as fanfiction websites or selling zines in-person. 

- You may quote my writing in a commercial work as long as the quote(s) are cumulatively 200 words or less. 

I do not consent to the use of the contents of this website for training generative artificial intelligence algorithms. I do not consent to the use of the contents of this website for generative artificial intelligence algorithm inputs. Please do not use GenAI to create Neko Neko Nana fanworks. However, you may use non-generative artificial intelligence tools to assist you in creating fanworks, such as an AI-powered object eraser. 

- Creating fan art of my characters in your own visual style and selling merchandise of these designs on Etsy 

- Drawing original characters in my visual style and sharing them on social media 

- Creating a fan comic zine in your own visual style and selling hard copies at a convention 

- Writing fanficition and posting it on Wattpad 

- Mimicking the composition of one of my illustrations for your own illustration as a visual reference (as long as you don't trace!) 

- Creating a cosplay of one of my characters and entering a cosplay contest

- Creating a cosplay of one of my characters and selling art prints from a photoshoot  and/or selling cosplay photos on OnlyFans

- Making a doll or plushie of one of my characters and selling it on Etsy 

- Inventing a cocktail named after one of my characters and serving it at your restaurant 

- Creating an adult doujinshi and posting it on an adult website 

- Selling adult fan art at an anime convention that is kept in a binder that customers must show their ID in order to view 

- Taking an unmodified JPEG of my artwork and selling it on Redbubble products

- Selling my artwork as NFTs, even if it is transformative 

- Uploading the text of this novel to a fanfiction website and claiming it as your own work 

- Uploading the text of this novel to an ebook publishing platform and profiting off of my unmodified work 

- Selling fan merchandise that closely mimics my visual style and depicts one of my characters (you may do one or the other, but not both) 

- Tracing any amount of my artwork and sharing it anywhere publicly, including on social media, at school, or in a gallery exhibition 

- Using my work to cheat on a school assignment 

- Tracing a pose from one of my illustrations for your own completely different illustration- reference, don't trace! 

- Feeding my text and artwork to any GenAI algorithm 

- Asking any GenAI software to generate text or images in my style or based on this story 

- Sharing adult content based on this story in spaces where minors are present without a mature content filter 

- You may create explicit adult content based on the contents of this website as long as it complies with the law in your area and follows my rules as stated above. 

- I only ask that you not create sexualized content of characters that are under eighteen years old or create sexualized content that ages down adult characters to appear childlike.  

- Please only share explicit adult content in spaces where minors are not present or include a mature content filter. 

- Please follow the mature content rules for any art market or artist alley you intend to sell at. 

I'd love to collab with you! If you're an artist, own an indie fashion brand, have a podcast, etc., feel free to inquire about collaborating via my email, oceanblueart2016@gmail.com. (I will decline collaborations involving NFTs.)