Libreon Terms and Policies

Intellectual Property

Last Updated: May 21, 2025

These Intellectual Property provisions are part of the Libreon Terms of Service (“TOS”). Unless otherwise defined here, terms used but not defined below have the meanings assigned to them in the TOS.

Policy

This policy is a summary of the provisions for easy understanding. The full, binding provisions follow in the Provisions section.

Libreon’s Fanwork & IP Trust Policy

Libreon supports both original creators and derivative creators (like fanfiction writers) through a simple mutual trust model.

Mutual Trust: The Basics

Libreon is a platform where creators and fans can safely share original and derivative works. To make this work, we ask everyone—whether you’re writing original fiction or building on an existing world—to follow some shared understandings:

For Fan Creators (Transformative Works)

• You own your fanwork — You retain ownership of your creative contributions, but gain no rights over the original work it’s based on.
• You’re responsible for permission — Only post derivative works if you have a legal right to do so.
• You waive claims against the original IP holder — By sharing an authorized derivative work on Libreon, you agree not to sue the original creator—even if future official works resemble your fanwork.

For IP Rights Holders (Original Creators)

• You control your IP — No one can use your original work in ways you haven’t permitted.
• You waive claims against authorized fanworks — You agree not to sue an authorized fan creator who used your IP within the boundaries of your permission.

Provisions

1. Our Intellectual Property

   1. All of Our Content is copyright 2025 Protos, LLC. All rights reserved.
   2. All of Our Content—including text, graphics, designs, questions, answers, explanations, software, and other intellectual property—is owned by Us or licensed to Us and is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other applicable laws.
   3. You may only Access Our Content as permitted by this Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce, adapt, publish, distribute, display, or create derivative works from it without Our written permission, unless such use is expressly allowed by law or under a separate license.
   4. Libreon™, and all related names, logos, and marks are trademarks of Protos, LLC. You may not use them without Our written consent.

2. User and Third-Party Intellectual Property

   1. You Own What You Create
      1. You retain full ownership of Your User Content.
      2. You are solely responsible for ensuring that Your User Content does not infringe the rights of others.
      3. By submitting User Content, You grant Us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, use, display, reproduce, and distribute it as needed to operate, improve, and maintain the Services.
      4. We may, but are not obligated to, monitor, remove, or restrict Access to User Content that violates this Agreement or causes harm to the Services or other users.
   2. Fanworks and Other Derivative Content — If You submit a derivative or transformative work with proper authorization, You are responsible for ensuring that You have the legal right to do so. This may include permission granted through licenses, fair use, or other authorized use from the IP Rights Holder.
   3. No Claims Against Original Creators (When Authorized)
      1. If You submit submit a derivative or transformative work with proper authorization, You agree not to assert any intellectual property claim—whether for ownership, infringement, or compensation—against the original IP Rights Holder, even if similar content later appears in official works
      2. By submitting an authorized derivative work to the Services, You knowingly and voluntarily waive any such claims.
   4. No Claims Against Authorized Fanworks (When Using Libreon)
      1. If You are an IP Rights Holder who uses the Services or authorizes use of Your work in derivative or transformative works on the platform, You agree not to assert intellectual property claims against the authorized creator, so long as their use remains within the scope of Your permission.
      2. You further agree not to claim that any elements in such authorized fanworks infringe upon Your IP rights, provided they were used in good faith and within the permitted scope.
      3. By authorizing such use and allowing it on the Services, You knowingly and voluntarily waive any such claims against those creators.
   5. Reporting Infringement — If You believe Content on the Services violates Your IP rights, You may contact Us to request its removal. We will review and respond to all valid notices in accordance with applicable laws.