Although the Association of Ishtar is not registered yet, here is a list of intended rules regarding copyright and Creative Commons (CC).
- The Association of Ishtar and related stories, characters, etc. will fall under Creative Commons.
- The Association of Ishtar will be trademarked to prevent what happened to the SCP Foundation.
- The authors are the rightsholder to their own stories and other creative works, but can be transformed or reinterpreted into other media, such as artwork or audiobooks. However, copying stories whole cloth without crediting the original artist remains plagiarism.
- Any Character, Object, Phenomenon that are part of the Association of Ishtar, etc. can be used by other creators within the context of the Association of Ishtar.
- Due to the intended audience and the use of CC, we do not allow any submission of a sexually-explicit nature.
- By adding stories for the Association of Ishtar, you have agreed with all of the above.
A note regarding the conduct
Yes, you are free to use anything from the AoI collection in your own Association of Ishtar stories and art work. However, when using concepts, characters, etc. created by other authors or artists, it is the decent thing to ask their permission or link their stories, or give them a shoutout.