Copyright & Permissions
Effective Date: 21 May 2026
Introduction
This website exists to share the creative work, ideas, stories, and professional activities of Julie Ditrich. The material presented here has been developed over many years of professional writing, publishing, research, and creative practice, and is protected by Australian and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Visitors are welcome to explore, reference, and share links to this website respectfully. By accessing and using this website, you agree to the terms outlined below.
Intellectual Property & Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all content published on this website is the intellectual property of Julie Ditrich and is protected by copyright, trade mark, moral rights, and other applicable laws.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- written content and editorial material
- original fiction, scripts, concepts, and worldbuilding material
- comic book and publishing-related content
- titles, character names, story elements, and fictional universes
- artwork, graphics, logos, branding, and design elements
- photographs, promotional material, and downloadable media
- audio, video, trailers, presentations, and interviews
- unpublished creative material, developmental concepts, and research material
- website design, layout, and original compilation of content
This includes unpublished, developmental, draft, research, and concept materials whether intentionally published, previewed, or temporarily accessible through this website.
Certain images or materials used on this website may be licensed from third-party providers such as Shutterstock or Creative Market or used with permission from publishers, licensors, collaborators, photographers, or rights holders. All such material remains the property of its respective owners.
Copyright ownership and licensing information relating to specific published works may also be listed separately within the relevant Body of Work, Media, or publication pages throughout this website.
Permitted Use
Unless otherwise stated, visitors may:
- view and browse this website for personal, non-commercial use
- share direct links to website pages or publicly available articles
- quote brief excerpts for review, commentary, educational, scholarly, or journalistic purposes where appropriate attribution is provided
- reference publicly available information for legitimate media coverage or academic discussion.
Thoughtful sharing, quotation, and discussion of Julie Ditrich’s published work within reader, educational, journalistic, and fan communities is welcomed when undertaken respectfully and with appropriate attribution.
No material from this website may be copied, reproduced, adapted, altered, republished, uploaded, stored, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise used for commercial or non-commercial purposes without prior written permission from Julie Ditrich or the relevant copyright holder.
Media & Promotional Use
Selected downloadable images and approved promotional materials made available through the Media Centre may be used in their original, unaltered form for:
- media coverage
- interviews and press articles
- literary, publishing, or convention promotion
- reviews and review publications
- event publicity
- blog features and social media promotion
provided that:
- the material is properly attributed,
- the material is not misleadingly edited or manipulated,
- the use is directly connected to Julie Ditrich’s professional work, and
- the use does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or commercial association where none exists.
If you are uncertain whether your intended use is permitted, please request clarification in writing prior to use.
Prohibited Use
Without express written permission, you may not:
- reproduce substantial portions of written or visual content from this website
- use any material for commercial merchandise, NFTs, licensing, resale, or advertising purposes
- modify, manipulate, or create derivative works from original material published on this website
- remove copyright notices, credits, watermarks, or attribution information
- falsely represent affiliation, endorsement, authorship, or partnership
- use the likeness, name, branding, characters, titles, or creative concepts associated with Julie Ditrich in a misleading or exploitative manner
- use the name, likeness, branding, or creative identity of Julie Ditrich in connection with misleading, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, or impersonation-based activity, including AI-generated representations falsely presented as authentic.
Unauthorised use may constitute copyright infringement, misleading conduct, breach of moral rights, or other violations under applicable law.
Nothing in this policy permits the derogatory treatment, distortion, or modification of creative work in a manner prejudicial to the creator’s honour or reputation.
AI & Automated Usage Restrictions
The content of this website may not be scraped, harvested, mined, copied, downloaded, indexed, ingested, or otherwise used for:
- artificial intelligence training,
- machine learning systems,
- generative AI models,
- synthetic dataset creation,
- automated content replication, or
- style imitation systems
without prior written consent.
This restriction applies to both commercial and non-commercial automated systems, including bots, crawlers, datasets, and AI development pipelines.
A separate AI Policy published on this website may provide additional information regarding authorised and unauthorised AI-related usage.
Information Disclaimer
Reasonable care is taken to ensure the accuracy and currency of information published on this website. However, all content is provided for general informational and promotional purposes only.
Julie Ditrich makes no warranties or representations regarding completeness, accuracy, reliability, availability, or suitability of website content for any particular purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Julie Ditrich disclaims liability for any loss, damage, or inconvenience arising from reliance on material published on this website or from the use of linked external sites.
This website may contain links to third-party websites or platforms. Julie Ditrich is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, availability, or policies of external sites.
Testimonials & Voluntary Contributions
If you voluntarily submit testimonials, feedback, comments, reviews, correspondence, or similar material to Julie Ditrich through email, social media, website forms, or other communication channels, you acknowledge that portions of that material may be quoted or reproduced for promotional, editorial, educational, or website-related purposes unless confidentiality is explicitly requested in advance.
Personal contact information will not be publicly disclosed without permission.
Submission of voluntary correspondence does not create any professional, business, creative, fiduciary, or confidential relationship between the contributor and Julie Ditrich.
Unsolicited Creative Material
Julie Ditrich does not accept unsolicited submissions of creative material, including but not limited to:
- manuscripts,
- scripts,
- pitches,
- story concepts,
- character ideas,
- treatments,
- artwork,
- publishing proposals, or
- collaborative project proposals.
Any such material submitted without prior written invitation or agreement will remain unread and may be deleted or destroyed without response.
By submitting unsolicited material, you acknowledge that:
- no confidential, fiduciary, implied, or contractual relationship is created,
- no obligation of review, response, compensation, or acknowledgement exists, and
- similar concepts or creative works may already be under development independently.
Please do not send unsolicited creative submissions through this website or associated communication channels.
Archival Preservation
Limited archival preservation by recognised libraries, academic institutions, or lawful web archiving services is permitted where consistent with applicable copyright law and non-commercial preservation practices.
Policy Updates
This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in publishing practices, legal requirements, technological developments, website functionality, or digital media environments.
Updated versions will be published on this page with revised effective dates where appropriate.
Failure to enforce any provision of this policy does not constitute a waiver of any rights or protections.
Permissions & Contact
For permissions enquiries, licensing requests, media usage clarification, or copyright-related matters, please contact:
Julie Ditrich
PO Box 827
Narellan NSW 2567
Australia
