This category also refers to edited, recreated, or altered versions of official assets, or components of assets.

These assets include, but are not limited to, any art, music, writing, or code that was included in the DDLC games (including DDLC Plus) or DDLC-related marketing/promotional material.Įxamples of fan work in this category may include games, websites, videos, or music that include DDLC assets in them. Some artists choose to include assets created by Team Salvato in their fan work. Fan Work That Includes Official DDLC Assets using a DDLC character to represent a website or product that isn’t itself a DDLC derivative, or using a DDLC character as a digital avatar or ‘vtuber’ for use in content creation that is itself not a fan work).īusinesses or companies interested in producing DDLC fan work for sale by any means other than described above should contact us for licensing or permission. Artists may not sell edited versions of official assets in any capacity.įan work must be somehow related to the DDLC universe – you may not use Team Salvato IPs for projects that are not considered DDLC derivatives (eg. Artists may not sell DDLC fan work by uploading the art to mass production websites that sell the art for you (eg. Independent artists may also sell their fan work online if they run their own online store and manufacture/ship their own merchandise. Physical versions of fan work may be sold locally, in limited production, by independent artists (eg. We value artistic freedom and will not target fan work solely because we disagree with the content, or because it conflicts with official depictions.

There are no restrictions on how artists choose to depict the characters, setting, or events of DDLC in their fan work. Fan work does not include officially licensed work by contracted artists, designers, and other partners of Team Salvato. The guidelines pertain to any fan work that takes place in the DDLC universe or includes characters, setting, or storyline from DDLC. The content in question includes, but is not limited to, art, music, animation, writing, videos, websites, apps, and games.

“Fan Work” refers to any content that includes IPs that belong to Team Salvato. This page was last updated: July 12th, 2021 Fan Work Moreover, this page is subject to revision at any time without notice. This includes content that uses official DDLC and DDLC Plus assets, as well as content that includes any Intellectual Properties (IPs) that belong to Team Salvato. Despite these guidelines, Team Salvato reserves the right to issue a formal takedown request for any content that infringes copyright. These guidelines do not grant a copyright license to any DDLC-related fan content. The guidelines will explain what you are permitted to do, and what you are not permitted to do, regarding DDLC-related fan content. This page details guidelines for fan content related to Doki Doki Literature Club (DDLC) and DDLC Plus.

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