Copyright Policy

All content, images, algorithms, and functionality on the site not submitted by users, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Amateur Writerz or its licensors and is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws. It is hereby licesed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License . The Amateur Writerz logo is based on work by Linuxerist under this same license. The 'Add a Work' icon on the main page is based on two icons, also under this license.

User Generated Content

All user generated content including, but not limited to, ratings, comments, and "works" are the exclusive property of the users and as such do not represent the views or opinions of Amateur Writerz. All user generated content, with the exception of "works" are under the above mentioned Creative Commons license. As a user of Amater Writerz, you agree to have your content licensed is this way. While we encourage the use of Creative Commons licenses on "works", we recognize that some users may wish to retain more rights.

Notices of infringement

Amateur Writerz prohibits the posting of any content that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to Amateur Writerz at the address shown below, providing a statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of the right. Amateur Writerz will remove any posted content that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under Canadian law. Amateur Writerz's contact for submission of notices is: copyright@awriterz.org.