Attribution & Copyright

Last Updated: December 2025

Original Work

The content on this platform represents 30 years of original creative output (1995–2025). Every fragment, poem, translation, and philosophical reflection is the sole intellectual property of the author, Des Donnelly.

Copyright Protection

No part of this work may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means—including digital scraping, database compilation, or print publication—without the prior written permission of the copyright holder.

Attribution Requirements

If you reference or quote any content from this platform for non-commercial or educational purposes, you must:

Provide clear attribution to "Des Donnelly".
Include a link to the original source (e.g., desdonnelly.com).
Respect the context and philosophical intent of the fragment.
Not modify, edit, or misrepresent the original meaning.

Fair Use & Digital Rights

Fair Use: Limited use for educational, critical, or scholarly purposes is permitted under fair use guidelines, provided proper attribution is given.

AI & Data Mining: The use of this archive for training Large Language Models (LLMs) or other generative AI systems is explicitly prohibited without a licensing agreement.

Commercial Use

Any commercial use requires explicit written permission. This includes:

Publishing in books, anthologies, or journals.
Using fragments in commercial presentations or marketing materials.
Incorporating text into commercial software, apps, or merchandise.

Moral Rights

Beyond copyright, I, Des Donnelly, assert my Moral Rights to the work, including the right to be identified as the author and the right to object to derogatory treatment or distortion of the work.

Enforcement & Observability

In the Age of Agents, assume that digital observability is absolute. While the author may sleep, the infrastructure does not. Automated systems monitor for unauthorized scraping, pattern anomalies, and ingestion events.

"We, they, and mine are watching."