The Monk & The Witch A fantasy saga by Fred Potvin

Rights

I am Fred Potvin, the author and creator of The Monk & The Witch, and a registered artiste-auteur in France. I own the copyright in my original contributions to this project, including its literary and artistic expression.

My work is protected from its creation under French copyright law and the applicable European Union copyright framework. This includes the right to control its reproduction and publication, and my moral rights to be recognised as its author and to have the integrity of my work respected. These protections apply whether I share the work freely or offer it for sale. The references below explain these protections.

AI assistance and authorship

Using AI does not, in itself, remove an author’s copyright. Protection depends on the original human creative contribution expressed in the finished work. This is the basis on which I claim rights in my AI-assisted work. My process is described in How I use AI.

Third-party materials retain their own rights and license conditions, documented in AI voices and Attributions.

Sharing and permissions

Providing free previews or selling Book access does not mean giving up my rights. Please see the Usage policy for how you may enjoy and share it. For permission to republish, adapt or otherwise use my work beyond what the law permits, contact [email protected].

These references explain the protections behind this statement and how they relate to AI-assisted creation.

  • French Intellectual Property Code, Article L111-1 — establishes that an author’s rights arise through creation itself and include moral and economic rights. Copyright does not depend on my professional registration or on charging for access.
  • Article L121-1 — protects respect for the author’s name, authorship and work. This is the basis of my moral rights, including recognition and respect for the integrity of my work.
  • Article L122-4 — requires consent for reproduction, public communication, translation and adaptation, subject to the exceptions provided by law. It explains why permission is generally needed to republish or adapt the work.
  • EU Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 2–5 — sets out the EU framework for reproduction, communication to the public and distribution, together with exceptions and limitations. It provides the European framework alongside the French provisions above.
  • CSPLA report on the legal status of AI productions, July 2026 — published by France’s Ministry of Culture, this legal analysis explains how AI-assisted work can qualify for copyright when the finished work expresses original human creative choices. It is an analysis of existing law, rather than a new law granting automatic protection to AI outputs.