The novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds
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Me, the author, and my work · You, the creator, and your creation
Me, the author, and my work
- The author — Karine Baridon, who writes the novel and creates the website
- The work — the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds · the website lehamacetlescolibris.com · the website’s concept
You, the creator, and your creation
- The user — any person or organisation that uses the work
- The creator — the person who uses the website to create something, share it and publish it in the gallery
- The creation — what the creator makes from the work: text · image · sound · video · translation
The visitor — anyone who visits the website and looks at your creation
Who owns what?
The author owns the work
Karine Baridon. Writes, designs and protects the work.
The work is the author’s property
Tangible — the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds and its world · the website lehamacetlescolibris.com and its content.
Intangible — the concept of the website · the ideas, structure and workings the website puts into practice.
The creator owns their creation
The user — any person or organisation that uses the work: reader · creator · teacher · journalist · influencer · bookseller · charity · company · publisher · producer.
The creator — any user who shares a creation in the gallery.
The creation is the creator’s property
What the creator makes from the work — text · image · sound · video · translation.
The creator shares it in the gallery, under their own name.
Who uses what? 2 cases: commercial or non-commercial use
Me, the author I use your creation
Non-commercial useI make no profit from it
I use your creation for non-commercial purposes.
I credit your name.
I add a link to your creator profile.
or
Commercial useI make a profit from it
I use your creation for commercial purposes.
You, the creator, and I, the author, sign a contract before your creation is used.
The contract sets out the use you allow me, how long I may use your creation and the sum I owe you.
You give me your written consent to use your creation for the period you have chosen.
I pay you for using your creation.
I credit your creator name whenever I use your creation.
I add a link to your creator profile.
or
Gift of commercial useyou give me your creation for commercial use
You tick the “gift” box when you share your creation.
I pay you nothing.
I credit your creator name next to your creation whenever I use it.
I add a link to your creator profile.
Without the “gift” box ticked, I have no right to use your creation commercially without signing a contract with you.
You, the creator you use my work
Non-commercial useyou make no profit from it
You use my work for non-commercial purposes.
You credit the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds, and me as its author, Karine Baridon.
You add a link to lehamacetlescolibris.com.
or
Commercial useyou make a profit from it
You use my work for commercial purposes.
You, the creator, and I, the author, sign a contract before you can exploit my work.
The contract sets out the use I allow you to make of my work, its duration and the sum you must pay me for copyright, exploitation rights and distribution rights.
As the author, I give you my written consent for this use and this period.
You pay me for using my work, for copyright and exploitation rights.
You credit the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds and my name as author, Karine Baridon.
You add a link to lehamacetlescolibris.com.
Rights of use and exploitation: the legal framework
The charter falls under French copyright law.
It sets out the rights and duties of the author and of the creator.
The author, Karine Baridon, holds the rights to the work
- The author writes, edits and publishes her work as a self-published author.
- The author alone holds the economic and moral rights to the work: the novel, the website and its concept.
- No publisher, producer or platform holds any right to the work.
- Every request goes through the contact page.
Registrations and proof of prior creation
Registrations of the work by the author:
- 22 January 2026 — novel, e-Soleau envelope at the INPI (French intellectual property office), on the manuscript of 21 January 2026. Protected until 22 January 2046.
- 22 January 2026 — novel, U.S. Copyright Office. Registration completed on 21 August 2026.
- 5 September 2026 — concept and platform, e-Soleau envelope at the INPI. Kept for 5 years, renewable up to 20 years.
- The date of registration is proof.
- The author keeps the receipts and produces them on request.
- Creating is enough to be protected. Registration is not compulsory; it serves to prove the date.
Article L. 111-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code gives the author, by the mere fact of creation, an exclusive right enforceable against all.
Penalties and applicable law
- Any unauthorised exploitation constitutes infringement — Articles L. 335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. Civil and criminal liability apply.
- French law applies, wherever the site is viewed from.
- Failing an amicable agreement, the French courts have jurisdiction.
- The author changes this page whenever she decides. The applicable version is the one published on the day of use.
Last updated: 6 September 2026.
You, the creator: your visibility and your rights · Me, the author: my limits
You, the creator, gain visibility
Your name appears with every publication, without exception.
Your profile goes into the directory. Visitors contact you directly to commission work from you. I take nothing from it.
Every time I use your creation, with your consent, you receive a thank-you receipt. The receipt names the medium — book, poster, notebook, exhibition — and the exact place where your creation appears. You can use it as a reference, in your portfolio or your CV.
You and the other creators contact each other through the directory to use your creations. I don’t get involved and I take nothing.
You’re a creator (translator, voice actor, illustrator) and you want to offer your services without sharing a creation: fill in your profile to be contacted.
Sharing is free.
You, the creator, keep your rights
You keep all your rights to your creation.
You remove your creation whenever you decide, with no need to explain: the “Delete your creation” button opens the wall, and you delete it yourself.
A contract runs for a fixed period. If your creation is under a current contract, you can’t remove it: you wait until the contract runs its course.
You have the right to exploit your creation elsewhere, without answering to anyone.
You own your creation. You take no risk.
Your creation stays online as long as the website exists, or until you remove it.
You are responsible for what you share. I remove any illegal content reported to me.
Me, the author, I have no right to
Sell your creation without your consent.
Sign your creation with my name, or present it as mine.
Give or hand over your creation to anyone else — publisher, printer, partner — without your consent.
Change your creation without your consent: crop, recolour, retouch, cut.
Your sharing is not a commission from me.
Your sharing is not work that I pay for.
Me, the author, I am not responsible for
I offer a free service to give you visibility. I am not responsible for:
What a visitor does with your creation.
Protecting your creation from use by a visitor.
Downloads and screenshots made by visitors.
Misuse.
If you discover any misuse, write to me: I remove your creation or I report the misuse.
You’re under 18
You share your creation
You share your creation yourself. The form asks for your date of birth.
Your date of birth is never shown: the website only shows “under 18”.
You publish your creation with your first name. Visitors see your profile.
The law protects you
The website publishes your first name, never your surname.
As long as you’re under 18, nobody can contact you directly. To use your creation, they have to go through your legal guardian: they protect your rights.
At 18, your profile opens up on its own, thanks to your date of birth: visitors can then contact you directly.
What needs your legal guardian’s consent
The law requires your legal guardian’s consent for any sale or commercial use of your creation.
Anyone who wants to buy or sell your creation asks for your legal guardian’s written consent.
You and your legal guardian sign the contract with the other party together.
You and your legal guardian accept the payment together.
The wall opens in a new tab. Choose your family, click the +, add your file and your first name: your creation is online straight away.
Log in to Padlet when you arrive, it’s free: you stay in control of your creation and you remove it yourself whenever you like.
Your creation appears in the gallery straight away, no waiting. You remove it yourself on the wall, with the 3 dots at the top of your post. The author keeps the right to delete anything that falls outside the charter.