Last updated: December 27, 2025
Ashley Summers (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is the sole owner of the literary, artistic, and creative works published on https://realashleysummers.com (the “Website”). This includes, but is not limited to, all novels, stories, characters, fictional worlds, manuscripts, poems, artwork, cover designs, illustrations, graphics, and original content appearing on this Website. All such works are protected by United States and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
This policy outlines how we protect our intellectual property and how copyright claims are handled under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”).
1. Ownership of Creative Works
All original content on this Website is the exclusive property of Ashley Summers, including:
- All published and unpublished novels, novellas, short stories, poems, and manuscripts
- All characters, character names, personalities, backstories, and relationships
- All fictional worlds, universes, locations, timelines, and story elements
- All artwork, illustrations, cover designs, graphics, and visual assets
- All blog posts, excerpts, newsletters, and promotional writing
- All photographs, videos, audio recordings, and multimedia content
- All logos, branding, trademarks, and site design
No content may be copied, adapted, translated, distributed, sold, reposted, scraped, or otherwise used in any form without express written permission from Ashley Summers.
2. Copyright Infringement & DMCA Takedown Procedure
If you believe that any material on this Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA takedown notice containing the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material and its specific location on the Website
- Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
Send all DMCA notices to:
dmca@realashleysummers.com
legal@realashleysummers.com
3. Counter-Notification Procedure
If you believe that material you posted was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification including:
- Your physical or electronic signature
- Identification of the removed content and where it appeared before removal
- A statement under penalty of perjury that the content was removed due to mistake or misidentification
- Your name, address, and phone number
- A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district and acceptance of service of process from the original claimant
Send counter-notifications to:
4. Protection of Author Intellectual Property
We actively monitor and enforce our rights against unauthorized use, plagiarism, piracy, scraping, AI training, and commercial exploitation of our intellectual property, including:
- Unauthorized reproduction of books or manuscripts
- Theft of characters, storylines, or fictional worlds
- Distribution of pirated copies
- Use of our content in AI training datasets without consent
- Commercial exploitation of artwork or writing
Violators may face immediate takedown demands, legal action, and civil penalties.
5. Repeat Infringer Policy
Any user found to repeatedly violate copyright protections will have their access to the Website permanently terminated and may be subject to legal action.
6. Modifications to This Policy
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with the updated date.
7. Contact Information
For all copyright, licensing, and IP matters, contact: