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A Blanket Statement is also called a Transformative Works Policy, Permissions, and various other terms that you may see on a post, sticky post, profile, fest guidelines, or other places. It tells readers what a given creator allows other people to do with their work, or not. For instance, people may give permission to record podcasts, translate text into other languages, draw fanart, and so on. If you don't want anyone else to use your stuff, or want them to ask first, then you can say that too. Realistically, though, anything you choose to share online could get picked up and used in ways you never intended, so think before you post. Most people respect a blanket statement most of the time.

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