Copyright & Intellectual Property

EWW-niverse, the character Dr. Icky, and all related names, logos, characters, illustrations, photographs, videos, book content, specimen write-ups, and the design of this website are original creative works owned by Alex Filip. They were created and first published in the European Union.

These works are protected by copyright automatically, from the moment of creation — under the law of the European Union and, internationally, under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, to which the United States and most countries are signatories. No registration or copyright notice is required for this protection to exist.

Except where a page explicitly says otherwise, you may not copy, reproduce, scrape, adapt, translate, republish, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from any part of the EWW-niverse brand or its content — in any medium, including apps, games, books, video, or AI training datasets — without our prior written permission.

The names EWW-niverse™, Dr. Icky™ and Slime or Bye™, the EWW-niverse and Slime or Bye logos, and the Dr. Icky character are trademarks of Alex Filip, used and claimed under common law. Using these marks — or any confusingly similar name, character, look, or branding — in a way likely to cause confusion, or to imitate the EWW-niverse “gross science” brand in order to trade on its reputation, is prohibited.

You are welcome to link to this website, share our public pages, quote a short passage with credit, and of course buy, read, review, and recommend our books and apps.

For licensing, permissions, press, or to report a copycat or infringement, contact us via the For Parents & Educators page. We actively monitor for imitations and will enforce our rights where necessary.

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