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MKTPL-NONC V1
THE MiLKYTEA PUBLIC LICENSE
https://milkyway.moe/license
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> INTRO
The MiLKYTea Public License is not a part of, nor are we, a law firm - it
does not provide legal services. Distribution of this document does not
create an attorney-client relationship. MiLKYTea Public License
provides this information on an "as-is" basis.
WE AT MILKYWAY SYSTEMS TAKE NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS
DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED HEREUNDER AND DISCLAIM
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE
INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
In other words: I'm NOT A LAWYER!!!!!
> THE LICENSE ITSELF
The use of this license in this git, website, artwork, audio, video, or any
other project by the rightful owner(s) hereby consent that you, the reader,
may use this project, meaning that you are free to:
> MAKE MODIFICATIONS
You may make as many, or as few, edits as you wish to this project at no cost
using most types of software or physical elements as you desire.
> MAKE DISTRIBUTION
You are free to share this project with friends, your fellow peers, or total
strangers via any means without any restrictions from the original creator(s)
as long as you do NOT sell this project on any site with monetary incentive
This may include shareware or torrenting. You are also free to mirror this project
at no charge from the owner on the Internet, this includes, but is in no way
limited to, services that use the Internet such as the World Wide Web, Gopher,
Telnet, Animal Crossing, etc.
> PAY IT BACK
You may share this project and let people willingly donate to you (e.g Patreon
or Itch) for appreciation, with the owner's consent. If you have modified the
project and spread it, at least 25% of your income should go to the original
maintainer. Otherwise, 100% of profit originating from the project should
go to the original creator.
> USE THE PROJECT FOR PRIVATE USE
You may own a copy of this project for personal use, if the project is software,
an image, a song, etc. If the work is something that is physical (a statue,
a traditional painting, etc) then you are free to take a photo, video, etc of
it as long as you abide by the rules set below.
As long as you:-
> EXCEPT NO WARRANTY
This software, image, audio, etc comes as-is and the owner(s) is not required
to aid you in assessing you with it, meaning, for example, if the project that
you use is some software, the creator(s) do not have to help you with
installing it, troubleshooting, or anything else that may cause you to need
assistance. In other words, if you can't use it, deal with it.
> SELL IT FOR PROFIT
Under the Non-commercial nature of this license, you must abide by
the rule of not selling this software for your own profit.
> CREDIT THE CREATOR(S)
You must give credit to whoever made the original project to your best
ability, this could include linking to the owner's website/socials and/or
their name.
> ANONYMIZE THE CREATORS(S) IF SPECIFIED
If the creator wishes to stay anonymous, you must abide by that rule
to your best ability.
> DO NOT USE IN A COMPUTER ALGORITHM
The copyright holder(s) do not give you their consent for you or anyone else
to use their work in a computer algorithm, such as a neural network, deep
learning, or anything that will help teach a computer.
> DO NOT PUT ON THE BLOCKCHAIN
You are not permitted to put this work onto something, such as a website
or app, that uses the blockchain.
> DO NOT USE FOR HATEFUL RHETORIC
You are not permitted to use this license for anything that may promote
hateful or discriminatory behavior. To find out more, please visit the
aformentioned webpage at the header of this website.
> DO NOT SPREAD THIS LICENSE IN A ZIPBOMB
Do i really have to say this? Zipbombing is NOT cool. You should not
use the text of this license in a zipbomb or similar file.
The use of this license in packages may be undone or changed in future versions
and is subject to any changes with the usage rights. All past versions under
the license will stay as MKTPL-Compliant and cannot be changed post-partum.
The use of this license in singular pieces of software, art, music, etc. can
NOT be changed or undone unless a more lenient license was picked.
You can NOT migrate a project to the MKTPL without explicit permissions from
at least 90% of the main authors/maintainers of a project.