MITCR/LICENSE.txt
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MIT License with Commercial Use Restriction
Copyright (c) [year]-present [name]
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to use,
copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute the Software, subject to the
following conditions:
1. **Attribution Requirement**
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
2. **Commercial Use Restriction (Overrides MIT Commercial Permission)**
Notwithstanding any permissions normally granted under the MIT License,
**the Software and any derivative works may not be used for commercial
purposes without the prior explicit written permission of the copyright
holder**.
“Commercial purposes” include, but are not limited to:
* selling the Software or derivative works;
* using the Software or derivative works within a commercial product,
service, or enterprise;
* incorporating the Software into any system, application, or workflow
intended to generate revenue or commercial advantage.
For inquiries regarding commercial permissions, please contact
[contact information].
This clause shall not affect any free and open source projects using the
Software.
3. **Automatic License Update Clause**
If a new version of this license is published at
https://git.elbe-dev.com/ElBe-Development/MITCR, that updated version
shall automatically apply to all existing and future copies of the
Software. Projects using this license must update their included license
text to reflect the newest version, to ensure that improvements, fixes,
and clarifications apply consistently.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR
OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.