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95 changes: 80 additions & 15 deletions LICENSE
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# Amulet Map Editor License 1.0.0
# Based on PolyForm Strict License 1.0.0
# Adds a clause allowing changes and new works
# Adds a clause allowing distribution back to the licensor
# These two clauses are modified from PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0
Amulet Team License 1.0.0
# This is a combination of PolyForm Sheild and Noncommercial
# Added a clause to allow commercial educational usage

## Acceptance
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## Distribution License

The licensor grants you an additional copyright license
to distribute copies of the software for the sole purpose
of submitting changes or new works to the licensor.
Your license to distribute covers distributing the software
with changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works
to distribute copies of the software. Your license
to distribute covers distributing the software with
changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works
License](#changes-and-new-works-license).

## Notices

You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of
the software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the
URL for them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines
beginning with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided
with the software.

> Required Notice: Copyright Amulet Team. (https://www.amuletmc.com/)

## Changes and New Works License

The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to
make changes and new works based on the software for any
permitted purpose.

## Third Party Agreements

Use or modification of the software in a way that violates a third
party's licence, terms or copyright is not a permitted purpose.

## Patent License

The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that
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regardless of the source of funding or obligations resulting
from the funding.

## Noncompete

Any purpose is a permitted purpose, except for providing any
product that competes with the software or any product the
licensor or any of its affiliates provides using the software.

## Competition

Goods and services compete even when they provide functionality
through different kinds of interfaces or for different technical
platforms. Applications can compete with services, libraries
with plugins, frameworks with development tools, and so on,
even if they're written in different programming languages
or for different computer architectures. Goods and services
compete even when provided free of charge. If you market a
product as a practical substitute for the software or another
product, it definitely competes.

## New Products

If you are using the software to provide a product that does
not compete, but the licensor or any of its affiliates brings
your product into competition by providing a new version of
the software or another product using the software, you may
continue using versions of the software available under these
terms beforehand to provide your competing product, but not
any later versions.

## Discontinued Products

You may begin using the software to compete with a product
or service that the licensor or any of its affiliates has
stopped providing, unless the licensor includes a plain-text
line beginning with `Licensor Line of Business:` with the
software that mentions that line of business. For example:

> Licensor Line of Business: YoyodyneCMS Content Management
System (http://example.com/cms)

## Sales of Business

If the licensor or any of its affiliates sells a line of
business developing the software or using the software
to provide a product, the buyer can also enforce
[Noncompete](#noncompete) for that product.

## Fair Use

You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the
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terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes
available under these terms.

A **product** can be a good or service, or a combination
of them.

**You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these
terms.

**Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship,
or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all
organizations that have control over, are under the control of,
or are under common control with that organization. **Control**
means ownership of substantially all the assets of an entity,
or the power to direct its management and policies by vote,
contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
its affiliates.

**Affiliates** means the other organizations than an
organization has control over, is under the control of, or is
under common control with.

**Control** means ownership of substantially all the assets of
an entity, or the power to direct its management and policies
by vote, contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or
indirect.

**Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the
software under these terms.

**Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one
of your licenses.
of your licenses.
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# Licenses
# License Summary

See [LICENSE]() for the real license.
This is a simplified version.
This document is a summary of the license terms. For the full terms please see the [actual license](LICENSE).

There are two licences that cover the various Amulet codebases.
1) The Amulet Map Editor License
2) The Amulet Library License

The former applies to the code that makes up the user interface (this repository) and the bundled form of the program and the latter applies to a number of libraries that Amulet uses.

This summary will only cover the former. See the libraries for the latter.
The license covers the use of the program by end users and the use of our code by other code.

## Motive
We want everyone to be able to use and contribute to Amulet, however developing the program costs money.
Pathway are currently sponsoring the project but we need to design the licence to leave open potential income sources.
We want everyone to be able to use and contribute to Amulet, however development costs money.
The license is designed to be as open as possible while still protecting our investment in the project.

## License Summary
- The program is free to use for non-commercial users.
- The program is free to use for purely educational commercial purposes.
- If your use case does not fit in the above you should chat to us about a commercial licence.
- The program and code are free to use for non-commercial users and purely educational commercial purposes.
- If your use case does not fit in the above you will need to purchase a commercial license.
- You are allowed to modify the code however you wish and submit changes to us if you like.
- You are not allowed to redistribute our code unless explicitly licenced to allow otherwise.

- You are allowed to use and redistribute our code provided that you are not competing with us. You must make it clear that you are using our code but that you are not affiliated with us.
- You are not allowed to use or modify our code in a way that violates a third party's license, terms or copyright.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Am I allowed to use Amulet to edit my world?

You can use Amulet for free as long as:
- You are not making money using Amulet.
- You are not making money from the content made using Amulet.
You can use Amulet for free as long as you are not making money using Amulet or from content made using Amulet.

You may not use Amulet in a way that violates a third party's license, terms or copyright.

### Can I make money using Amulet in an education setting?
You are allowed to use Amulet for free and make money if your usage is purely educational.
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### Can I make money using Amulet?

Commercial usage includes getting paid to use Amulet and the manufacture of content (eg. worlds or structures) that is later monetised.
Commercial usage includes getting paid to use Amulet and the manufacture of content (eg. worlds or structures) that are later monetised.

If you are using Amulet in a commercial setting that does not fit into the educational exception then you should contact us about a commercial licence.
If you are using Amulet in a commercial setting that does not fit into the educational exception then you must purchase a commercial license.

### Can I redistribute or rehost your code?
No. Unless the code is explicitly licensed to allow otherwise, you cannot redistribute or rehost any code from Amulet.
### Can I distribute or rehost your code?
You may distribute or rehost our code, but it must remain under the same license and have the following copyright notice.

This includes the code in both source and compiled forms.
`Copyright Amulet Team. (https://www.amuletmc.com/)`

The only exception to this is forking the original repository on Github with the aim to modify or improve on the code.
It must be clear to anyone that receives the code or application containing the code that it is written by us and that you are not affiliated with us.

Some files (such as editor operations) are released under the MIT licence to allow redistribution. These files will have the MIT licence at the top of the file.
We request, where possible, that you use the versions of the code that we host on pypi instead of distributing it yourself.

### Can I modify any part of Amulet?
You are allowed to modify Amulet however you like.
You are allowed to modify Amulet however you like provided it does not violate a third party's license, terms or copyright.

If you want to make improvements we accept code submissions through pull requests.
If you want to make improvements to our code we accept code submissions through pull requests on Github.

### Can I make and sell plugins for Amulet?
Plugins are extensions to Amulet. 3D Editor Operations are an example of plugins for Amulet.
Plugins are extensions that add features or functionality within our application ecosystem.

Operations are programs that can be run from within Amulet Map Editor in the operations tab of the 3D editor.
3D Editor Operations are an example of plugins for Amulet.

You are allowed to make, distribute and license your operations however you wish.
We wavie the noncompete and noncommercial clauses for plugins that exist within our application ecosystem.

You are also allowed to make money through the sale or licensing of your operations if you wish.
This means you are allowed to make, distribute, compete and license your plugins however you wish.

Your operations can call Amulet code but may not directly include any Amulet code unless licenced to allow redistribution.
You are also allowed to make money through the sale or licensing of your plugins if you wish.

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