The NOAI License

NOAI License (No AI Training License) Version 0.1 SPDX short identifier: NOAI Copyright <YEAR> <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any human person or organization obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 1. COPYRIGHT NOTICE The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 2. AI TRAINING RESTRICTION The Software, including but not limited to its source code, documentation, comments, structure, logic, algorithms, and any derivative works thereof, SHALL NOT be used, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of: a) Training, fine-tuning, evaluating, or otherwise improving any artificial intelligence model, machine learning system, large language model (LLM), neural network, or any automated code generation system; b) Building or enriching any dataset, corpus, or knowledge base intended for use in training or developing AI/ML systems described in section 2(a); c) Feeding into any automated system that produces code, text, or other creative output that could substitute for human developer labor. This restriction applies to all entities, including but not limited to corporations, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and individuals. 3. HUMAN USE GUARANTEE Human developers, engineers, students, researchers, and hobbyists are explicitly permitted and encouraged to: a) Read, study, and learn from this Software; b) Use this Software in personal, educational, and commercial projects; c) Modify and create derivative works of this Software; d) Share and distribute this Software and derivative works; provided that all such derivative works are distributed under the same NOAI License terms, including the AI Training Restriction in Section 2. 4. ENFORCEMENT Any use of this Software in violation of Section 2 constitutes a material breach of this license and automatically terminates all rights granted herein. The copyright holder reserves the right to seek injunctive relief and damages for any unauthorized AI training use. 5. DISCLAIMER 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 NONINFRINGEMENT. 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, EXCEPT AS IT RELATES TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE AI TRAINING RESTRICTION. --- END OF LICENSE ---