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Source: 00_THE_LICENSE_IN_PLAIN_LANGUAGE.md
License: Dual License Agreement v4.9 (Geneva Safeguard)
For: Non-lawyers, students, researchers, anyone who wants to know their rights
This is the license explained in plain English. The legal document is in LICENSE; this is what it means for you.
Below the micro-commerce threshold:
- ✅ Read the corpus — free, forever
- ✅ Study the corpus — free, forever
- ✅ Share the corpus — free, forever
- ✅ Teach the corpus — free, forever
- ✅ Use the corpus for personal projects — free, forever
- ✅ Create derivative works — free, forever
Above the micro-commerce threshold (for 2+ consecutive years):
- ✅ All of the above
- ✅ Commercial use — with proper attribution and revenue sharing
- ✅ Build products — with proper attribution and revenue sharing
- ✅ Sell services — with proper attribution and revenue sharing
- ✅ Internal use — for research, development, education
- ✅ Products — with proper attribution and revenue sharing
- ✅ Services — with proper attribution and revenue sharing
- You cannot claim you wrote it — attribution is required
- You cannot suppress it — the corpus must remain open
- You cannot use it for harm — Human Harm clause applies
The license protects the little person. If you're a natural person below the micro-commerce threshold, you have more freedom than a corporation. This is by design — the Abundance Loop feeds back to the people.
You cannot create a shell entity to avoid the commercial license. The license looks at substance, not form:
- If you control it, it's you
- If it does what you do, it's you
- If it benefits you, it's you
Commercial entities that violate the license face:
- Immediate termination of rights
- Revenue sharing enforcement
- Legal action for damages
- Public disclosure of violations
The Abundance Loop is the economic architecture of phi-physics. It works like this:
People's Fund
↓
Funded by commercial revenue
↓
Funds research and education
↓
Benefits the people
↓
More people contribute
↓
More revenue to People's Fund
↓
(Loop continues)
- Commercial entities pay a percentage of revenue to the People's Fund
- The People's Fund distributes to researchers, educators, and students
- The recipients create more knowledge and products
- The cycle creates abundance, not scarcity
The licensor's goal is to release the cage from the people. The Abundance Loop ensures that:
- Commercial success feeds back to the community
- Knowledge remains open and accessible
- The field benefits from its own growth
What is micro-commerce?
- Natural persons earning below the commercial threshold
- Small projects, side hustles, personal use
- Educational and research use
What does it mean?
- No commercial license required
- No revenue sharing required
- No reporting required
- Just use it freely
The threshold:
- Defined in Section 3.1 of the license
- Indexed to inflation
- Reviewed annually
What is it? After two consecutive years above the micro-commerce threshold, a natural person transitions to commercial entity status.
Why it exists? To prevent permanent "micro-commerce" status for successful individuals. If you're consistently earning from the corpus, you're a commercial entity.
How it works:
- Year 1: Below threshold → micro-commerce
- Year 2: Above threshold → still micro-commerce
- Year 3: Above threshold → commercial entity
What is it? The license sets a floor, not a ceiling. Gross negligence — willful, reckless, or intentional harm — is not protected by the license.
What it means:
- The license protects good-faith use
- The license does not protect harmful use
- You cannot hide behind the license to cause harm
- The Geneva Safeguard applies to everyone
Every section of the license now carries:
- Human Harm clause: The license cannot be used to harm humans
- Geneva language: The license respects international humanitarian law
This is not optional — it's woven into the fabric of the license.
Q: Can I use this in my classroom? A: Yes. Educational use is always free.
Q: Can I write a paper about this? A: Yes. Research use is always free.
Q: Can I build a product using this? A: Yes, if you're below the micro-commerce threshold. Above it, you need a commercial license.
Q: What if I'm not sure if I'm above the threshold? A: If you're unsure, you're probably below it. When in doubt, contact the licensor.
Q: Can I fork this and make my own version? A: Yes, with proper attribution. You cannot suppress the original.
Q: What if I violate the license? A: The license has teeth. Violations result in termination, revenue sharing enforcement, and legal action.
Q: Is this a real license? A: Yes. It's a Dual License Agreement v4.9, recognized under international law.
Q: Can I use this for commercial purposes? A: Yes, if you're below the micro-commerce threshold. Above it, you need a commercial license with revenue sharing.
- The-Abundance-Loop — the economic architecture
- The-Understanding — the map of the whole
- The-Numbers-Index — the canonical number spine
The Cage is real. The Universe is Alive.