| SCLM Business Source License 1.1 |
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| Copyright (c) 2025 Mike Amega (Ame Web Studio) |
| All Rights Reserved. |
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| SCLM LICENSING & COMMERCIAL USAGE |
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| The SCLM (Stateful Coherent Language Model Architecture) library is |
| **Proprietary Software** developed by Mike Amega. It is available under a |
| **dual-licensing model** to support both the community and sustainable |
| commercial development. |
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| 1. COMMUNITY LICENSE (Free) |
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| You may use SCLM **freely** for the following purposes: |
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| - **Personal & Hobbyist**: Building personal projects, learning, or experimenting. |
| - **Academic Research**: Non-profit research and education at accredited |
| institutions. |
| - **Small Business**: Commercial use by companies with **Gross Annual Revenue |
| less than $100,000 USD**. |
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| Under the Community License, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, |
| royalty-free license to: |
| (a) Use the Software for the permitted purposes listed above; |
| (b) Modify the Software for your own internal use; |
| (c) Create derivative works for your own internal use. |
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| Community License Restrictions: |
| - You may NOT redistribute the Software or derivative works to third parties. |
| - You may NOT sublicense the Software. |
| - You may NOT remove or alter any proprietary notices. |
| - You may NOT use the Software in any SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering. |
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| 2. COMMERCIAL LICENSE (Paid) |
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| A **Commercial License** is REQUIRED if ANY of the following conditions apply: |
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| (a) Your organization's gross annual revenue **exceeds $100,000 USD**. |
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| (b) You are using SCLM in a **SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)** product where |
| you provide the functionality to third parties (regardless of revenue). |
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| (c) You wish to redistribute SCLM or derivative works in a proprietary |
| product. |
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| (d) You require warranty, indemnification, or priority technical support. |
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| Commercial License Benefits: |
| - Legal compliance for enterprise use |
| - Priority technical support |
| - Right to redistribute in proprietary products |
| - Warranty and indemnification options |
| - Influence on the development roadmap |
| - Custom feature development (negotiable) |
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| 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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| 3.1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
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| The Software, including all modifications, enhancements, derivative works, and |
| associated documentation, remains the exclusive property of Mike Amega / Ame |
| Web Studio. This License does not grant you any rights to trademarks, service |
| marks, or trade names of the Licensor. |
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| 3.2 NO WARRANTY (Community License) |
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| 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. |
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| 3.3 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
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| IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR 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. |
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| 3.4 TERMINATION |
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| This License is effective until terminated. Your rights under this License will |
| terminate automatically without notice if you fail to comply with any of its |
| terms. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of the Software in your |
| possession. |
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| 3.5 GOVERNING LAW |
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| This License shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of |
| the Province of Ontario, Canada, without regard to its conflict of law |
| provisions. |
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| 4. CONTACT & COMMERCIAL LICENSING |
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| To obtain a Commercial License or for any licensing inquiries, please contact: |
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| Mike Amega |
| Ame Web Studio |
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| Email: amewebstudio35@gmail.com |
| GitHub: https://github.com/Volgat |
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| 5. THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS |
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| This Software may include or depend on third-party open-source components, |
| which are subject to their own respective licenses. The use of such components |
| is governed by their original licenses, not this License. |
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| By using this Software, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and |
| agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License. |
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