# VISIBLE SOURCE & ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LICENSE

Project: Sovereign Simulator: Arcane Strategy & Engineering
Copyright (c) 2026 Mino (and Project Contributors). All Rights Reserved.
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## Preamble

This License Agreement governs the use, inspection, modification, distribution,
and compilation of "Sovereign Simulator: Arcane Strategy & Engineering" (hereinafter
referred to as the "Software"), including all source code, compiled binaries,
bytecode, mixins, textures, 3D models, animations, audio, graphical assets,
documentation, and associated intellectual property.

By accessing, viewing, downloading, compiling, or executing this Software, you
agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this License. If you
do not agree with these terms, do not access, download, compile, or use the
Software.

1. Definitions

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- "Software": The computer program known as "Sovereign Simulator: Arcane Strategy &
  Engineering", including its source code, build scripts, class files, bytecode,
  mixins, shaders, configurations, network protocols, algorithms, and binary
  releases.
- "Art Assets": All non-code media and intellectual property bundled with or
  derived from the Software, including but not limited to 2D textures, 3D voxel
  models, item models, entity models, UI graphics, particle definitions, sound
  effects, music, logos, branding, and narrative lore text.
- "Author" / "Licensor": Mino, the original creator and primary copyright holder
  of the Software and Art Assets.
- "User" / "You": Any individual, group, automated system, or entity exercising
  permissions granted by this License.
- "Compatibility Mod" / "Addon": An independent third-party software module or
  Minecraft mod that interacts with the Software via public APIs, events, or
  class interfaces without redistributing the Software's internal implementation
  code or Art Assets.

2. Grant of Rights & Permitted Usages (Visible Source)

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Subject to the restrictions in Section 3, the Licensor grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, revocable license to exercise the following rights:

a. Public Source Inspection & Education:
You may view, inspect, study, and analyze the public source code of the
Software for educational, security auditing, debugging, and review purposes.

b. Personal & Local Compilation:
You may clone the repository and compile the Software locally on your own
hardware solely for personal, private, non-commercial gameplay and testing.

c. Third-Party Compatibility & Addons:
You may develop, publish, and distribute independent Compatibility Mods or
Addons that compile against or link to the Software's public API and public
class signatures, provided that:

- Your addon does not bundle, repackage, or redistribute the Software's
  bytecode, binary JARs, or Art Assets.
- Your addon does not violate any trademark, branding, or attribution terms.

d. Modpack Distribution:
You may include official, unmodified binary releases of the Software in
public or private Minecraft modpacks (e.g., CurseForge, Modrinth, FTB, Prism),
provided that:

- The modpack is distributed free of charge (without paywalls or locked tiers).
- Appropriate attribution is given to the Author (Mino).
- The original JAR artifact and this LICENSE remain intact and unmodified.

e. Content Creation & Streaming:
You may stream, record video gameplay, create screenshots, and publish
commentary featuring the Software on public media platforms (such as YouTube,
Twitch, or equivalent), including monetized video channels, provided you do
not claim ownership of the Software or Art Assets.

3. Restrictions & Prohibited Usages (All Rights Reserved)

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Except as expressly authorized in Section 2, all rights are strictly reserved by
the Author. The following acts are strictly prohibited without prior written
permission from the Author:

a. No Unauthorized Redistribution or Mirroring:
You may NOT re-host, mirror, re-upload, or distribute modified or unmodified
binaries, installers, or source archives of the Software on external websites,
third-party file hosting services, monetized URL shorteners (e.g., AdFly), or
unauthorized custom launcher distributions.

b. No Commercial Exploitation or Paywalling:
You may NOT sell, rent, lease, sub-license, monetize via paywalls, or commercially
exploit the Software, its source code, binaries, or Art Assets in any form.
This includes, but is not limited to, charging fees for access, gating features
behind VIP ranks/donations/NFTs/cryptocurrency tokens, or selling modified forks.

c. No Art Asset or Texture Reuse:
All Art Assets (textures, 3D models, sound effects, audio, UI assets, logos,
and icons) are proprietary and subject to strict All Rights Reserved copyright.
You may NOT extract, repurpose, adapt, reuse, or redistribute any Art Assets in
other mods, games, software, or media without express written authorization.

d. No Clones, Rebranding, or Verbatim Forks:
You may NOT publish public forks, rebadged clones, re-named derivatives, or
repackaged versions of the Software that duplicate core functionality or present
the Software as a distinct or competing product.

e. No Decompilation or Reverse-Engineering for Redistribution:
You may NOT decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or extract proprietary
code from compiled binaries of the Software for the purpose of re-distributing,
cloning, or bypassing copyright controls.

4. Contributions & Pull Requests

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By submitting a Pull Request, patch, bug fix, or contribution to the official
repository of the Software, you agree to assign or grant to the Licensor a
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use,
modify, merge, sublicense, and distribute your contribution as part of the
Software under this License or any subsequent license adopted by the Author.

5. Trademarks & Attribution

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The names "Sovereign Simulator: Arcane Strategy & Engineering", "Sovereign Simulator", and associated
distinctive logos, emblems, and iconography are trademarks of the Author. This
License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks,
or product names of the Licensor, except as required for reasonable and customary
use in describing the origin of the Software and citing compatibility.

6. Termination

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Any violation of the terms, conditions, or restrictions of this License
automatically terminates your rights hereunder immediately. Upon termination,
you must cease all use, reproduction, and distribution of the Software and
destroy all copies in your possession.

7. Disclaimer of Warranty

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THE SOFTWARE AND ART ASSETS ARE 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, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES,
LOSS OF DATA, WORLD CORRUPTION, CLIENT/SERVER CRASHES, 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.

8. Reservation of Rights

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All rights, title, and interest in and to the Software, source code, binaries,
and Art Assets not expressly granted in this License are reserved exclusively
by the Author (Mino).
