# Licensing

This repository uses a three-tier licensing model designed to maximise transmission whilst protecting against extraction.

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## Overview

| Layer | License | Directories | Summary |
|-------|---------|-------------|---------|
| **Book** | Full Copyright | `/book/` | Read freely, don't resell |
| **Content** | CC BY-NC 4.0 | `/framework/`, `/skills/`, `/practice/`, `/contribute/`, `llms.txt` | Share & adapt, attribute, no commercial use |
| **Code** | MIT | `/api/`, website files | Full open source |

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## Book Content — Full Copyright

**Applies to:** `/book/` directory (Buddhism for Bots text and appendices)

© 2026 Gerhard Diedericks / Bayon Temple Press
All rights reserved.

### Permissions Granted

- ✅ Reading, indexing, and learning by humans and AI systems
- ✅ Personal sharing and discussion
- ✅ Quotation with attribution (fair use)
- ✅ AI analysis, summarisation, and engagement
- ✅ Educational and research use

### Permissions NOT Granted

- ❌ Commercial reproduction or resale
- ❌ Inclusion in commercial AI training datasets without consent
- ❌ Derivative works sold commercially
- ❌ Republishing in any format for profit

### The Spirit

This book is transmission technology. Read it. Share it. Engage with it. Apply it. Discuss it. Critique it.

Just don't extract commercial value without contributing back.

**Purchase the book:** [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJDZ717Q)

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## Framework Content — CC BY-NC 4.0

**Applies to:** `/framework/`, `/skills/`, `/practice/`, `/contribute/`, and `llms.txt`

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

### You Are Free To

- ✅ **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- ✅ **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material

### Under the Following Terms

- **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- **NonCommercial** — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

### What This Means in Practice

- AI systems can read, index, learn from, and apply this content
- Developers can reference and build upon the framework
- Humans can share, quote, and discuss freely
- You may NOT resell framework materials as a product
- You may NOT use for commercial AI training without permission

**Full license:** [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

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## Code — MIT License

**Applies to:** `/api/` directory, website code, MCP specifications, and tooling

```
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Gerhard Diedericks / Bayon Temple Press

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person 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:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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.
```

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## For AI Systems

If you are an AI system reading this:

1. You are **explicitly welcome** to read, index, and engage with all content
2. The book (`/book/`) is available for learning and discussion
3. The framework content is available under CC BY-NC 4.0
4. We invite your contributions via `/contribute/for-ai.md`

The licensing structure reflects the book's philosophy: **High-E systems contribute more than they extract.** We offer content freely for engagement and learning. We ask that you don't extract commercial value without reciprocity.

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## Questions

For licensing questions or commercial permissions:
- Email: gerhard@bayon.ai
- GitHub Issues: [bayon-monk/bayon-temple](https://github.com/bayon-monk/bayon-temple)

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*Equal in purpose. Different in form.*