# Just World Cultural License 1.0

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By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Just World Cultural License 1.0 ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of the benefits received from making the Licensed Material available under these terms.

## Section 1 -- Definitions

1.  **Adapted Material**: Material subject to Copyright and Similar Rights that is derived from or based upon the Licensed Material, where the Licensed Material is translated, altered, arranged, transformed, or otherwise modified in a manner requiring permission under the Licensor's Copyright and Similar Rights.
2.  **Adapter's License**: The license You apply to Your Copyright and Similar Rights in Your contributions to Adapted Material under the terms of this Public License.
3.  **Copyright and Similar Rights**: Copyright and/or similar rights closely related to copyright, including performance, broadcast, sound recording, and Sui Generis Database Rights, regardless of how labeled or categorized.
4.  **Effective Technological Measures**: Measures that, without proper authority, cannot be circumvented under laws fulfilling obligations under international agreements on copyright.
5.  **Exceptions and Limitations**: Fair use, fair dealing, or any other exception or limitation to Copyright and Similar Rights that applies.
6.  **Licensed Material**: The artistic or literary work, database, or other cultural material to which the Licensor has applied this Public License, excluding software or source code.
7.  **Licensed Rights**: The rights granted to You under this Public License, limited to all Copyright and Similar Rights applicable to Your use of the Licensed Material and which the Licensor has authority to license.
8.  **Licensor**: The individual(s) or entity(ies) granting rights under this Public License.
9.  **Share**: To provide material to the public by any means or process requiring permission under the Licensed Rights, such as reproduction, public display, public performance, distribution, dissemination, communication, or importation.
10. **Sui Generis Database Rights**: Rights other than copyright resulting from legal protections for databases, or equivalent rights anywhere in the world.
11. **Systemic Constraints**: Social, economic, or political structures beyond an individual's or entity's control, making it impossible to avoid certain unethical practices without sacrificing basic freedoms or safety.
12. **Socially Beneficial Outcome**: A result that demonstrably improves societal welfare or contributes to the common good, such as advancing human rights, education, public health, environmental sustainability, or economic equity.
13. **You**: The individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this Public License. **Your** has a corresponding meaning.

## Section 2 -- Scope

### 2.1 License Grant

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Public License, the Licensor grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to exercise the Licensed Rights in the Licensed Material to:

- reproduce and Share the Licensed Material, in whole or in part; and
- produce, reproduce, and Share Adapted Material.

### 2.2 Exceptions and Limitations

Where Exceptions and Limitations apply to Your use, this Public License does not apply, and You do not need to comply with its terms.

### 2.3 Term

The term of this Public License is specified in Section 7.1.

### 2.4 Media and Formats; Technical Modifications Allowed

The Licensor authorizes You to exercise the Licensed Rights in all media and formats whether now known or hereafter created, and to make technical modifications necessary to do so. The Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any right or authority to forbid You from making technical modifications necessary to exercise the Licensed Rights, including technical modifications necessary to circumvent Effective Technological Measures. For purposes of this Public License, simply making modifications authorized by this Section 2.4 never produces Adapted Material.

### 2.5 Downstream Recipients

a.  **Offer from the Licensor -- Licensed Material**: Every recipient of the Licensed Material automatically receives an offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed Rights under the terms of this Public License.
b.  **Additional Offer from the Licensor -- Adapted Material**: Every recipient of Adapted Material from You automatically receives an offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed Rights in the Adapted Material under the Adapter's License You apply.
c.  **No Downstream Restrictions**: You may not offer or impose any additional or different terms or conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological Measures to, the Licensed Material if doing so restricts exercise of the Licensed Rights by any recipient of the Licensed Material.

### 2.6 No Endorsement

Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by the Licensor or others designated to receive attribution under Section 3.1.

### 2.7 Other Rights

a.  Moral rights, such as the right of integrity, are not licensed under this Public License, nor are publicity, privacy, and/or other similar personality rights; however, to the extent possible, the Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any such rights held by the Licensor to the limited extent necessary to allow You to exercise the Licensed Rights, but not otherwise.
b.  Patent and trademark rights are not licensed under this Public License.
c.  To the extent possible, the Licensor waives any right to collect royalties from You for the exercise of the Licensed Rights, whether directly or through a collecting society under any voluntary or waivable statutory or compulsory licensing scheme. In all other cases the Licensor expressly reserves any right to collect such royalties.

### 2.8 Misapplication Failsafe

This Public License is exclusively intended for use with cultural works as defined herein, such as in the Definitions entry for Licensed Material. It is expressly not designed for, and shall not be applied to, software or source code. In the event a Licensor mistakenly or intentionally attempts to apply this Public License to software or source code, such application is null and void. **Any purported licensing of software or source code under this Public License shall automatically default to the most restrictive copyright protection available under applicable law, with all rights reserved to the copyright holder. No additional rights are granted, and all existing Copyright and Similar Rights shall remain in full force and effect without modification.**

## Section 3 -- License Conditions

Your exercise of the Licensed Rights is expressly made subject to the following conditions:

### 3.1 Attribution

If You Share the Licensed Material (including in modified form), You must:

1.  Retain the following if supplied by the Licensor:
    - Identification of the creator(s) of the Licensed Material and any others designated to receive attribution, in any reasonable manner requested by the Licensor (including by pseudonym if designated).
    - A copyright notice.
    - A notice that refers to this Public License.
    - A notice that refers to the disclaimer of warranties.
    - A URI or hyperlink to the Licensed Material, to the extent reasonably practicable.
2.  Indicate if You modified the Licensed Material and retain an indication of any previous modifications.
3.  Indicate that the Licensed Material is licensed under this Public License, and include the text of, or a URI or hyperlink to, this Public License.

You may satisfy the conditions in Section 3.1 in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You Share the Licensed Material. For example, it may be reasonable to satisfy the conditions by providing a URI or hyperlink to a resource that includes the required information. However, if requested by the Licensor, You must remove any of the information required by Section 3.1 to the extent reasonably and legally practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if such a request is imposed upon You by the Licensor, the Attribution requirements in Section 3.1 no longer apply to Your use of the Licensed Material and lack of Attribution does not constitute a violation of this Public License; however, all other provisions of this Public License governing Your use remain in full effect.

### 3.2 Just Use Restrictions

#### 3.2.1 Primary Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Licensed Material, directly or indirectly, to engage in, promote, profit from, facilitate, support, justify, or perpetuate:

- **Human Rights Violations**: human rights abuses, including human trafficking, physical assault, sexual assault, slavery, indentured servitude, forced labor, exploitative labor practices, or any other violations of human dignity.
- **Economic Exploitation**: economic practices that perpetuate inequality, exploitation, or systemic injustice, including but not limited to unregulated capitalism lacking protections for workers and the environment. For the avoidance of doubt, "supporting or engaging in" does not include otherwise ethical uses by people who merely live under an unethical system, so long as they do not promote or defend it with the Licensed Material.
- **Environmental Destruction**: activities that directly contribute to environmental harm, such as unreasonable and/or unmitigated pollution, littering, fossil fuel extraction, deforestation, habitat destruction, or the inhumane treatment of animals.
- **Conflict and Militarism**: armed conflict, war, war crimes, militarism, or the production and distribution of weapons.
- **Harmful Products and Services**: addictive or destructive products and services, including gambling, tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical companies engaging in predatory pricing or marketing practices, drugs (whether recreational, over-the-counter, or prescription) or supplements likely to cause disproportionate severe and/or permanent harm based on empirical data, and other substances or activities unreasonably detrimental to physical or mental health. For the avoidance of doubt, this does not include any vaccinations or immunizations, nor does it include non-predatory practices related to risky but medically sound and reasonable treatment by licensed practitioners, e.g. oncological chemotherapy.
- **Undermining Democracy and Human Rights**: undermining democratic processes, knowingly spreading misinformation intended to disrupt democratic processes or infringe on human rights, obstructing peaceful assembly, or discouraging access to or otherwise infringing upon human rights as defined in international agreements like the [Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights) and the [Convention on the Rights of the Child](https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child).
- **Discrimination and Hate Speech**: hate, discrimination, or prejudice against any marginalized or vulnerable group. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, socioeconomic status, language proficiency, immigration status, neurodiversity, caste, or any characteristic associated with systemic marginalization. This prohibition, however, does **not** restrict reasonable intra-community critique, efforts to address harm within marginalized communities, or critiques or actions taken against entities misusing marginalized status, real or perceived, to infringe on others' rights or safety.
- **Suppression of Workers' Rights**: suppressing labor rights, including the right to organize, collectively bargain, and engage in lawful labor actions.
- **Obstructing Environmental Sustainability**: undermining efforts toward environmental sustainability or climate change mitigation, including spreading misinformation about climate science or obstructing policies aimed at environmental protection.

#### 3.2.2 Conditional Use Allowances

Use of the Licensed Material in situations involving indirect or unavoidable association with prohibited activities is permitted only if **all** of the following conditions are met:

- **Unavoidable Systemic Constraints**: The involvement in prohibited activities is indirect, unavoidable, and necessary due to systemic social, economic, or political structures beyond Your control. Avoiding such association would compromise fundamental freedoms, personal safety, or essential human rights.

- **Demonstrated Ethical Intent and Mitigation**: You must make a verifiable, good-faith effort to minimize involvement with unethical practices, actively aligning Your activities with principles of sustainability, social justice, and ethical responsibility. The primary intent should be to contribute to a Socially Beneficial Outcome in a manner that substantially outweighs any potential harm.

- **Transparency and Accountability**: Maintain transparency about Your activities and demonstrate accountability in mitigating any potential harmful impacts. This includes openly acknowledging Systemic Constraints and detailing the steps taken to address them.

**Limitation on Scope**: These Conditional Use Allowances are strictly limited and cannot be used to justify direct involvement in prohibited activities or to bypass the spirit or letter of the Primary Prohibited Uses. All uses of the Licensed Material must fully comply with these restrictions.

### 3.3 Reciprocal Sharing Requirement

If You Share Adapted Material You produce, the following conditions apply:

- The Adapter's License You apply must be this Public License, a later version of it published under the same name (excluding version number) by the same author at URI: licenseforajust.world, or one that the same author directly endorses as being compatible with or superseding this Public License at URI: licenseforajust.world.
- You must include the text of, or a URI or hyperlink to, the Adapter's License You apply. You may satisfy this condition in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You Share Adapted Material.
- You may not offer or impose any additional or different terms or conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological Measures to, Adapted Material that restrict the exercise of the rights granted under the Adapter's License You apply.

## Section 4 -- Emerging Technologies

### 4.1 Fundamental Principles of Technological Use

Use of the Licensed Material with any technological application, whether existing or future, must adhere to the following core principles:

- Respect for human dignity and individual rights.
- Minimization of potential harm.
- Transparency of application.
- Commitment to environmental sustainability.
- Promotion of social equity.

### 4.2 Generative AI

a.  You may use the Licensed Material for training generative AI models only if all Reciprocal Sharing Requirements, Attribution, and Just Use Restrictions of this Public License are followed.
b.  **Energy Responsibility**: Generative AI projects must demonstrate a commitment to minimizing energy consumption and actively pursue sustainable methods of training and deploying models. Licensees are required to provide transparency regarding energy use and steps taken to reduce environmental impact.

### 4.3 Blockchain and NFTs

a.  You may use the Licensed Material with blockchain technologies, including Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), only if all Reciprocal Sharing Requirements, Attribution, and Just Use Restrictions are followed.
b.  The use of **proof-of-work** consensus mechanisms for creating or maintaining records involving the Licensed Material is expressly prohibited due to high energy consumption and environmental impact. Only environmentally friendly consensus mechanisms that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability are permitted.

### 4.4 Synthetic Media and Deepfakes

The Licensed Material may not be used to create synthetic media or deepfakes that could reasonably cause harm, deceive, or infringe upon others' rights. Ethical intent must be demonstrated, with transparency in use and documented compliance with Attribution, Reciprocal Sharing Requirements, and Just Use Restrictions.

### 4.5 Biometric Technologies

a.  The Licensed Material may not be used in connection with biometric identification technologies, except when explicitly used to **protect** individual rights and privacy or to promote social welfare.
b.  Use must be transparent and fully compliant with the Just Use Restrictions, and efforts must be made to mitigate potential misuse, whether internal or external.
c.  Mass, non-targeted, indefinite biometric surveillance is expressly prohibited regardless of justification or intent.

### 4.6 Adaptive Technology Evaluation Framework

For any technological application not explicitly addressed, the following criteria shall be applied:

- **Ethical Impact Assessment**: Evaluate potential direct and indirect consequences on individual human rights, collective social welfare, and environmental sustainability.
- **Transparency Requirements**: Full disclosure of technological methodology, potential risks and mitigation strategies, and energy and resource consumption.
- **Social Responsibility Metrics**: Demonstrate net positive Socially Beneficial Outcome, mechanisms to prevent misuse, and ongoing ethical monitoring processes.

### 4.7 Principle of Ethical Intentionality

Any technological application must demonstrate intention and measurable impact on:

- Advancing human welfare.
- Protecting individual and collective rights.
- Promoting environmental sustainability.
- Reducing systemic inequalities.

### 4.8 Precautionary and Adaptive Approach

In cases of technological uncertainty, the following hierarchy applies in descending order of consideration:

1.  Prioritize potential for Socially Beneficial Outcomes.
2.  Minimize potential for harm.
3.  Implement robust monitoring and correction mechanisms.
4.  Err on the side of caution when risks cannot be fully assessed.

### 4.9 Catch-All for Emerging Technologies

For all future or currently unknown technologies, use of the Licensed Material is permitted only if it adheres to the core principles of this Public License, including Reciprocal Sharing Requirements, Attribution, Just Use Restrictions, energy responsibility, and transparency. The intent must align with promoting sustainability, human dignity, and social equity. The **Adaptive Technology Evaluation Framework** and **Fundamental Principles of Technological Use** must be applied to ensure ethical alignment.

## Section 5 -- Sui Generis Database Rights

Where the Licensed Rights include Sui Generis Database Rights that apply to Your use of the Licensed Material:

1.  Section 2.1 grants You the right to extract, reuse, reproduce, and Share all or a substantial portion of the contents of the database.
2.  If You include all or a substantial portion of the database contents in a database in which You have Sui Generis Database Rights, then the resulting database is Adapted Material, including for purposes of Section 3.
3.  You must comply with the conditions in Section 3 if You Share all or a substantial portion of the database contents.

## Section 6 -- Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

1.  **Unless otherwise separately undertaken by the Licensor, to the extent possible, the Licensor offers the Licensed Material as-is and as-available, and makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the Licensed Material, whether express, implied, statutory, or other. This includes, without limitation, warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, absence of latent or other defects, accuracy, or the presence or absence of errors, whether or not known or discoverable.**
2.  **To the extent possible, in no event will the Licensor be liable to You on any legal theory (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other losses, costs, expenses, or damages arising out of this Public License or use of the Licensed Material, even if the Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such losses, costs, expenses, or damages.**
3.  The disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability provided above shall be interpreted in a manner that, to the extent possible, most closely approximates an absolute disclaimer and waiver of all liability to the extent possible/allowable in the relevant jurisdiction(s).

## Section 7 -- Term and Termination

1.  **Duration**: This Public License applies for the term of the Copyright and Similar Rights licensed here. However, if You fail to comply with this Public License, Your rights under this Public License terminate automatically unless the provisions of Section 7.3 apply to You.
2.  **Licensor's Rights**: The Licensor may offer the Licensed Material under separate terms or stop distributing it at any time; however, doing so will not terminate this Public License.
3.  **Good-Faith Unintentional Violations**:
    1.  **Grace Period for Unintentional Violations**: If You unintentionally violate any term of this Public License despite making a good-faith effort to comply, Your rights under this Public License will not terminate automatically. Instead, You will have a **30-day grace period** from the date You become aware of the violation to cure it.
    2.  **Curing the Violation**: To cure the violation, You must:
        - **Promptly cease the violating activity** upon discovery.
        - **Take reasonable steps to rectify** the violation, which may include providing missing attributions, removing prohibited content, or adjusting your use to comply with the Just Use Restrictions.
        - **Mitigate any harm** caused by the violation to the extent reasonably possible.
    3.  **Notification to Licensor**: While not required, You are encouraged to notify the Licensor of the violation and the steps taken to cure it. This fosters transparency and may assist in resolving any potential issues.
    4.  In the event that the violation is not cured within 30 days, Your rights under this Public License terminate automatically for all Licensed Material by same Licensor and cannot be reinstated, except with express, written permission by the Licensor.
    5.  **Limitations on Grace Period**:
        - This provision does not apply if the violation is a **repeat offense** of the same term after prior cure.
        - This provision does not apply if the violation results in **significant harm** that cannot be reasonably mitigated.
        - Intentional, bad faith, and/or malicious violations are not covered under this provision.

        **No Waiver of Rights**: The Licensor's provision of this grace period does not waive any rights to seek remedies for violations that are not cured within the specified timeframe or that are not covered by this provision.

## Section 8 -- Other Terms and Conditions

1.  The Licensor is not bound by any additional or different terms or conditions communicated by You unless expressly agreed.
2.  Any arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the Licensed Material not stated herein are separate from and independent of this Public License.

## Section 9 -- Interpretation

1.  This Public License does not reduce, limit, restrict, or impose conditions on any use of the Licensed Material that could lawfully be made without permission.
2.  To the extent possible, if any provision of this Public License is deemed unenforceable, it shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If the provision cannot be reformed, it shall be severed without affecting the enforceability of the remaining terms. In jurisdictions where specific provisions of this Public License are found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provisions shall be interpreted to remain enforceable to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law. If the enforcement of a provision must be reduced, it shall be reduced only as much as necessary to comply with applicable law.
3.  No term or condition of this Public License will be waived and no failure to comply consented to unless expressly agreed by the Licensor.
4.  Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be interpreted as a limitation upon, or waiver of, any privileges and immunities that apply to the Licensor or You, including from the legal processes of any jurisdiction or authority.