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PaperForge License
Version 1.0, March 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 PaperForge Contributors


TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Non-Commercial Use Only.
   You may NOT use PaperForge, or any derivative work thereof, for
   commercial purposes. "Commercial purposes" means any activity
   primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or
   monetary compensation, including but not limited to:
   (a) selling, licensing, or sublicensing the software or its outputs;
   (b) offering the software as a hosted or managed service (SaaS);
   (c) using the software within a for-profit organization's production
       workflow to generate revenue.

   Personal use, academic research, and non-profit educational use are
   expressly permitted.

2. Permissions Granted.
   Subject to the restrictions in this License, you are free to:
   (a) Copy and redistribute this software in any medium or format;
   (b) Modify, remix, transform, and build upon this software;
   (c) Share modified versions, provided you:
       - give appropriate credit to PaperForge;
       - include this LICENSE;
       - indicate what changes were made.

3. Mandatory AI-Generation Disclosure.
   Any scientific manuscript, research paper, or technical report
   generated in whole or in part using PaperForge MUST include a
   prominent disclaimer (e.g., in the abstract, methods, or a dedicated
   disclosure section) stating that the content was machine-generated or
   AI-assisted.

4. Prohibited Use.
   This software must NOT be used for:
   (a) Surveillance or unauthorized personal data inference;
   (b) Generation of deceptive media intended to mislead;
   (c) Unauthorized healthcare diagnosis or criminal prediction systems.

5. Distribution.
   If you distribute PaperForge or any derivative work, you MUST include
   a complete copy of this LICENSE, and you MUST ensure these restrictions
   are enforceable in any agreement governing such distribution.

6. Termination.
   Violation of any restriction in this License automatically terminates
   your rights. Upon termination, you must immediately cease use and
   destroy all copies.

7. Disclaimer of Warranty.
   This software is provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind,
   express or implied. In no event shall any contributor be liable for
   any damages arising from the use of this software.


SUMMARY (not legally binding — see full text above)

  ✅  Free to copy, share, modify — for personal & academic use
  ✅  Must credit PaperForge when redistributing
  ✅  Must include this LICENSE when redistributing
  ✅  Must disclose AI usage in any generated papers
  ❌  No commercial use
  ❌  No surveillance, deceptive media, unauthorized healthcare/criminal use