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32 changes: 20 additions & 12 deletions legal/cla/CLA
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"You" means the individual who Submits a Contribution to Us.

"We", "Us", and "LizardByte" mean David Lane and any successor or assignee that owns or manages a LizardByte project.

"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us in which You own or assert ownership of the
Copyright. If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship, please follow the instructions in
https://lizardbyte.readthedocs.io/latest/developers/contributing.html#legal.
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2. Grant of Rights

2.1 Copyright License
2.1 Copyright Assignment

(a) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You assign and transfer to Us all right, title, and interest in
and to the Copyright covering Your Contribution.

(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have the same rights to use or license the
Contribution which You would have had without entering into the Agreement.
(b) If any part of the assignment in Section 2.1(a) is not effective under applicable law, You grant to Us a perpetual,
worldwide, exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution,
with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform
and distribute the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with
Section 2.3.

(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive,
transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to
sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute
the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
(c) Except for the Copyright assigned to Us under Section 2.1(a), this Agreement does not limit any rights You would
have had without entering into the Agreement, including any rights to use or license the Contribution under the license
or licenses We use for the Material.

2.2 Patent License

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2.3 Outbound License

Based on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your Contribution in a Material, We may license the
Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As a condition on
the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or licenses which
We are using for the Material on the Submission Date.
Based on the assignment and grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your Contribution in a Material, We
may license the Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As
a condition on the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or
licenses which We are using for the Material on the Submission Date.

2.4 Moral Rights. If moral rights apply to the Contribution, to the maximum extent permitted by law, You waive and
agree not to assert such moral rights against Us or our successors in interest, or any of our licensees, either direct
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2.5 Our Rights. You acknowledge that We are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of the Material and may
decide to include any Contribution We consider appropriate.

2.6 Reservation of Rights. Any rights not expressly licensed under this section are expressly reserved by You.
2.6 Reservation of Rights. Except for rights expressly assigned, licensed, waived, or agreed not to be asserted under
this section, all rights are reserved by their respective owners.

3. Agreement

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percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares or securities which vote to elect the management or other persons who
direct such Legal Entity or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

"We", "Us", and "LizardByte" mean David Lane and any successor or assignee that owns or manages a LizardByte project.

"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us in which You own or assert ownership of the
Copyright. If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship, please follow the instructions in
https://lizardbyte.readthedocs.io/latest/developers/contributing.html#legal.
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2. Grant of Rights

2.1 Copyright License
2.1 Copyright Assignment

(a) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You assign and transfer to Us all right, title, and interest in
and to the Copyright covering Your Contribution.

(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have the same rights to use or license the
Contribution which You would have had without entering into the Agreement.
(b) If any part of the assignment in Section 2.1(a) is not effective under applicable law, You grant to Us a perpetual,
worldwide, exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution,
with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform
and distribute the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with
Section 2.3.

(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive,
transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to
sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute
the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
(c) Except for the Copyright assigned to Us under Section 2.1(a), this Agreement does not limit any rights You would
have had without entering into the Agreement, including any rights to use or license the Contribution under the license
or licenses We use for the Material.

2.2 Patent License

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2.3 Outbound License

Based on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your Contribution in a Material, We may license the
Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As a condition on
the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or licenses which
We are using for the Material on the Submission Date.
Based on the assignment and grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your Contribution in a Material, We
may license the Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As
a condition on the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or
licenses which We are using for the Material on the Submission Date.

2.4 Moral Rights. If moral rights apply to the Contribution, to the maximum extent permitted by law, You waive and
agree not to assert such moral rights against Us or our successors in interest, or any of our licensees, either direct
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2.5 Our Rights. You acknowledge that We are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of the Material and may
decide to include any Contribution We consider appropriate.

2.6 Reservation of Rights. Any rights not expressly licensed under this section are expressly reserved by You.
2.6 Reservation of Rights. Except for rights expressly assigned, licensed, waived, or agreed not to be asserted under
this section, all rights are reserved by their respective owners.

3. Agreement

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LIZARDBYTE SOURCE-AVAILABLE LICENSE
Version 1.0, May 2026

Copyright (C) 2026 David Lane. <https://app.lizardbyte.dev/>
The Licensor may modify this license document at any time and for any reason.
Everyone else is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

PREAMBLE

The LizardByte Source-Available License ("LB-SAL") is designed to make
source code available for review and upstream contribution while reserving
all rights not expressly granted by this License. This License is not an open
source license.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Definitions

"License" refers to this document.

"Licensor" refers to the copyright owner identified in the copyright notice
above and any successor or assignee who owns the rights licensed under this
License.

"LizardByte" refers to the Licensor's projects, products, services,
repositories, websites, and official contribution channels operated under the
LizardByte name or under any successor name designated by the Licensor.

"Software" refers to the copyrightable work that includes a notice stating
that it is licensed under this License.

"Official Project" means the Software project controlled by the Licensor to
which the Software belongs, including the Licensor's official repository,
issue tracker, pull request system, mailing list, or other contribution
channel designated by the Licensor.

"Contribution" means any modification, addition, patch, proposal, or other
work of authorship intentionally submitted to the Licensor through an Official
Project for possible inclusion in the Software.

"Derivative Work" means any work based upon, derived from, adapted from,
translated from, modified from, or incorporating the Software or any portion
of the Software, except for a Contribution made solely as permitted by this
License.

"Distribute" means to sell, rent, lease, lend, publish, sublicense, transfer,
provide, transmit, host, display, perform, make available, or otherwise give
access to the Software or any Derivative Work to any third party, whether by
traditional distribution channels, digital transmission, Software-as-a-
Service, managed service, hosted service, cloud service, streaming, network
access, remote execution, containerization, virtualization, API access, or any
other method now known or later developed.

"Commercial Purpose" means any purpose intended for or directed toward
commercial advantage, monetary compensation, revenue generation, paid
services, business operations, or other exchange of value, whether direct or
indirect.

"Competitive Purpose" means any purpose that develops, tests, supports,
markets, offers, operates, or makes available any product, service, feature,
repository, or project that substitutes for, competes with, or is intended to
reduce demand for any LizardByte project, product, or service.

"Circumvention" means any act of bypassing, removing, deactivating,
defeating, impairing, or otherwise circumventing technological measures,
licensing logic, payment logic, access controls, feature restrictions, or
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2. Grant of Rights

Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, the Licensor grants you
a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-transferable
license to:

a. View and inspect the Software for personal, non-commercial purposes.

b. Run unmodified copies of the Software for personal, non-commercial
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c. Download, copy, or fork the Software only to the extent necessary to
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d. Modify the Software only to the extent necessary to prepare and submit
Contributions to the Official Project, provided that any modification, patch,
branch, fork, or copy is created and used solely for that contribution
purpose.

e. Submit Contributions to the Licensor through the Official Project.

3. Restrictions

Any rights not expressly granted in Section 2 are reserved by the Licensor.
Without limiting that reservation of rights, you may not:

a. Modify the Software except solely as necessary to prepare a Contribution
that you submit, or in good faith intend to submit, to the Official Project.
You may not create or maintain a private, public, internal, or external fork,
branch, patch set, or Derivative Work for any other purpose. If a
Contribution is rejected, withdrawn, abandoned, or no longer intended for
submission to the Official Project, you must promptly delete, destroy, or
revert all related modifications and Derivative Works.

b. Distribute the Software or any Derivative Work to any third party by any
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educational, individual, charitable, internal, public, private, or otherwise.

c. Provide or make available the Software or any Derivative Work as a service,
including but not limited to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), managed service,
hosted service, cloud service, streaming service, subscription service,
remote access, API access, or any other service model now known or later
developed.

d. Use the Software or any Derivative Work for any Commercial Purpose without
the Licensor's prior written permission.

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f. Use the Software or any Derivative Work for any Competitive Purpose.

g. Use the Software or any Derivative Work to train, fine tune, benchmark, or
evaluate any machine learning model, artificial intelligence system, code
generation system, or automated software development service without the
Licensor's prior written permission.

h. Engage in Circumvention.

i. Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, license, attribution, trademark,
patent, or other proprietary notice in the Software.

j. Use any trade name, trademark, service mark, logo, domain name, product
name, or branding of the Licensor or LizardByte except as required for
reasonable and customary attribution.

k. Grant any sublicense or other downstream license to the Software or any
Derivative Work.

4. Contributions

Contributions are accepted only under the Contributor License Agreement,
assignment agreement, or other written contribution terms required by the
Licensor for the Official Project. If no separate written contribution terms
apply, then by submitting a Contribution you grant the Licensor a perpetual,
worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable,
sublicensable license to reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works of,
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Contribution for any purpose and under any license or terms.

5. Attribution

All copies or substantial portions of the Software that you are permitted to
possess under this License must include a copy of this License and the
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"Contains software developed by LizardByte (https://app.lizardbyte.dev)."

6. Third-Party Rights

This License does not grant permission to use third-party software, content,
trademarks, patents, or other rights that may be included in or used by the
Software. You are responsible for complying with all applicable third-party
terms.

7. Disclaimer of Warranty

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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE,
THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

8. Termination

This License and all rights granted under it terminate automatically upon any
breach by you of this License. Upon termination, you must immediately cease
all use of the Software and destroy all copies of the Software and Derivative
Works in your possession, custody, or control. Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
10 survive termination.

9. Legal Enforcement

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including but not limited to seeking injunctive relief, damages, costs, and
attorney's fees for any violation of these terms, to the maximum extent
permitted by law.

10. Miscellaneous

a. If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such
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