.: LICENSE TEXT :. FAIR USE LICENSE Copyright (c) 2021 Roman Muentener. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that a.) the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software, artwork or content was developed, designed or created by the . The name of the may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. b.) If you derive any income or revenue or other monetary benefits by using this software, artwork or content be it modified or unmodified you promise to donate at least 1% (capped at 300k$/year) of the total revenue back to the first original creators as purpose bound money. This purpose bound money may be used by the original creators to extend, maintain, distribute or improve the software, artwork or content or to create related software, artwork or content. It may be used as compensation for time spent extending, maintaining, distributing or improving the software, artwork or content or to cover associated physical costs. The compensation must be adequate and may not be excessive: the creators are not allowed to have a compensation that is higher than what an average independent/self-employed worker in that field/sector would charge as an hourly rate. b.a) This 1% is a total for all software, artwork or content used that are subject to this license. The 1% is split equally under the creators. However, if those creators are part of your company or a subcompany or a company you have any meaningful contract with then they aren't eligible and don't count. This is to prevent companies from just putting their own stuff under this license and then use 100 different things subject to this license in a project such that they would receive 99% of that 1% themselves. THIS SOFTWARE, ARTWORK OR CONTENT IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .: Q & A :. Q: What does purpose bound money mean? A: The money is bound to a specific purpose. It may for example not be used to buy a car UNLESS the creator has spent enough time on the software, artwork or content such that the compensation for the time spent "earns" the creator enough money to buy a car. Q: If I use this software, artwork or content then modify and sell it do I have to donate back? A: Yes! Q: If I use this software, artwork or content as part of our server backend which is part of our infrastructure do I have to donate back? A: That depends on the exact circumstances. Let's say you use it as part of an internal tool that is unrelated to your core business then no. If you however use it as part of your let'say say webshop or similar then yes, you'll have to donate back. The question is how much of a integral part it is to your business. Q: If I use this software, artwork or content but don't sell it but somehow make ad revenue while using it do I have to donate back? A: Yes. Q: Why? A: I'm all for open source and sharing but at the end of the day I have to eat and I have to pay rent. I only consider it fair that if somebody uses things I've created that they give back if they earn money with it. Q: I'm using this artwork, software or content and we have a total revenue of 100'000'000$ per year. Do I have to donate 1'000'000$ back? A: No, the maximum amount of money you have to donate back is 300'000$ per year. Q: If I use multiple artworks, softwares or content from the same creators subject to this license do I have to donate 2% n% of the total revenue? A: No, just 1%. Q: What if I use multiple artworks, softwares or content from different creators subject to this license do I have to donate n% of the total revenue? A: No, just 1% divided equally among the creators.