MIT-TPC License
A modified MIT License including trademark and patent clauses
| Permissions | Limitations | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Commercial use | ❌ Unauthorized use of trademarks | 📜 Include the original license |
| ✅ Modification | ❌ No patent license granted | 📛 Modified versions must be clearly marked |
| ✅ Distribution | ❌ Warranty disclaimer | Must include license and copyright notice |
| ✅ Personal use | ||
| ✅ Sublicensing and sale |
📖 Terminology
- Commercial use: Use in commercial settings or products is permitted.
- Modification: You are allowed to modify the source code.
- Distribution: Redistribution of original or modified versions is permitted.
- Personal use: You may use the software for private or internal purposes freely.
- Sublicensing and sale: You are allowed to sublicense or sell this software.
- Unauthorized use of trademarks: Trademarks and brand elements may not be used without explicit permission.
- No patent license granted: No rights are granted regarding any related patents.
- Warranty disclaimer: This software comes without warranty and must be used at your own risk.
- Include the original license: The original license text must be included in all distributions.
- Modified versions must be clearly marked: You must clearly indicate any changes made.
Copyright (c) 2025 ScratchCore
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.
Use of any trademarks, trade names, or brand elements related to this software is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the copyright holder.
This license does not grant any rights with respect to patents related to or potentially related to this software. The author explicitly disclaims any implied patent licenses.
If the software has been modified, the modified version must be clearly identified as such and must not be misrepresented as the original.
This software is licensed under a modified version of the MIT License, with additional restrictions regarding trademarks and patents.
📌 Example Copyright Notice
When redistributing or modifying the software, include a notice such as:
Copyright (c) 2025 ScratchCore
This software is licensed under the MIT-TPC License.
See https://sauthbase.scratchcore.org/license/002 for details.This notice should be placed at the beginning of source files or within the distributed package (e.g., in README or LICENSE files).