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Associated Work Cooperatives License (AWCL) v1.0

PREAMBLE

This license is designed to ensure the freedom to use, modify, distribute, and access the source code of the software for all Associated Work Cooperatives while restricting these rights for all other entities.

  1. DEFINITIONS

"Software" refers to the program and its associated files covered under this license.

"License" refers to this document.

"Associated Work Cooperatives" refers to the type of business model where the workers are the members and owners of the business, and which operate based on principles of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity.

"Derivative Works" shall mean any work, whether in Source or Object form, that is based on (or derived from) the Software and for which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an original work of authorship.

  1. GRANT OF RIGHTS

a. Use: Subject to the terms of this license, Associated Work Cooperatives are granted the unlimited and irrevocable right to use the Software.

b. Modification: Subject to the terms of this license, Associated Work Cooperatives are granted the unlimited and irrevocable right to modify the Software and to create Derivative Works based on the Software.

c. Distribution: Subject to the terms of this license, Associated Work Cooperatives are granted the unlimited and irrevocable right to distribute the Software and Derivative Works.

  1. RESTRICTIONS

All entities that are not Associated Work Cooperatives are not granted the rights to use, modify, or distribute the Software. Any entity that is not an Associated Work Cooperative and wishes to use, modify, or distribute the Software must obtain written permission from the copyright holder.

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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.

  1. TERMINATION

This license and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by you of the terms of this license.