NoMercy MediaServer License
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THIS IS A PROPRIETARY, SOURCE-AVAILABLE LICENSE. IT IS NOT AN OPEN-SOURCE LICENSE.

Copyright (c) 2024-present NoMercy Entertainment

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. DEFINITIONS

"Source Code" refers to the human-readable source code of NoMercy MediaServer,
including all files in the repository.

"Product" refers to the compiled, executable form of NoMercy MediaServer
(the binaries/applications distributed as releases).

"Commercial Use" means any use by or on behalf of a company, business, or
organization for commercial advantage or monetary compensation, including:
  - Incorporating the Source Code into commercial products
  - Using the Source Code to build competing products or services
  - Selling access to services built on this Source Code
  - Using the Product in a business environment to generate revenue

"Competing products or services" means any software or service that provides
substantially similar functionality to NoMercy MediaServer.

2. GRANT OF RIGHTS

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

  a) View and study the Source Code for personal learning
  b) Download, run, and use the Product for any non-commercial purpose
  c) Modify and run the Source Code for personal use.
     Any distribution of modifications is limited to GitHub forks made
     solely for contributing back to this repository or for security
     research, and must not intentionally interfere with, disrupt, or
     bypass the operation, security, or availability of official
     NoMercy services

3. SOURCE CODE RESTRICTIONS

You may NOT:

  a) Redistribute, publish, or share the Source Code or modifications,
     EXCEPT for GitHub forks solely for contributing back to this repository
     or for security research purposes
  b) Use the Source Code to create competing products or services
  c) Sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Source Code
  d) Remove or alter any copyright notices or this license

4. COMMERCIAL USE

Commercial entities may not use the Product in production, internal,
hosted, or customer-facing environments without a commercial license,
regardless of whether the Source Code is accessed.

For commercial licensing inquiries, contact NoMercy Entertainment.

Individuals may use the Product (compiled software) for non-profit purposes, such as running a server for friends or a community, as long as no commercial use is involved.

5. CONTRIBUTIONS

By submitting contributions (pull requests, patches, etc.) to this project:
  a) You license your contributions under these same terms
  b) You assign copyright of your contributions to NoMercy Entertainment
  c) You warrant you have the legal right to make such assignment

6. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of the Source Code and
Product complies with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction. NoMercy
Entertainment is not liable for any illegal use.

7. NO WARRANTY

THE SOURCE CODE AND PRODUCT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR
OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THEIR USE.

8. TERMINATION

This license terminates automatically if you violate these terms. Upon
termination, you must destroy all copies of the Source Code and any
derivative works in your possession.

9. GOVERNING LAW

This license is governed by the laws of the Netherlands.

For licensing questions: legal@nomercy.tv
Terms of service: https://nomercy.tv/terms-of-service