NTLSN — Licensing
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NTLSN is a governed commons, not a public-domain dump and not a proprietary
asset. Different layers of the project carry the licence that keeps that
layer honest (rationale: docs/licensing-rationale.md):

1. CODE — MIT
   Everything that makes the site run: scripts/, netlify/, tests/, widget.js,
   library-access.js, country-widget.js, the inline patch scripts in the HTML
   pages, and build/CI configuration. Full MIT text below.

2. DATA — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
   The open datasets and feeds: data/*.json, events.ics, feed.xml,
   events-ld.json, sitemap.xml. Use them for any non-commercial purpose with
   attribution to NTLSN (ntlsn.com), and share adaptations under the same
   licence. Exception: data/library-resolvers.json is released CC0 1.0
   (public domain dedication) as stated in that file's provenance.
   Note: versions released before 10 Aug 2026 (including the v1.0.0 Zenodo
   archive) were offered under CC BY 4.0; that grant is irrevocable for
   copies obtained under it. This NC-SA grant applies from this version on.
   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

3. METHODOLOGY & STANDARDS — CC BY 4.0
   The SoTL Index methodology, the Recognition GPS crosswalk, and any other
   published standard or methodology. Standards only work when anyone —
   including commercial implementers — can adopt, inspect and improve them.
   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

4. CONTENT — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
   The written commons: page prose, crash courses, guides, long-form
   resources and site copy. Free to share and adapt for non-commercial
   purposes, with attribution, under the same licence. ShareAlike keeps
   derivatives open; NonCommercial blocks direct resale of the commons.
   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
   No licence above extends to First Nations cultural and intellectual
   property (ICIP). Much First Nations knowledge is collectively held and
   governed by customary law; NTLSN does not hold, and does not assert, the
   authority to license it. Traditional-country information is presented as
   acknowledgement, not as licensable content. On every question concerning
   ICIP, authority rests with First Nations peoples.

External resources, logos and linked materials remain the property of their
respective organisations.

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MIT License (applies to the CODE layer above)

Copyright (c) 2026 Seb Dianati and NTLSN contributors

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.