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People’s folk songs – Open Cultural Use License (No Advertising)Effective Date: February 13, 2026 1. Definitions “Work” means any musical composition, sound recording, and lyrics released by People’s folk songs under this license. For the avoidance of doubt, this license applies ONLY to audio materials and lyrics. It does NOT apply to visual artworks, cover art, logos, typography, branding elements, NFTs, or any other non-audio or visual materials, which remain under full copyright of the Licensor unless explicitly stated otherwise. “Licensor” means People’s folk songs and/or the respective authors and rights holders. “Licensee” means any individual or legal entity exercising rights under this license. “Advertising” means any use of the Work primarily intended to promote, sell, endorse, or brand products, services, organizations, political causes, or ideologies. 2. Grant of Rights The Licensor hereby grants the Licensee a free, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, and perpetual license to: a) reproduce, distribute, and publicly perform the Work; b) adapt, remix, transform, and synchronize the Work; c) incorporate the Work into audiovisual, interactive, educational, or artistic works; d) commercially distribute and exploit works that incorporate the Work. Except as otherwise limited by Sections 8, 9, and 10 of this License. 3. Attribution Any use of the Work must include clear and reasonable attribution, consisting at minimum of: – the project name: People’s folk songs – the title of the Work – a source reference (official website, streaming platform, or official profile) Attribution must be provided in a manner appropriate to the medium (credits, description, metadata). 4. Prohibited Use – Advertising The Licensee may not use the Work for advertising or promotional purposes, including but not limited to: – advertising or marketing of products or services; – corporate, institutional, or brand promotion; – political, ideological, or advocacy campaigns; – sponsored content, native advertising, or commercial endorsements. 5. No Endorsement Nothing in this license shall be interpreted as implying any endorsement, sponsorship, or approval by the Licensor of the Licensee or any use of the Work. 6. Termination Any breach of the terms of this license automatically and immediately terminates the rights granted herein. 7. Governing Principle This license is intended to promote free cultural use of music and lyrics while strictly prohibiting advertising exploitation. 8. AI and Voice Protection This license does NOT grant permission to use the Work for the purpose of training artificial intelligence systems or machine learning models intended to replicate, simulate, clone, or imitate the voice, likeness, or identity of the Licensor or any performers associated with the Work. The creation, distribution, or use of AI-generated audio, music, or other content that reasonably resembles or imitates the voice of the Licensor or associated performers is strictly prohibited without explicit prior written permission. 9.Tokenization and Songcoin Restriction This license does NOT grant permission to tokenize, mint, issue, create, or distribute any cryptocurrency, token, NFT, “songcoin,” or similar digital asset that represents, references, derives value from, or is based on the Work without explicit prior written permission from the Licensor. The right to create and issue songcoins or other crypto-assets associated with the Work is reserved exclusively to the Licensor. 10. No Standalone Music Distribution This license does NOT grant permission to commercially distribute, re-release, sublicense, or exploit the original sound recording as a standalone music release without explicit prior written permission from the Licensor. The Work may not be uploaded, distributed, or monetized as an independent music track on streaming platforms, digital stores, or physical formats (including but not limited to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Bandcamp, vinyl, CD, or similar services) by any party other than the Licensor. End of License
