⚖️ Understanding DAON Licenses

Choose the right protection license for your creative work.

🎯 Quick License Guide

For Most Creators: Liberation License v1.0 ⭐ Recommended

✅ Blocks corporate AI training without compensation
✅ Allows personal use and education
✅ Permits humanitarian purposes
✅ Strong legal enforcement tools

For Academic Work: CC BY-NC

✅ Academic sharing encouraged
✅ Research collaboration supported
✅ Attribution required
❌ No commercial protection

For Full Control: All Rights Reserved

✅ Maximum legal protection
✅ Control all usage
✅ Commercial licensing opportunities
❌ Limits sharing and education

🛡️ Liberation License v1.0 (Recommended)

What It Does

The Liberation License v1.0 is specifically designed for creators fighting AI exploitation:

✅ ALLOWS:
• Personal reading and enjoyment
• Educational use in classrooms  
• Research and analysis
• Humanitarian and non-profit use
• Fair use quotations and commentary
• Accessibility tools for disabled users

❌ BLOCKS:
• Commercial AI training without compensation
• Corporate data harvesting for profit
• Resale without permission
• Commercial derivative works
• Mass commercial redistribution

Perfect For

Fanfiction writers protecting from AI scraping
Bloggers preventing content theft
Artists blocking unauthorized training data
Journalists maintaining editorial control
Any creator worried about AI exploitation

Legal Strength

GDPR compliant - hosted in creator-friendly jurisdictions
Court-tested language - designed for enforceability
Blockchain evidence - immutable proof of licensing
International scope - valid across borders

📚 Creative Commons Licenses

CC BY-NC (Attribution Non-Commercial)

Allows: Attribution + Non-commercial use
Blocks: Commercial use without permission

Perfect for:
✅ Academic researchers
✅ Educational content creators  
✅ Open-source documentation
✅ Community projects

Example: "You can share and adapt my research papers, but companies can't sell courses based on them without permission."

Allows: Attribution + Derivative works must use same license
Blocks: Closed-source commercialization

Perfect for:
✅ Open-source project documentation
✅ Educational materials
✅ Community resources
✅ Wikipedia-style content

Example: "You can build on my work, but any improvements must be shared with the same license."

CC BY (Attribution)

Allows: Almost anything with attribution
Blocks: Very little

Perfect for:
✅ Public domain-style sharing
✅ Maximum distribution
✅ Commercial collaboration
⚠️ Minimal protection

Example: "Use my work however you want, just mention my name."

🔒 All Rights Reserved

Maximum Protection

Traditional copyright protection:
• Creator controls all usage
• Permission required for any use
• Strong commercial protection
• Full legal recourse options

Trade-offs:
❌ Limits educational use
❌ Reduces viral potential  
❌ Complex licensing required
❌ May hinder collaboration

Best For

Commercial fiction authors
Professional journalism
Proprietary business content
High-value intellectual property

Legal Framework

Automatic copyright in most countries
DMCA protection for online content
Commercial licensing opportunities
Full legal damages available

🎭 Platform-Specific Recommendations

Fanfiction (AO3, FFN, Wattpad)

Recommended: Liberation License v1.0

Why this works:
✅ Blocks AI companies from training on fanfic
✅ Still allows fans to read and enjoy
✅ Permits transformative fair use
✅ Doesn't conflict with platform terms

Legal note: This protects YOUR expression of the story, not the underlying characters (which you didn't create).

Academic Research

Recommended: CC BY-NC or CC BY-SA

Academic benefits:
✅ Encourages research collaboration
✅ Allows classroom use
✅ Permits academic citations
✅ Blocks commercial exploitation

CC BY-NC: Prevents companies from selling your research
CC BY-SA: Ensures improvements benefit the community

Professional Blogs

Recommended: Liberation License v1.0

Blogger protection:
✅ Prevents AI training on your writing style
✅ Blocks content scraping for profit  
✅ Allows legitimate quotations
✅ Maintains SEO benefits of sharing

Alternative: All Rights Reserved for premium content

Recommended: Liberation License v1.0

Social media benefits:
✅ Protects viral threads from exploitation
✅ Prevents unauthorized course materials
✅ Allows normal sharing and discussion
✅ Gives legal tools against content theft

Software Documentation

Recommended: CC BY-SA or CC BY

Developer community benefits:
✅ Encourages community contributions
✅ Allows commercial use (CC BY)
✅ Keeps improvements open (CC BY-SA)
✅ Supports ecosystem growth

⚡ Quick Decision Tree

Ask Yourself:

1. “Am I worried about AI companies training on my work?”

Yes → Liberation License v1.0
No → Continue to #2

2. “Do I want to encourage sharing and remixing?”

Yes → Creative Commons license
No → Continue to #3

3. “Do I want maximum commercial control?”

Yes → All Rights Reserved
No → Liberation License v1.0 (best default)

4. “Is this academic or educational content?”

Yes → CC BY-NC or CC BY-SA
No → Liberation License v1.0

🔄 Changing Licenses

Can I Change My License Later?

Generally: NO - licenses are permanent

Exception: You can add MORE permissions:
✅ All Rights → Liberation License ✅
✅ Liberation → Creative Commons ✅  
✅ CC BY-NC → CC BY ✅

You CANNOT take back permissions:
❌ CC BY → All Rights ❌
❌ Liberation → All Rights ❌
❌ CC BY → CC BY-NC ❌

Best Practice

Start with more restrictive licenses and relax them later if desired:

All Rights Reserved (maximum protection)
Liberation License (anti-AI protection)
CC BY-NC (academic friendly)
CC BY (maximum sharing)

🌍 International Considerations

All DAON licenses are GDPR compliant:

Data minimization - only content hashes stored
Creator control - you own your licensing data
Privacy by design - no personal data in blockchain
Right to explanation - clear license terms

US Copyright Law

Fair use explicitly preserved in all licenses
DMCA protection enhanced with blockchain proof
Attribution rights protected under Creative Commons

International Enforcement

Berne Convention countries recognize licensing
Blockchain evidence accepted in most courts
Cross-border disputes easier with timestamped proof
Platform cooperation improved with clear licensing

🔍 FAQ

“Which license protects against AI training?”

Liberation License v1.0 specifically blocks commercial AI training without compensation.

“Can I use different licenses for different works?”

Yes! Mix and match based on each work’s needs. Academic papers might use CC BY-NC while your novel uses Liberation License.

“What if someone violates my license?”

You have legal recourse with blockchain-timestamped evidence. The stronger your license, the more damages you can claim.

“Do platforms respect these licenses?”

Major platforms increasingly recognize creator licensing. DAON provides technical enforcement where platforms support it.

“What about fair use?”

All DAON licenses explicitly preserve fair use rights - commentary, criticism, parody, and education remain legal.

“Can I license for commercial use later?”

Yes! You can always grant additional permissions or sell commercial licenses separately.

📊 License Comparison Table

Feature	Liberation v1.0	CC BY-NC	CC BY-SA	CC BY	All Rights
AI Training Block	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
Educational Use	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	⚠️ Restricted
Commercial Use	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	⚠️ Permission
Attribution Required	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	⚠️ Varies
Derivative Works	⚠️ Limited	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No
Legal Enforcement	⭐ Strong	⭐ Good	⭐ Good	⭐ Weak	⭐ Strongest

🚀 Get Started

Choose Your License:

**[🛡️ Liberation License v1.0](https://docs.daon.network/legal/liberation-license/)** *Recommended for most creators* **[📚 Creative Commons BY-NC](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)** *Great for academic work* **[🔒 All Rights Reserved](https://docs.daon.network/legal/all-rights-reserved/)** *Maximum protection*

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The right license is your first line of defense. Choose wisely, protect fiercely. ⚖️

⚖️ Understanding DAON Licenses

🎯 Quick License Guide

For Most Creators: Liberation License v1.0 ⭐ Recommended

For Academic Work: CC BY-NC

For Full Control: All Rights Reserved

🛡️ Liberation License v1.0 (Recommended)

What It Does

Perfect For

Legal Strength

📚 Creative Commons Licenses

CC BY-NC (Attribution Non-Commercial)

CC BY-SA (Attribution Share-Alike)

CC BY (Attribution)

🔒 All Rights Reserved

Maximum Protection

Best For

Legal Framework

🎭 Platform-Specific Recommendations

Fanfiction (AO3, FFN, Wattpad)

Academic Research

Professional Blogs

Social Media Content

Software Documentation

⚡ Quick Decision Tree

Ask Yourself:

🔄 Changing Licenses

Can I Change My License Later?

Best Practice

🌍 International Considerations

GDPR Compliance (EU)

US Copyright Law

International Enforcement

🔍 FAQ

“Which license protects against AI training?”

“Can I use different licenses for different works?”

“What if someone violates my license?”

“Do platforms respect these licenses?”

“What about fair use?”

“Can I license for commercial use later?”

📊 License Comparison Table

🚀 Get Started

Choose Your License:

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