Consider using my newly created “freeVJing license 1.6”
https://github.com/bennoH2025/freeVJing-license/
in your next artwork, etc., and thus make your work available for others to perform while preventing further commercial use, i.e., exploitation.
Support your “realtime video” community friends and share with them, but prevent peddlers from cashing in.
You can read more about my motivation for developing and publishing this license in the README of the associated GitHub repository. I would be delighted to have a lively discussion on this and am very interested in your perspectives.
https://github.com/bennoH2025/freeVJing-license/blob/main/README.md
With just the best your bennoH.
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Instructions: Replace [YEAR] with the current year and [AUTHOR NAME] with your name or organization.
freeVJing License 1.6
Copyright (c) [YEAR] [AUTHOR NAME]
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 solely for the following permitted uses:
PERMITTED USES:
- VJ Performances: Use in VJ performances at events of any kind, including commercial events
- Video Art Installations: Use by light and video artists in any artistic installation format, including immersive and 360-degree installations
- Live Visual Arts: Use in live visual performances and artistic presentations
PERMITTED MODIFICATIONS:
- The Software may be modified and extended
- Modified versions must be distributed under this same license
- All original credits and annotations in the source code must be preserved
- Additional credits and annotations may be added
PERMITTED DISTRIBUTION:
- The Software may be redistributed free of charge only
- Redistribution must include this license and all original credits
- Redistribution must be under the same license terms
PROHIBITED USES:
- Commercial Products: Incorporation into commercial software or paid packages
- Video Loop Creation: Creating pre-rendered video loops using this software
- Any commercial use outside of VJ performances and video art installations
This license was developed with support from Claude (Sonnet4) by Anthropic PBC
This license was developed with support from ChatGPT (GPT-4o omni) by OpenAI
DISCLAIMER
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.