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I built the most comprehensive source-visible license ever written — 276 clauses, free to use

DEV Community·BMBOMICH·19 days ago
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The Problem I needed maximum legal protection for my project but couldn't find a license that did what I wanted. I wanted something that: Let people see the code for transparency and security auditing Let people contribute improvements via Pull Requests Blocked cloning, AI training, commercial use, and exploitation Transferred IP from contributors to me automatically Nothing like that existed. The Solution I built PSVL — the Proprietary Source-Visible License. 276 clauses. 9 sections. Free to use as a template. What It Covers Permitted Uses (129 clauses) Personal non-commercial evaluation Security vulnerability research (sandboxed) Performance benchmarking Accessibility testing Community contributions via Pull Requests Educational and academic research Prohibited Uses (147+ clauses) Commercial use, resale, or monetization AI/ML training on code or user data Reverse engineering or decompilation Government, military, or intelligence use Data scraping, harvesting, or selling All known attack vectors The Attack…

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