Academic Free License 3.0

This is a reading of the license Academic Free License 3.0. It covers Creative work (i.e. text, picture, sound, movie), Dataset and Software. Version 2 of the model.

1. What you may do

This license permits the following.
Change license. Replacing the license of the work, or of an adaptation, with another license, or changing its terms.
Charge distribution fee. Charging a fee for the act of providing a copy of the work to someone else.
Charge license fee. Charging a fee for granting someone a license to the work.
Commercial use. Using the work to generate income, directly or indirectly, for example by selling it or by using it in advertising.
Derivative works. Distributing an adaptation of the work and making it available to the public.
Derive. Creating a new work from the work, such as a translation, adaptation or arrangement of it or of a part of it.
Display. Showing the work to the public without making a copy the viewer keeps.
Distribute. Providing copies of the work to the public or to anyone else.
Grant use. Granting third parties the right to use the work.
Modify. Altering the work, for example by updating it, without creating a new work; an alteration that creates a new work is Derive.
Patent grant. Granting a license under the patent claims that a contributor holds and that the contribution necessarily infringes.
Present. Performing the work in public, including by broadcast or other communication to the public.
Reproduce. Making copies of the work in any form.

2. What you must do

These conditions come with the permissions above.
Use a compliant license. Choosing a replacement license that stays compliant with the terms of the original license. It is a condition of change license.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of derivative works.
Modification notice. Marking a changed work as changed, saying how it differs from the original and keeping earlier notices of change. It is a condition of derivative works.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of derivative works.
Source code. Providing access to the source code of the work with every copy distributed. It is a condition of derivative works.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of distribute.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of distribute.
Source code. Providing access to the source code of the work with every copy distributed. It is a condition of distribute.
Modification notice. Marking a changed work as changed, saying how it differs from the original and keeping earlier notices of change. It is a condition of modify.

3. What you may not do

This license prohibits the following.
Patent license ends on a patent claim. Not a ban on suing: a patent claim ends the patent license, or the whole license, as the text provides.
Promote. Using the name or trademarks of the licensor or of contributors to endorse or promote a product.

4. Further terms

The license states these terms about itself.
Validity period: Perpetual.
Region: Worldwide.

5. Warranty, liability and support

The license carries the following clauses, quoted from the model.
Warranty disclaimer: Licensor warrants that the copyright in and to the Original Work and the patent rights granted herein by Licensor are owned by the Licensor or are sublicensed to You under the terms of this License with the permission of the contributor(s) of those copyrights and patent rights. Except as expressly stated in the immediately preceding sentence, the Original Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and WITHOUT WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL WORK IS WITH YOU. This DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY constitutes an essential part of this License. No license to the Original Work is granted by this License except under this disclaimer.
Limitation of liability: Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall the Licensor be liable to anyone for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or the use of the Original Work including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses. This limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent applicable law prohibits such limitation.

This text was generated from the machine readable model of the license. It is not legal advice, and only the license itself is binding.