HLRC LICENSE B (STEMS) // 2022.11.28

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we establish that:
work: a creative pieces of some kind (music, film, video games, streaming, etc.)
you: the reader and/or user of HALLEY LABS RESOURCE CENTER works
HLRC: HALLEY LABS RESOURCE CENTER / em essex @ HALLEY LABS

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by utilizing HLRC audio in published (shared in some public way) work (commercial or otherwise), you are agreeing to the licensing following terms:

• HLRC licensing terms are non-negotiable.
• HLRC audio is not to be redistributed or resold. the audio remains property of HLRC and is licensed to you for use in your work.
• credit is highly appreciated, but not an absolute necessity. you may credit "HALLEY LABS", "HALLEY LABS RESOURCE CENTER", or "em essex". linking back is also nice, as it allows others to play with the tools you've used.
• HLRC audio may only be used by independent works. this includes independent studios and groups. this license must be forwarded to whoever is managing the project you are working on if you are using HLRC audio or if you've been commissioned and are utilizing HLRC audio.
• HLRC audio may not be used without permission by political groups or organizations, or to promote a political ideology. if you feel that HLRC audio is a good fit for your message, please get in touch via [email protected] and we can work on a case by case basis.
• works using HLRC audio must not be submitted to any kind of content ID databases. it harms everybody's ability to use these works and the systems in place to enforce them are overbearing and easily abused. please ask your publisher or distributor (if you have one) if they do this.
• HLRC audio may not be used in any cryptocurrency or blockchain related media. this includes NFTs and other media published/minted to any blockchain or similar idea. HLRC is strictly post-scarcity.
• HLRC audio may not be used as training data for public machine learning projects / data sets. however, you may privately train a network on HLRC audio and HALLEY LABS music in general. anything created this way should be shared freely for all to use without credit to the person training the network or curating the output.
• HLRC asks that you consider creating a similar license for your work. this is not a necessity by any means, but i encourage all artists to create a library that others can pull from, given the reasoning at the top of the page. retaining rights while allowing other independents to learn from your output is a great call in an otherwise overprotected world.
• HLRC cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of HLRC audio in any form.

additionally, by utilizing notable amounts (melodies, vocal lines, remixes of HALLEY LABS music) of HLRC audio in published (shared in some public way) work (commercial or otherwise), you are also agreeing to the licensing following terms:

• remixes/edits of HALLEY LABS music must not be published to Spotify. you can still upload your work (commercial or noncommercial) to Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc, of course.
• larger projects using notable amount of HLRC audio should contact for additional information. please contact [email protected] for potential further licensing arrangements. all of the previous terms continue to apply.

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