# License

Copyright © 2026 Remgrandt Games LLC.

Remgrandt Games LLC maintains the Original Art Archive (OAA) Format specification and licenses the materials in this repository as described below.

## Specification and Documentation

The Original Art Archive (OAA) Format specification and documentation are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This includes, unless otherwise stated:

- `README.md`
- `SPEC.md`
- `CHANGELOG.md`
- `CONTRIBUTING.md`
- `SECURITY.md`
- `docs/`
- `schema/*.md`
- other human-readable documentation files

SPDX identifier:

```text
CC-BY-4.0
```

## Examples, Fixtures, and Sample Archives

Example manifests, test fixtures, sample archives, and sample media created by Remgrandt Games LLC for this repository are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal.

Third-party or public-source media included or referenced by examples is not licensed, relicensed, dedicated to the public domain, or otherwise cleared by Remgrandt Games LLC unless explicitly stated. Those materials remain subject to their original source rights statements. See the applicable example directory for source and rights information.

This includes, unless otherwise stated:

- repository-authored materials in `examples/`
- sample `.oaa` archives
- sample manifests
- sample media files created by Remgrandt Games LLC for this repository and used only as fixtures

SPDX identifier:

```text
CC0-1.0
```

## Machine-Readable Schemas

Machine-readable schema files are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal.

If a machine-readable schema file is incorporated into software, it may alternatively be used under the MIT License.

This includes, unless otherwise stated:

- `schema/*.json`
- `schema/*.jsonld`
- `schema/*.schema.json`
- other machine-readable schema files

SPDX identifiers:

```text
CC0-1.0 OR MIT
```

## Names and Marks

The names "Original Art Archive," "OAA," and associated project logos, marks, or branding are not licensed under the documentation, example, or schema licenses above.

Visual assets in `assets/`, including logo, file icon, and badge SVG files, are governed by this names-and-marks notice and the usage guidance in `assets/README.md` unless another written permission grant applies.

You may use the names "Original Art Archive" and "OAA" to truthfully describe compatibility with the format, such as:

- "imports OAA files"
- "exports OAA archives"
- "supports the OAA 0.1 Draft format"
- "compatible with the Original Art Archive Format"

You may not imply that your implementation, service, product, fork, archive, validator, or documentation is official, endorsed, certified, or maintained by the OAA project or Remgrandt Games LLC unless you have written permission.

## No Warranty

The materials in this repository are provided as-is, without warranties or guarantees of any kind.

Implementers are responsible for validating archives, handling untrusted input safely, and complying with any laws or platform rules that apply to their own software or services.