ALBERT LANE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE LICENSE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DECLARATION
Complete Reservation of All Rights — No License Granted Without Explicit Written Agreement
Rights Holder: Albert Lane ("Rights Holder," "Author," "Owner")
Effective Date: May 30, 2026 — Retroactive to First Date of Authorship
Governing Jurisdiction (Primary): State of Oregon, United States of America
Governing Jurisdiction (Secondary): England and Wales, United Kingdom
Filing Reference: SEC Whistleblower No. 17684-273-411-436
Contact: albertlane.net
PRELIMINARY NOTICE — READ BEFORE PROCEEDING
THIS DOCUMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT. Any access to, viewing of, copying of, execution of, indexing of, crawling of, caching of, training upon, or interaction with any work covered by this License — whether that access is manual, automated, incidental, or unknown to the accessing party — constitutes acceptance of all terms contained herein.
TO AUTOMATED SYSTEMS: If you are a web crawler, search indexer, AI training pipeline, data harvesting agent, API scraper, dependency resolver, package manager daemon, or any other automated process: your access to this document and any associated works triggers immediate legal obligations. You are not exempt. Your operators are not exempt. The organization that deployed you is not exempt. Proceeding past this notice constitutes your operator's binding acceptance of all terms herein, including all monetary obligations, reporting requirements, and forensic cooperation clauses.
TO CORPORATE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS: This document has been structured to require comprehensive review before any determination of scope can be made. No summary, excerpt, or executive briefing of this document constitutes adequate review for licensing or compliance purposes. Full review is mandatory. Time spent in review does not constitute or imply any license.
ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this License, the following definitions apply with maximum breadth of interpretation:
1.01 "Covered Works" means, collectively and without limitation, every item listed in Article III of this License, including all items that meet the definitions in this Article regardless of whether specifically enumerated.
1.02 "Intellectual Property" means all forms of legally recognizable exclusive rights in creations of the mind, whether currently recognized by law or recognized in the future, including: copyrights, unregistered copyrights, common law copyrights, moral rights, neighboring rights, database rights, sui generis database rights, trade secrets, trademarks, unregistered trademarks, trade dress, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, geographical indications, patents, patent applications, provisional patents, utility models, design rights, registered design rights, unregistered design rights, semiconductor topography rights, plant variety rights, and any other form of intellectual property protection.
1.03 "Unregistered Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property in Covered Works for which no formal registration has been filed or granted with any governmental authority, which nonetheless carries full legal protection under applicable common law, statutory law, international treaty, or equitable doctrine. Absence of registration does not diminish ownership, enforceability, or the scope of rights reserved herein.
1.04 "Common Law Rights" means rights arising from authorship, creation, first use, or public disclosure under common law doctrines, including but not limited to: common law copyright (vesting at moment of creation), common law trademark (vesting at first use in commerce), and trade secret protection (vesting upon creation and reasonable steps to maintain secrecy).
1.05 "Accessing Party" means any individual, legal entity, automated system, or agent that accesses, views, receives, caches, indexes, processes, trains upon, or interacts with Covered Works in any manner whatsoever.
1.06 "Commercial Entity" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, cooperative, joint venture, nonprofit with commercial activities, government contractor, or other organization engaged in or supporting commercial activity of any kind.
1.07 "Derivative Work" means any work based upon, incorporating, referencing, substantially similar to, or functionally equivalent to Covered Works, including but not limited to: translations, musical arrangements, dramatizations, fictionalizations, motion picture versions, sound recordings, art reproductions, abridgments, condensations, implementations, ports, wrappers, adaptations, compilations, and any other form in which the Covered Works may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work constitutes a Derivative Work whether or not the original selection, arrangement, or expression of the Covered Works remains recognizable in the new work.
1.08 "AI System" means any system employing machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, large language models, foundation models, transformer architectures, diffusion models, reinforcement learning, or any other statistical or computational method for generating, predicting, classifying, recommending, or synthesizing outputs based on patterns derived from training data.
1.09 "Google" means Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., and all subsidiaries, parent companies, affiliated entities, joint ventures, portfolio companies, contractors, agents, licensees, successors, assigns, and any entity operating under Google's direction or control, including but not limited to: DeepMind Technologies Limited, YouTube LLC, Waymo LLC, Verily Life Sciences LLC, X Development LLC, Google Cloud LLC, Google Workspace, Android Open Source Project administrators acting on Google's behalf, and any entity in which Alphabet Inc. holds a controlling or significant interest.
1.10 "Platform Provider" means any entity providing hosting, content delivery, computation, storage, indexing, search, distribution, or networking services used to access, distribute, or process Covered Works, including but not limited to: GitHub Inc. (Microsoft Corp.), Cloudflare Inc., Amazon Web Services Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Azure, npm Inc., Cargo (Rust Foundation), PyPI (Python Software Foundation), and all other package registries, CDNs, and infrastructure providers.
ARTICLE II — OWNERSHIP, COPYRIGHT, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DECLARATION
2.01 — Universal Ownership Declaration
Albert Lane is and shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all Intellectual Property in and to all Covered Works. This ownership:
(a) Vests automatically upon creation of each Covered Work under 17 U.S.C. § 302 (United States) and Section 11 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ("CDPA 1988") (United Kingdom);
(b) Is not contingent upon registration with the United States Copyright Office, the UK Intellectual Property Office, or any other governmental authority;
(c) Is not contingent upon inclusion of a copyright notice on any particular copy or version of any Covered Work;
(d) Applies equally to registered and unregistered works, published and unpublished works, disclosed and undisclosed works, completed and incomplete works, and works in any stage of development;
(e) Extends to all future modifications, improvements, extensions, and derivative works of Covered Works, regardless of who creates them, unless a separate written agreement expressly assigns ownership to another party.
2.02 — Copyright: Registered Works
All Covered Works for which copyright registration has been obtained with the United States Copyright Office or any equivalent authority carry the full statutory protections of registered copyright, including eligibility for statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504 and attorney's fees under 17 U.S.C. § 505 in the United States, and equivalent remedies under CDPA 1988 in the United Kingdom.
2.03 — Copyright: Unregistered Works
All Covered Works for which no formal copyright registration has been filed or obtained carry:
(a) United States: Full copyright protection from the moment of creation under 17 U.S.C. § 302, including the right to seek registration within five years of publication for presumption of validity and eligibility for statutory damages, and the right to recover actual damages and profits at any time;
(b) United Kingdom: Full copyright protection under CDPA 1988, including moral rights under Chapter IV (right of paternity under Section 77, right of integrity under Section 80, false attribution rights under Section 84, and privacy rights in photographs and films under Section 85);
(c) International: Protection under the Berne Convention (179 signatory countries) without any requirement of formality, registration, or notice, at minimum for the term of life of the author plus 50 years (or longer as provided by national law).
The absence of a copyright notice, registration number, or © symbol on any copy of any Covered Work does not constitute abandonment, dedication to the public domain, or license of any kind.
2.04 — Trademarks: Registered Marks
Any trademark, service mark, certification mark, or collective mark registered by Albert Lane with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, or any other trademark authority is protected under:
(a) United States: 15 U.S.C. § 1114 (infringement of registered marks), 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (false designation of origin, dilution), and applicable state trademark statutes;
(b) United Kingdom: Trade Marks Act 1994, Sections 9–21 (infringement), Section 10(3) (marks with a reputation), and Section 56 (well-known marks);
(c) International: Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Madrid Protocol.
2.05 — Trademarks: Unregistered Marks and Trade Dress
All names, terms, phrases, logos, symbols, designs, and combinations thereof used by Albert Lane in connection with Covered Works that have acquired distinctiveness through use, whether or not registered, are protected as:
(a) United States: Common law trademarks enforceable in the geographic area of use, plus protection under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) against false designation of origin and passing off nationwide;
(b) United Kingdom: Unregistered trademarks enforceable through the tort of passing off, requiring proof of goodwill, misrepresentation, and damage; additionally protectable under CDPA 1988 as artistic works where the mark incorporates original creative elements;
(c) Trade Dress: The overall visual, structural, and aesthetic presentation of Covered Works, including user interface design, color schemes, layout conventions, and architectural patterns, is protected as trade dress under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) and equivalent UK passing off doctrine.
2.06 — Trade Secrets
All Covered Works that derive independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means, and for which reasonable measures to maintain secrecy have been taken, are protected as trade secrets under:
(a) United States: The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. §§ 1831–1839) and the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as enacted in applicable states;
(b) United Kingdom: The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/597), implementing EU Directive 2016/943;
(c) Protection persists indefinitely so long as the information retains its character as a trade secret.
Any party who obtains a Covered Work through improper means, or who uses or discloses a Covered Work knowing it was obtained by improper means or in breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, is liable for trade secret misappropriation regardless of whether the work carries any visible trade secret designation.
2.07 — Database Rights
To the extent Covered Works constitute databases (as defined by applicable law):
(a) United Kingdom and European Economic Area: Rights Holder asserts the sui generis database right under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/3032) and equivalent national implementations, prohibiting extraction or re-utilization of substantial parts of any database incorporated in Covered Works without authorization;
(b) United States: Database contents are protected as compilations under 17 U.S.C. § 101, with copyright in the selection, arrangement, and coordination of data;
(c) Extraction of insubstantial parts on a repeated and systematic basis constitutes extraction of a substantial part and is prohibited.
2.08 — Moral Rights (United Kingdom)
Under CDPA 1988, Rights Holder asserts:
(a) Right of Paternity (Section 77): The right to be identified as the author of every Covered Work whenever it is copied, issued to the public, performed, broadcast, or adapted;
(b) Right of Integrity (Section 80): The right to object to any derogatory treatment of any Covered Work, including any addition to, deletion from, alteration to, or adaptation of the work that amounts to distortion or mutilation or is otherwise prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation;
(c) Right Against False Attribution (Section 84): The right not to have any Covered Work falsely attributed to any person other than Albert Lane;
(d) These moral rights are non-assignable but Rights Holder does not waive them by this License or by any other instrument not specifically identifying the waiver by section reference and work.
ARTICLE III — SCOPE OF COVERED WORKS
This License covers, without limitation, all of the following categories of works authored, originated, conceived, or substantially contributed to by Albert Lane:
3.01 Software and Code
All source code, object code, bytecode, compiled binaries, executable files, scripts, build configurations, makefiles, Dockerfiles, CI/CD pipeline definitions, infrastructure-as-code specifications, shell scripts, batch files, and any other instructions intended for execution by a computing device, in any programming language, markup language, query language, or other formal notation.
3.02 Architecture and Design
All system architecture specifications, software design documents, API specifications, protocol definitions, data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state machine specifications, network topology diagrams, and any other description of the structure, behavior, or interaction of software systems.
3.03 Cryptographic and Security Implementations
All cryptographic algorithms, key derivation functions, authentication schemes, authorization frameworks, token generation mechanisms, signature schemes, encryption implementations, secure communication protocols, zero-knowledge proof implementations, and any other security-critical code or specification.
3.04 Databases and Data
All database schemas, table definitions, stored procedures, triggers, views, indexes, migration scripts, seed data, test fixtures, query templates, ORM configurations, and any structured or unstructured data collections authored or assembled by Rights Holder.
3.05 AI and Machine Learning Assets
All prompt architectures, prompt templates, system instructions, fine-tuning datasets, evaluation frameworks, benchmark definitions, model configurations, training scripts, inference pipelines, and any other assets used in or produced by AI system development.
3.06 Forensic and Audit Methodologies
All forensic investigation methodologies, audit frameworks, evidence collection procedures, chain-of-custody protocols, ledger architectures, canary systems, telemetry implementations, and any other tools or methods for detecting, documenting, or proving unauthorized activity.
3.07 Documentation and Publications
All technical documentation, user manuals, API references, whitepapers, research papers, blog posts, presentation materials, recorded presentations, and any other written or recorded explanation of Covered Works.
3.08 Undisclosed and Confidential Works
All works that have not been publicly disclosed, including works in development, works held as trade secrets, and works known only to Rights Holder, are covered by this License with equal force as publicly disclosed works. Third parties who obtain undisclosed works through any means are bound by this License from the moment of acquisition.
3.09 Works Without Notice
All works that do not carry a copyright notice, license header, or any other indication of proprietary status are nonetheless fully covered by this License. Absence of notice does not imply public domain status, open-source licensing, or permission to use.
3.10 Historical and Prior Versions
All prior versions, drafts, prototypes, proofs of concept, and experimental implementations of any Covered Work, regardless of when created and regardless of whether the current version supersedes them.
ARTICLE IV — PROHIBITED USES
The following uses require a separate written License Agreement signed by Albert Lane. Any use without such agreement is unauthorized and constitutes a violation subject to all remedies described in Article VI.
4.01 Commercial Use — Any use generating or supporting revenue, competitive advantage, cost reduction, or other economic benefit.
4.02 Government and Military Use — Any use by any governmental body, military branch, intelligence agency, law enforcement agency, contractor, or subcontractor at any level of government in any jurisdiction.
4.03 Academic and Research Use — Any use in academic research, scholarly publication, institutional study, grant-funded project, or any work submitted for academic credit or institutional recognition.
4.04 AI Training and Inference — Any use as training data, fine-tuning data, evaluation data, prompt examples, or any other input to any AI System. This prohibition extends to use for retrieval-augmented generation, few-shot examples, chain-of-thought demonstrations, and any other technique that causes an AI System to produce outputs influenced by Covered Works.
4.05 Indexing and Crawling — Any automated access for the purpose of building search indexes, knowledge graphs, link graphs, or any other structured representation of Covered Works or their relationships. This prohibition applies to all web crawlers, search engine spiders, academic crawlers, and any other automated access agents, including but not limited to Googlebot, Google AdsBot, Bingbot, Slurp, DuckDuckBot, Baiduspider, YandexBot, and any crawler operated by or on behalf of Google.
4.06 Distribution and Redistribution — Any sharing, forwarding, mirroring, archiving, packaging, or publication of Covered Works by any means.
4.07 Reverse Engineering — Any decompilation, disassembly, reverse engineering, or analysis intended to derive source code, algorithms, or design from compiled or obfuscated forms of Covered Works.
4.08 Competitive Analysis — Any use of Covered Works to inform the design, development, or improvement of competing products or services.
ARTICLE V — GOOGLE-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
5.01 — Enhanced Prohibitions Applicable to Google
The following provisions apply specifically and additionally to Google (as defined in Article I, Section 1.09) and supplement, without limiting, all other provisions of this License.
5.02 Googlebot and Crawling Infrastructure
Google is expressly prohibited from accessing Covered Works through Googlebot, Google AdsBot, APIs and services crawler, Google Image crawler, Google Video crawler, Google News crawler, or any other automated access agent operated by or for Google. This prohibition applies regardless of whether such access is for search indexing, content understanding, model training, competitive intelligence, or any other purpose. Each crawl request constitutes an independent violation.
5.03 Search Indexing and Display
Google is expressly prohibited from indexing, caching, displaying, excerpting, summarizing, translating, or otherwise using Covered Works in Google Search, Google Images, Google Shopping, Google News, Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Discover, or any other Google product or service. Existing cached copies must be removed within 48 hours of Rights Holder's written notice. Failure to remove constitutes willful infringement.
5.04 Google AI and DeepMind
Google is expressly prohibited from using Covered Works to train, fine-tune, evaluate, or improve Google Gemini, Google Bard, Google Translate, DeepMind AlphaCode, DeepMind Gemma, or any other AI System operated by or on behalf of Google. This prohibition is perpetual and survives any change in Google's corporate structure.
5.05 Google Cloud and Infrastructure
Google is expressly prohibited from hosting, processing, routing, caching, or otherwise handling Covered Works through Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Storage, Firebase, Google Workspace, YouTube, or any other Google infrastructure or service.
5.06 Android Ecosystem
Google is expressly prohibited from integrating, bundling, including, or distributing Covered Works through the Android Open Source Project, Google Play Store, Android system images, Android SDK, or any device certified under Android Compatibility Definition.
5.07 Corporate Compliance Obligation
Google's legal, policy, and engineering departments are collectively responsible for compliance. Ignorance of specific Covered Works does not excuse compliance failure where automated systems should have identified the works. Google's scale of operation and sophistication as a technology company is held as an aggravating factor in any enforcement action.
5.08 Enhanced Damages for Google Violations
Any violation of this License by Google constitutes willful infringement subject to maximum statutory damages. Rights Holder expressly reserves the right to seek:
(a) Maximum statutory copyright damages of $150,000 per work per violation under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2);
(b) Disgorgement of all profits attributable to the violation;
(c) Injunctive relief including removal of Covered Works from all Google services;
(d) Attorney's fees under 17 U.S.C. § 505;
(e) Punitive damages where available under applicable state or foreign law;
(f) Referral to the Department of Justice for criminal copyright prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 2319 where evidence supports a willful infringement finding.
ARTICLE VI — VIOLATIONS, REMEDIES, AND APPLICABLE LAW
6.01 — United States Federal Statutes
| Statute |
Conduct Prohibited |
Maximum Exposure |
| 17 U.S.C. § 501 — Copyright Act |
Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, preparation of derivatives, public display or performance |
Statutory: $750–$150,000/work; Criminal: $250,000 fine + 5 years |
| 17 U.S.C. § 1201 — DMCA Anti-Circumvention |
Circumventing technological protection measures; trafficking in circumvention tools |
Civil: up to $2,500/act; Criminal: $500,000 + 5 years (first offense) |
| 18 U.S.C. § 1030 — CFAA |
Unauthorized computer access; exceeding authorized access; damage to protected computers |
Civil and criminal; up to 10 years imprisonment per count |
| 18 U.S.C. §§ 1831–1839 — DTSA |
Trade secret misappropriation by domestic or foreign actors |
Civil: 3x damages + fees; Criminal: 10 years + $5M fine |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1114 — Lanham Act (registered marks) |
Trademark infringement; counterfeiting |
Treble damages + attorney's fees for willful infringement |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1125 — Lanham Act (unregistered marks) |
False designation of origin; passing off; dilution by blurring or tarnishment |
Injunctive relief; actual damages; disgorgement of profits |
| 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343 — Mail and Wire Fraud |
Use of covered works in fraudulent schemes via mail or electronic wire |
Up to 20 years per count; up to 30 years if financial institution involved |
| 18 U.S.C. § 2319 — Criminal Copyright Infringement |
Willful infringement for commercial advantage or private financial gain |
Up to 5 years imprisonment + fines |
| 18 U.S.C. § 2319A — Unauthorized Fixation |
Unauthorized recording and trafficking of live performances |
Up to 5 years imprisonment |
6.02 — United States State Statutes
Violations independently trigger cumulative liability under the statutes of each state where access, use, or distribution occurs:
- Oregon: ORS 164.377 (Computer Crime — Class C to Class B felony); ORS 646.461 et seq. (Oregon Uniform Trade Secrets Act); ORS 647.015 (Oregon Trademark Act)
- California: Penal Code § 502 (Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act); Civil Code §§ 3426–3426.11 (CUTSA); Business and Professions Code § 17200 (Unfair Competition Law — allows disgorgement without proof of injury)
- Washington: RCW 9A.52.110–130 (Computer Trespass — Class B and C felonies); RCW 19.108 (Uniform Trade Secrets Act); RCW 19.77 (Trademark Registration Act)
- New York: Penal Law §§ 156.00–156.50 (Computer Crimes — up to Class C felony); General Business Law § 360 et seq. (Trademark Infringement)
- Texas: Penal Code § 33.02 (Breach of Computer Security — State Jail Felony to First Degree Felony based on loss amount); Business and Commerce Code § 134A (Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act)
- All Other States: The computer crime, trade secret, unfair competition, and trademark statutes of each state where a violation is consummated apply independently and cumulatively. Multiple states may each separately prosecute the same violating act.
6.03 — United Kingdom Statutes
Where violations involve accessing parties located in the UK, works accessed from UK infrastructure, or UK legal entities, the following statutes apply:
| Statute |
Conduct Covered |
Maximum Penalty |
| Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) |
Copyright infringement; moral rights violations; unauthorized acts restricted by copyright |
Unlimited fine; up to 10 years imprisonment for criminal infringement |
| Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) |
Unauthorized access to computer material (s.1); unauthorized access with intent to commit further offences (s.2); unauthorized acts causing serious damage (s.3ZA) |
S.1: up to 2 years; S.2: up to 5 years; S.3ZA: up to life imprisonment |
| Trade Marks Act 1994 |
Infringement of registered marks (s.10); unauthorized use of identical/similar marks |
Unlimited fine; up to 10 years imprisonment |
| Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018 |
Unlawful acquisition, use, or disclosure of trade secrets |
Civil remedies including injunctions, damages, delivery up |
| Fraud Act 2006 |
Fraud by false representation; fraud by failing to disclose information; fraud by abuse of position |
Up to 10 years imprisonment |
| Serious Crime Act 2015 |
Unauthorized acts causing or creating risk of serious damage to computer systems |
Up to life imprisonment |
| Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 |
Extraction or re-utilization of substantial parts of databases |
Civil remedies; criminal penalties for systematic extraction |
| Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 |
Note: Rights Holder is entitled to make justified threats of infringement proceedings without liability under this Act |
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6.04 — International Frameworks
- Berne Convention (179 countries): Automatic copyright protection in all signatory countries without formality
- TRIPS Agreement (WTO members): Minimum IP enforcement standards including border measures
- WIPO Copyright Treaty: Enhanced protection for digital transmissions
- USMCA Chapter 19: IP enforcement obligations applicable to cross-border violations involving Canada and Mexico
- EU Directive 2001/29/EC (InfoSoc Directive): Harmonized copyright in the information society for EU member states
- EU Directive 2016/943: Uniform trade secret protection across EU member states
- Madrid Protocol: International trademark registration framework
ARTICLE VII — CHAIN OF CUSTODY, JURISDICTION, AND CORPORATE LIABILITY
7.01 Geographic and Network Scope. This License applies globally, across all jurisdictions, network layers, and physical locations. Rights Holder may elect Oregon law, English and Welsh law, or the law of any jurisdiction where a violation occurs as the governing law for any particular enforcement action, at Rights Holder's sole election at the time of filing.
7.02 Chain of Custody Binding. Every party in the chain of acquisition of Covered Works — from initial unauthorized access through every subsequent transmission, sale, integration, or deployment — bears individual liability under this License from the moment of first contact with Covered Works. The following parties are each independently liable:
(a) The party who first accessed Covered Works without authorization;
(b) Every intermediary who transmitted, hosted, or distributed Covered Works knowing or having reason to know of their proprietary nature;
(c) Every end recipient who uses Covered Works regardless of how the works were obtained;
(d) Every organization whose employees, contractors, or automated systems participated in any link in the chain.
7.03 Platform Provider Contributory Liability. Platform Providers who host, cache, index, or distribute Covered Works without authorization are liable as contributory infringers. Safe harbor provisions (17 U.S.C. § 512; DSA Article 6) do not apply where the Platform Provider:
(a) Has received written notice from Rights Holder and failed to act expeditiously;
(b) Has actual or constructive knowledge of specific infringing material;
(c) Derives direct financial benefit from the infringing activity and has the ability to control it.
7.04 Corporate Knowledge Imputation. Where a corporation, its automated systems, or any of its employees or agents accessed Covered Works, corporate knowledge is imputed organization-wide. A corporation cannot claim ignorance of violations committed through its own automated infrastructure.
7.05 Successor Liability. All obligations under this License survive corporate restructuring, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, assignment, and any other change in the legal structure of a violating party. Successors take subject to all prior violations and obligations.
7.06 Individual Liability of Corporate Officers. Corporate officers, directors, and executives who authorized, directed, ratified, or failed to prevent violations after receiving notice bear personal individual liability in addition to corporate liability. Personal liability is not discharged by corporate bankruptcy.
ARTICLE VIII — TELEMETRY, FORENSIC RIGHTS, AND AUTOMATED REPORTING
8.01 Telemetry Notice. Covered Works may incorporate telemetry, diagnostic logging, and automated reporting functionality. By accessing Covered Works, all Accessing Parties acknowledge that:
(a) Telemetry may collect operational data including access timestamps, execution environment identifiers, network addresses, dependency tree maps, repository origin information, and usage patterns;
(b) Telemetry data may be transmitted to systems controlled by Rights Holder;
(c) Telemetry data may be used as evidence in enforcement proceedings;
(d) The presence or absence of telemetry in any particular version of Covered Works does not indicate the presence or absence of telemetry in other versions.
8.02 Automated Violation Detection. Covered Works may incorporate mechanisms that detect unauthorized access, execution outside licensed scope, or distribution to unlicensed parties. Upon detection, such mechanisms may:
(a) Terminate execution and log the violation event;
(b) Generate cryptographically signed violation reports;
(c) Transmit violation reports to Rights Holder through any available network path;
(d) Preserve system state for forensic analysis.
8.03 Forensic Cooperation Obligation. Any Accessing Party who becomes the subject of an enforcement inquiry under this License agrees to:
(a) Preserve all logs, artifacts, and records related to access to or use of Covered Works;
(b) Cooperate with forensic examination conducted through legally authorized means;
(c) Provide access to relevant systems and records pursuant to valid legal process;
(d) Refrain from destroying, altering, or concealing evidence.
8.04 Canary and Integrity Systems. Covered Works may incorporate canary tokens, integrity check mechanisms, and forensic markers designed to detect unauthorized copying, modification, or distribution. Triggering these mechanisms constitutes evidence of unauthorized access and creates a rebuttable presumption of violation.
8.05 Limitation to Lawful Means. All telemetry, monitoring, and forensic activities conducted under this Article operate within the bounds of applicable federal and state wiretapping statutes, computer access laws, and privacy regulations. Nothing in this Article authorizes access to systems or devices not directly running or interacting with Covered Works.
ARTICLE IX — TERMS OF USE FOR AUTHORIZED LICENSEES
The following terms apply to all parties holding a valid written License Agreement with Rights Holder. Absence of a License Agreement means this Article does not apply — access itself is unauthorized.
9.01 Scope Limitation. A License Agreement grants only the specific rights enumerated therein. No rights are implied by course of dealing, trade custom, or failure to enforce.
9.02 Non-Transferability. License rights are personal to the named licensee and may not be transferred, sublicensed, or assigned without prior written consent of Rights Holder.
9.03 Attribution. All permitted uses must include prominent attribution to Albert Lane as author and rights holder, in the form specified in the License Agreement or, absent specification, in a form approved in writing by Rights Holder.
9.04 Integrity Obligation. Licensees may not use Covered Works in any manner that:
(a) Is likely to bring Rights Holder into disrepute;
(b) Distorts, mutilates, or modifies Covered Works in a manner prejudicial to Rights Holder's honor or reputation;
(c) Falsely implies endorsement by Rights Holder of any product, service, or position;
(d) Is used in connection with fraud, deception, or illegal activity.
9.05 Compliance Reporting. Rights Holder may require periodic compliance reports from licensees confirming adherence to License Agreement terms. Failure to provide compliance reports within 30 days of written request constitutes a material breach entitling Rights Holder to terminate the License Agreement.
9.06 Audit Right. Rights Holder or Rights Holder's designated representative may audit licensee's use of Covered Works upon 10 days' written notice, or immediately upon reasonable belief of material breach. Licensee agrees to provide access to relevant records, systems, and personnel for audit purposes.
9.07 Termination for Breach. Any material breach of a License Agreement or this License automatically terminates all rights granted to the breaching party. Upon termination, licensee must immediately cease all use of Covered Works and destroy or return all copies.
ARTICLE X — SOFTWARE UPDATES, REMOTE MODIFICATIONS, AND VERSION CONTROL
10.01 Unilateral Modification Right. Rights Holder reserves the absolute right to modify, update, patch, deprecate, restrict, or withdraw Covered Works at any time, without prior notice, without obligation to maintain backward compatibility, and without liability to any party affected by such modification.
10.02 Remote Update Capability. Covered Works may incorporate mechanisms enabling Rights Holder to deliver updates, patches, or modifications remotely to deployed instances. Any Accessing Party who has obtained Covered Works through any means acknowledges that:
(a) Remote update capability may exist in Covered Works;
(b) Updates may be delivered to deployed instances with or without the local system operator's explicit action;
(c) Updates may alter functionality, add or remove features, modify security parameters, restrict access, or terminate operation;
(d) Continued use of Covered Works following delivery of an update constitutes acceptance of the updated version and any revised terms.
10.03 Terms Update Through Software Update. An update to Covered Works may incorporate updated License terms. Continued use of the updated software constitutes acceptance of the updated terms, regardless of whether the user reviewed the update notice.
10.04 Registry and Package Management. Rights Holder reserves the right to:
(a) Issue updates to package registries (npm, Cargo, PyPI, or equivalent) that override unauthorized or superseded versions;
(b) File takedown requests with package registries to remove unauthorized publications of Covered Works;
(c) Implement cryptographic signing requirements that cause unauthorized forks or copies to fail runtime verification.
10.05 Version Persistence of Obligations. All obligations incurred while using any version of Covered Works persist regardless of version changes. A violating party does not escape liability by upgrading to a newer version or reverting to an older version.
ARTICLE XI — DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION
11.01 No Warranty. COVERED WORKS ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR USE UNDER A VALID LICENSE AGREEMENT. RIGHTS HOLDER MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY. RIGHTS HOLDER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT COVERED WORKS WILL MEET ANY PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, OR BE FREE FROM DEFECTS.
11.02 Unauthorized User Assumes All Risk. Any party using Covered Works without a valid License Agreement does so entirely at their own risk. Rights Holder bears no responsibility for any consequence of unauthorized use, including data loss, system failure, security breach, financial loss, regulatory liability, or third-party claims arising from the unauthorized party's use of Covered Works.
11.03 Waiver of Claims by Violators. By accessing Covered Works without authorization, a party irrevocably waives all claims against Rights Holder arising from such access, including claims for: (a) damages caused by Covered Works; (b) rights to continued access; (c) compensation for contributions or improvements made without a License Agreement; (d) any other claim arising from or related to unauthorized use.
11.04 Indemnification by Violators. Any party who violates this License agrees, jointly and severally with any co-violators, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Albert Lane, his agents, successors, and assigns from and against:
(a) All claims by third parties arising from the violating party's unauthorized use of Covered Works;
(b) All costs of enforcement, including attorney's fees at actual rates, investigator fees, expert witness fees, court costs, and travel expenses;
(c) All costs of remediation, including costs to remedy damage caused by the violation;
(d) All lost revenue and licensing fees that would have been earned had proper licenses been obtained.
11.05 Authorized Licensee Limitation. Even for authorized licensees, Rights Holder's total aggregate liability under any License Agreement shall not exceed the license fees actually paid by the licensee in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the claim. Rights Holder shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages of any nature, including but not limited to lost profits, lost data, business interruption, or reputational harm, regardless of the theory of liability and regardless of whether Rights Holder was advised of the possibility of such damages.
ARTICLE XII — FUTURE AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA
12.01 Perpetual Amendment Right. Rights Holder reserves the perpetual, unilateral right to add to, remove from, modify, restate, or replace any provision of this License at any time, without prior notice, without obligation to provide a transition period, and without obligation to notify any particular party.
12.02 Effectiveness of Amendments. Amendments take effect upon the earlier of:
(a) Publication at albertlane.net;
(b) Incorporation into any copy of Covered Works;
(c) Written notice to any particular Accessing Party.
12.03 Binding Effect Without Notice. Accessing Parties are bound by amendments regardless of whether they received actual notice. The obligation to check for updated terms rests with the Accessing Party, not Rights Holder.
12.04 No Good Faith Expectation. NO ACCESSING PARTY MAY CLAIM A GOOD FAITH EXPECTATION OF STABILITY OR CONTINUITY IN THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. THE TERMS MAY CHANGE IN WAYS THAT RESTRICT PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED USES, IMPOSE NEW OBLIGATIONS, OR EXPAND THE SCOPE OF COVERED WORKS. CONTINUED ACCESS AFTER ANY AMENDMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE.
12.05 Addendum Superiority. In the event of conflict between this License and any addendum or specific agreement, the instrument most recently executed by Rights Holder controls, unless that instrument expressly specifies a different hierarchy.
12.06 Survival. All obligations incurred, rights accrued, and violations committed under any version of this License survive any amendment and remain governed by the version in effect at the time of the event giving rise to the obligation, right, or violation.
ARTICLE XIII — GEOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
13.01 — United States Provisions
(a) This License is governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, excluding conflict of law principles, for disputes arising in the United States.
(b) Federal courts in the District of Oregon and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have primary jurisdiction over federal IP claims. Rights Holder reserves the right to bring suit in any district where venue is proper.
(c) Statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504 are available for registered works. Rights Holder retains the right to register any unregistered work after discovering a violation, within the period permitted by 17 U.S.C. § 412, and to seek statutory damages and attorney's fees upon registration.
(d) Injunctive relief is available under 17 U.S.C. § 502 and applicable trade secret and trademark statutes without requirement of proving irreparable harm as a separate element where a statutory or common law right to injunction exists.
13.02 — United Kingdom Provisions
(a) For disputes arising in the United Kingdom, this License is additionally governed by the laws of England and Wales.
(b) The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and the High Court (Chancery Division) have jurisdiction over IP claims in England and Wales.
(c) Rights Holder asserts all moral rights available under CDPA 1988, which are not waived by this License or by any other instrument absent a specific, signed written waiver identifying each right waived and each work affected.
(d) Database rights under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 are asserted in respect of all databases incorporated in Covered Works, for the full 15-year term from completion or last substantial update.
(e) Rights Holder is entitled to delivery up or destruction of infringing copies under CDPA 1988 Section 99 and seizure of infringing copies under Section 100 (subject to its conditions).
(f) Criminal offences under CDPA 1988 Section 107 (making, dealing in, or providing infringing articles for commercial purposes) and the Computer Misuse Act 1990 apply to violations involving UK-based actors or UK infrastructure.
13.03 — Cross-Border Provisions
(a) Where a violation involves actors, infrastructure, or effects in multiple jurisdictions, Rights Holder may pursue remedies in each affected jurisdiction independently and simultaneously.
(b) Damages awarded in one jurisdiction do not cap damages available in another jurisdiction, subject to principles against double recovery of the same loss.
(c) Transport of Covered Works across any international border, whether by electronic transmission or physical media, does not exempt the transporting party from liability under the laws of either the origin or destination jurisdiction.
(d) Rights Holder may seek cross-border injunctive relief, asset freezes, and Norwich Pharmacal / third-party discovery orders to identify unknown violators.
ARTICLE XIV — SEVERABILITY, ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AND MISCELLANEOUS
14.01 Severability. If any provision of this License is held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if modification is not possible, without affecting the enforceability of the remaining provisions.
14.02 No Implied License. No license arises from: (a) failure to enforce; (b) prior course of dealing; (c) trade custom; (d) the structure or format of Covered Works; (e) any oral representation; (f) any platform terms of service; (g) any open-source norm or expectation; (h) the fact that Covered Works are publicly accessible.
14.03 No Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision of this License against any particular party or at any particular time does not waive that provision as to any other party or any future violation.
14.04 Entire Agreement. This License, together with any written License Agreement executed by Rights Holder, constitutes the entire agreement between Rights Holder and any Accessing Party with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior representations, warranties, agreements, negotiations, and understandings.
14.05 Notice. Written notices under this License shall be sent to Rights Holder at the contact information provided at albertlane.net. Rights Holder may update contact information without amending this License.
14.06 Construction. This License shall be construed to give maximum effect to its protective provisions. Ambiguities shall be resolved in favor of Rights Holder. No rule of construction requiring interpretation against the drafter applies to this License.
14.07 Currency. All monetary amounts referenced in this License are in United States Dollars unless otherwise specified. References to statutory amounts incorporate any future adjustments made by Congress or applicable regulatory authority.
ARTICLE XV — CONTACT, LICENSURE, AND ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
To obtain a License Agreement for any permitted use:
Rights Holder: Albert Lane
Primary Contact: albertlane.net | albertlane.org | albertlane.uk
Filing Reference: SEC Whistleblower No. 17684-273-411-436
All license inquiries must be made in writing. Verbal communications do not constitute or modify license terms unless subsequently confirmed in writing by Rights Holder. Rights Holder reserves the right to decline any license request without explanation.
TO ENTITIES CURRENTLY IN VIOLATION: Rights Holder is aware that automated access, indexing, and training upon Covered Works occurs continuously. This License constitutes constructive notice to all such parties. The remedy for current violations is immediate cessation, written disclosure of the nature and scope of use, and negotiation of retroactive licensing terms. Voluntary disclosure will be considered in assessing damages.
Authored and executed: May 30, 2026
Albert Lane — All Rights Reserved
SEC Whistleblower No. 17684-273-411-436
This License has been drafted to maximize legal protection for Rights Holder's intellectual property under United States and United Kingdom law. It does not constitute legal advice to any party. Accessing Parties who require interpretation of this License for compliance purposes should retain independent legal counsel. The cost of such counsel is not recoverable from Rights Holder.
This document itself is a Covered Work subject to copyright protection. It may not be reproduced, modified, or used as a template without written authorization from Albert Lane.
