FirstLook Proprietary Software License

Copyright (c) 2026 CultureQuest Studios

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use,
install, and operate the Software for personal, educational, and internal
business purposes, subject to the following conditions:

1. The Software may not be copied, modified, merged, published, distributed,
   sublicensed, or sold in whole or in part without explicit written permission
   from CultureQuest Studios.

2. Reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of the Software for the
   purpose of creating a competing or derivative product is strictly prohibited.

3. The concepts, systems, and methods embodied in this Software — including but
   not limited to the "Meaning Control™" framework and "FirstLook™" system —
   are subject to patent protection (filed and pending). No rights are granted
   under any patent, trademark, or intellectual property owned by CultureQuest
   Studios.

4. Use of the Software does not grant any rights to replicate, commercialize,
   or build competing systems based on its underlying concepts, workflows, or
   architecture.

5. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
THE SOFTWARE.
