Gen FUTURE - Licensing Policy

Clear rules for reuse, attribution, derivatives, and commercial permission for Gen FUTURE publications.

Summary

Gen FUTURE publications are intended to be read, shared, and built upon responsibly. The default license across Gen FUTURE content is: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Commercial use requires explicit permission.
If your use is commercial or connected to paid products, services, training, consulting, or monetized distribution, contact the author first.

This policy is written to reduce ambiguity. If a scenario is unclear, treat it as commercial and request permission.

Default license

Unless a specific page or document states otherwise, Gen FUTURE content is licensed under: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Term	Meaning	Practical implication
BY (Attribution)	You must give appropriate credit and indicate changes.	Always include author and source, and label modifications.
NC (NonCommercial)	Use is not permitted primarily for commercial advantage or monetary compensation.	Paid products, monetized distribution, consulting bundles, training programs require permission.
SA (ShareAlike)	Adaptations must be shared under the same license.	If you remix or translate, you must publish under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 as well.

Allowed without permission

The following uses are generally permitted under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, provided attribution is correct and the use is non-commercial.

Sharing unmodified pages, PDFs, or excerpts for education and discussion.
Quoting short portions with attribution and a link to the source.
Translations published under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with clear credit and change notice.
Derivatives (summaries, diagrams, slides) for non-commercial contexts with ShareAlike applied.
Academic use (non-commercial) such as research, critique, classroom materials, and reading lists.

Rule of thumb:
If nobody is paying and nothing is monetized, it is likely non-commercial. If money, sponsorship, ads, sales, or paid access are involved, request permission.

Attribution requirements

Attribution must be clear, visible, and durable. Do not hide it in metadata only.

Recommended attribution format

Gen FUTURE - [Document title]
Author: Ahmed Merchev
Source: https://genfuture.ai
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Changes: [none] or [describe modifications]

Minimum attribution:
Author name + document title + source link + license name.

Derivatives and adaptations

Adaptations include translations, abridgements, summaries, remixes, conversions to other formats, and derivative frameworks. Under ShareAlike, adaptations must be published under the same license.

Action	Allowed	Conditions
Translate	Yes	Must credit, indicate changes, and publish under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Summarize	Yes	Credit and link required; must be non-commercial; apply ShareAlike if it is an adaptation.
Remix / adapt	Yes	Non-commercial only; license must remain CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; changes must be disclosed.
Use in paid product	No	Requires explicit written permission.

Commercial use

Commercial use is any use primarily intended for commercial advantage or monetary compensation, including:

paid courses, training, consulting, coaching, or workshops
content behind paywalls or subscriptions
monetized distribution (ads, sponsorships, affiliate revenue)
integration into paid software, paid tools, or enterprise services
use inside commercial governance programs sold as a service

Commercial use requires explicit permission.
Contact: contact@genfuture.ai

Permission may be granted for specific scopes (e.g., a single training cohort, a specific product release, a defined time window), and may require additional attribution terms or boundaries.

Name and identity

Licensing governs content reuse. Names, marks, and identity are separate concerns. Do not imply endorsement, partnership, or official affiliation unless explicitly granted.

Non-endorsement:
Reuse of content does not grant the right to represent a project, product, organization, or institution as officially connected to Gen FUTURE.

Permission requests

For commercial use or unclear cases, send a short email describing:

what content you want to use
where it will appear (platform, product, distribution)
whether the use is paid or monetized
whether you plan to modify, translate, or remix
your requested scope and duration

Contact:
contact@genfuture.ai