# License

**Semantica is open source under the MIT License.**

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## MIT License

```
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Hawksight AI

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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.
```

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## What This Means

### ✅ You Can
- **Use commercially** - Free for business use
- **Modify** - Change the source code
- **Distribute** - Share with others
- **Sublicense** - Use in your own projects
- **Private use** - Use in proprietary software

### ✅ You Must
- **Include copyright** - Keep the copyright notice
- **Include license** - Share the MIT license text

### ❌ No Warranty
- **No liability** - Authors not responsible for damages
- **No endorsement** - Can't use authors' names for promotion

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## Commercial Use

**Semantica is completely free for commercial use.** No attribution required (though appreciated!).

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## Third-Party Dependencies

Semantica uses open-source libraries with compatible licenses:
- **Python** (PSF License)
- **NumPy, Pandas** (BSD License)
- **spaCy** (MIT License)
- **Transformers** (Apache 2.0)
- **RDFLib** (BSD License)

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## Contributing

By contributing to Semantica, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License.

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## Questions?

- **[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/issues)** - License questions
- **[Contributing Guide](contributing.md)** - How to contribute
- **[Community](community.md)** - Get in touch

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**Semantica is open source and free for everyone!** 🎉
