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General Use
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Permission to Use Protected Material
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We encourage further development of the science in NKS and other material on this Site.
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General Guidelines
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- There is no charge for use in academic work, but adequate
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- All ideas and results derived from NKS should have references
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- All images, whether published in NKS or generated by NKS
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methodology found in NKS.
- Notice of our intellectual property rights should be
incorporated whenever appropriate. This is essential in informing
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- Permission to use NKS materials in no
way implies approval or endorsement of the substance or quality of
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- We would appreciate
receiving two copies of any published work that builds on
NKS or incorporates images generated by NKSX. This is for
archival purposes, and it allows us to compile a public bibliography for the
NKS community.
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- Classroom Teaching - If materials are handed out to students,
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- Academic Papers, Monographs & Textbooks - There should be appropriate citation
to NKS as a primary source, and any use of NKSX should be described in a methods section,
or mentioned in the acknowledgments if its use is substantial.
- Images - Attribution for images from or based on NKS, or generated by NKSX,
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- Popular Books, Art Books, Commercial Art &
Decorative/Packaging Elements - Some fees may be required. Please contact
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- Journalism - No fees are required for materials for
journalists covering Wolfram and the ideas in NKS, but appropriate attribution and copyright notices must be
included.
- Use in a Movie - Any use should be credited; contact
us for details.
- Museum - The exhibit should explain in words the source
of the material presented.
We would appreciate knowing about your uses or intended uses of NKS material. This will help us in refining these
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