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Content License

All original content on ryanwold.net, including but not limited to blog entries, essays, and written materials, is the intellectual property of Ryan Wold.

This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) unless otherwise noted.

What This Means

Permitted (Personal/Non-Commercial Use)

• Sharing links to content
• Quoting excerpts with attribution for commentary, criticism, or education
• Personal reference and study
• Non-commercial research
• Transformative works for non-commercial purposes with attribution

Prohibited Without License

• Commercial republication or syndication
• Inclusion in commercial products, publications, or services
• Use in training commercial AI/ML models or datasets
• Aggregation into commercial databases
• Any use that generates revenue without explicit permission

AI and Machine Learning

Commercial AI training is explicitly prohibited. Content from this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or improve commercial artificial intelligence or machine learning models without a separate licensing agreement.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Large language models (LLMs)
• Text generation systems
• Content summarization services
• Commercial search engine AI features
• Any system that reproduces or derives from this content for commercial gain

Academic and non-commercial AI research may use this content with proper attribution and notification to the author.

Attribution Requirements

When sharing or quoting content, please include:

• Author name: Ryan Wold
• Source URL linking to the original content
• Title of the work (if applicable)

Example attribution:

"Article Title" by Ryan Wold, ryanwold.net/entries/article-slug

Commercial Licensing

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• Intended use and scope
• Distribution channels
• Duration of use
• Commercial context

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Enforcement

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• DMCA takedown requests
• Cease and desist notices
• Claims for damages and licensing fees

Third-Party Content

Some content may include third-party materials used under fair use or with permission. Such materials remain the property of their respective owners and are not covered by the license above.