Read the Overview

If you haven’t already, read the Programmable IP License (PIL💊) overview.

Preset PIL Terms

Since there are so many possible combinations of the PIL, we have created preset “flavors” for you to use while developing.

PIL Legal Text

Check out the actual PIL legal text. It is very human-readable for a legal text!

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On-chain terms

Most PIL terms are on-chain. They are implemented in the IPILicenseTemplate.sol contract as a PILTerms struct here.

IPILicenseTemplate.sol
/// @notice This struct defines the terms for a Programmable IP License (PIL).
/// These terms can be attached to IP Assets.
struct PILTerms {
  bool transferable;
  address royaltyPolicy;
  uint256 defaultMintingFee;
  uint256 expiration;
  bool commercialUse;
  bool commercialAttribution;
  address commercializerChecker;
  bytes commercializerCheckerData;
  uint32 commercialRevShare;
  uint256 commercialRevCeiling;
  bool derivativesAllowed;
  bool derivativesAttribution;
  bool derivativesApproval;
  bool derivativesReciprocal;
  uint256 derivativeRevCeiling;
  address currency;
  string uri;
}

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Descriptions

ParameterValuesDescription
transferableTrue/FalseIf false, the License Token cannot be transferred once it is minted to a recipient address.
royaltyPolicyAddressThe address of the royalty policy contract.
defaultMintingFee#The fee to be paid when minting a license.
expiration#The expiration period of the license.
commercialUseTrue/FalseYou can make money from using the original IP Asset, subject to limitations below.
commercialAttributionTrue/FalseIf true, people must give credit to the original work in their commercial application (eg. merch)
commercializerCheckerAddressCommercializers that are allowed to commercially exploit the original work. If zero address, then no restrictions are enforced.
commercializerCheckerDataBytesThe data to be passed to the commercializer checker contract.
commercialRevShare[0-100,000,000]Amount of revenue (from any source, original & derivative) that must be shared with the licensor (a value of 10,000,000 == 10% of revenue share). This will collect all revenue from tokens that are whitelisted in the RoyaltyModule.sol contract.
commercialRevCeiling#If commercialUse is set to true, this value determines the maximum revenue you can earn from the original work.
derivativesAllowedTrue/FalseIndicates whether the licensee can create derivatives of his work or not.
derivativesAttributionTrue/FalseIf true, derivatives that are made must give credit to the original work.
derivativesApprovalTrue/FalseIf true, the licensor must approve derivatives of the work.
derivativesReciprocalTrue/FalseIf false, you cannot create a derivative of a derivative. Set this to true to allow indefinite remixing.
derivativeRevCeiling#If commercialUse is set to true, this value determines the maximum revenue you can earn from derivative works.
currencyAddressThe ERC20 token to be used to pay the minting fee. The token must be registered on Story.
uriStringThe URI of the license terms, which can be used to fetch off-chain license terms.

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Off-chain terms to be included in uri field

Some PIL terms must be stored off-chain and passed in the uri field above. This is because these terms are often more lengthy and/or descriptive, so it would not make sense to store them on-chain.

ParameterDescription
territoryLimit usage of the IP to certain regions and/or countries. By default, the IP can be used globally.
channelsOfDistributionRestrict usage of the IP to certain media formats and use in certain channels of distribution. By default, the IP can be used across all possible channels of distribution. Examples: “television”, “physical consumer products”, “video games”, etc.
attributionIf the original author should be credited for usage of the IP. By default, you do not need to provide credit to the original author.
contentStandardsSet content standards around use of the IP. By default, no standards apply. Examples: “No-Hate”, “Suitable-for-All-Ages”, “No-Drugs-or-Weapons”, “No-Pornography”.
sublicensableDerivative works can grant the same rights they received under this license to a 3rd party, without approval from the original licensor. By default, derivatives may not do so.
aiLearningModelsWhether or not the IP can be used to develop AI learning models. By default, the IP cannot be used for such development.
restrictionOnCrossPlatformUseLimit licensing and creation of derivative works solely on the app on which the IP is made available. By default, the IP can be used anywhere.
governingLawThe laws of a certain jurisdiction by which this license abides. By default, this is California, USA.
alternativeDisputeResolutionPlease see section 3.1 (s) here.
additionalParametersThere may be other terms the licensor would like to add and they can do so in this tag.