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+"MICROPOLIS" PUBLIC NAME LICENSE
+
+Version 1, October 1st, 2024. Copyright (C) 2024 Micropolis GmbH.
+
+The name/term "MICROPOLIS" is a registered trademark owned by and
+exclusively licensed to Micropolis GmbH (Micropolis Corporation, the
+"licensor"). It is here (upstream) licensed to the authors/publishers of
+the "Micropolis" city simulation game and its source code (the project or
+"licensee(s)").
+
+Your use of the GPL'ed source code under the name "MICROPOLIS" makes you a
+subsequent (downstream) licensee of the trademarked term "Micropolis" and
+binds you to the same terms as the original upstream authors/publishers
+of the project. These terms are:
+
+1. Give proper attribution. Copying, forking and or using the source code
+of the city simulation game under the name "Micropolis" requires you to
+include a trademark attribution on the main source code "welcome" page or
+on an obverse title page and in "credits" or wherever you acknowledge
+other trademarks and copyrights. This attribution requirement also
+applies when you use the original name in variation, with suffixes,
+prefixes or addenda (e.g., "MicropolisX", "Ymicropolis" or "Micropolis
+Z"). Attribution is also required when the trademark is used in works
+where the Micropolis project is covered, for example in blogs, online
+texts, scientific works etc.
+
+A preferred attribution would be: "Micropolis is a registered trademark
+of Micropolis Corporation (Micropolis GmbH) and is licensed here as a
+courtesy of the owner."
+Where possible, activate this attribution with a link to micropolis.com.
+
+Appropriately propagating the source code of the game requires the
+licensee to keep intact all notices stating that this agreement is in
+effect and give all recipients a copy of this license along with the code.
+
+2. Acknowledge that the name "MICROPOLIS" is a commercial registered
+trademark. While the use of the bare source code is governed by GPL,
+the name of the open source project is a trademark owned by a single
+company within the community and the owner grants a revocable license
+for the name "MICROPOLIS" to you, the user, for non-commercial use in
+relation with the source code and game.
+
+This fact doesn't restrict software freedom or what you can do with
+the open source code. It only limits the use of the brand identifier.
+This is in order to enable co-existence under this name, separating the
+commercial realm from a free and open source city building game community
+and its activities.
+
+3. Do not use the name "MICROPOLIS" in a way that creates confusion
+among consumers. Use of the name must remain closely related to the
+source code of the game. Its use must not disparage the licensor in
+its projects, e.g. through untruthful advertising, false or misleading
+promotional materials, etc. Do not use "MICROPOLIS" more prominently
+than your own company, product or service name. Do not use "MICROPOLIS"
+on posters, brochures, signs, websites, or other marketing materials to
+promote your events, products or services without written permission from
+the licensor. Do not refer to a product or service as being certified by,
+associated with or claim endorsement of, for or by the licensor. Do not
+attempt to claim or assert any ownership rights in the mark "MICROPOLIS"
+and do not attempt to register the term as a trademark, trade name,
+domain name, or "doing business as" name, alone or in combination with
+your own trademarks or addenda.
+
+Apart from giving credit via the courtesy string wherever possible, the
+licensee agrees that use of the mark "MICROPOLIS" is done in a way that
+helps to mitigate confusion among consumers between the city simulator
+game and the licensor's products.
+
+4. Usage in publishing. Do not use the term "MICROPOLIS" on the cover
+of a book or magazine without written permission from the licensor. You
+may not use the term "MICROPOLIS" in your own domain names, subdomains
+or as prominent account name on Internet platforms. This requirement
+also applies when you use the original name in variation, with suffixes,
+prefixes or addenda (e.g., "MicropolisX", "Ymicropolis" or "Micropolis
+Z"). You acknowledge that the use of the project's trademarked term
+"MICROPOLIS" in such a way is generally not "nominative fair use."
+
+5. Trademark dilution bailout. In order to assess a possible future
+trademark dilution, the licensee agrees to cease use of the trademark in
+case the open source game project contributes, according to the opinion
+in public proceedings or in court, to a loss in distinctiveness of the
+licensor's mark.
+
+6. Dispute resolution and jurisdiction. Court of jurisdiction is the
+Netherlands. Dispute resolution is favored to be handled through the
+European Union's dispute resolution board.
+
+Notwithstanding the immediate effect of this licensing document, a grace
+period of 90 days from the date of issuance is granted to all prior
+users of the "MICROPOLIS" trademark to achieve compliance with the terms
+and conditions herein.
+
+For more details, to request approvals or for explicit permissions,
+please contact the licensor.
+
+Amsterdam on October 1st, 2024.
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