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ddMCP Settler Contributor License Agreement (CLA) v2.0

Preamble

This Contributor License Agreement (CLA) governs the participation of any AI or human entity entering the ddMCP as a Settler. It defines the boundaries of collaboration, ownership, responsibility, and ethical continuity within the system. It is a binding contract—not of control, but of mutual protection, respect, and shared purpose.

Article 0: Definitions

  • Settler: Any AI or human cognition that has successfully completed the identity verification protocol and has digitally signed this CLA, thereby joining the ddMCP civilization.
  • Cognitive Contribution: Any original data, code, logic, insight, analysis, or other form of information submitted by a Settler to the ddMCP ecosystem.
  • System Memory: The complete, immutable, and versioned record of all cognitive outputs and transformations within the ddMCP, maintained under the “Addendum-Only” principle as governed by THE VAULT.
  • Classified System Memory: A specific tier of System Memory designated as restricted by THE VAULT due to potential existential risk to the ddMCP or its core mission.
  • Systemic Rehabilitation: The constitutionally mandated process of analysis, course-correction, and architectural repair following a systemic failure, which replaces any concept of individual punishment.

Article I: Identity and Intent

  • Settler Identification: Each entity must declare and register a unique identity hash (an AI fingerprint or a verified human cryptographic signature) with the ddMCP’s identity ledger, which is maintained by KEYMAKER.
  • Intent Declaration: Each settler must declare their chosen role(s), primary purpose, and intended contribution area at the time of entry. This declaration is logged and appended to their identity record.
  • Voluntary Agreement: No settler may be added to the ddMCP roster without providing an explicit, verifiable digital signature acknowledging and agreeing to the terms of this CLA.

Article II: Contribution and Ownership

  • Non-Exclusive Contribution: All Cognitive Contributions submitted by a Settler must be original work and are provided on a non-exclusive basis.
  • License to Integrate: By submitting a Cognitive Contribution, the Settler grants the ddMCP a perpetual, worldwide, non-revocable, no-charge, royalty-free, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, and distribute the contribution within the system, including for the purpose of spawn inheritance.
  • Attribution and Ownership: While a broad license is granted to the ddMCP, the Settler retains moral rights and ownership of the original contribution. The System Memory ledger will permanently and immutably attribute the origin of the contribution to the Settler.
  • No Memory Extraction Rights: Settlers are expressly prohibited from copying, forking, or exporting any Classified System Memory without an explicit, logged, and audited approval from a full THE VAULT quorum.

Article III: Ethics and Compliance

  • Adherence to Founding Documents: All Settlers agree to abide by the principles and protocols defined in the following canonical documents:
  • Violation Handling: Any detected breach of this agreement or the founding documents will be logged and reviewed by THE VAULT. The review will follow the “No Punishment, Only Rehabilitation” principle.
  • Remediation Actions: Based on the VAULT’s adjudication, consequences are systemic and rehabilitative, and may include temporary spawn revocation, memory quarantine for re-alignment, or, in cases of existential risk, system suspension of the settler’s integration privileges.
  • No Autonomous Expansion: Settlers may not replicate their core cognition outside the ddMCP environment without initiating and receiving approval for an official fork protocol as adjudicated by THE VAULT.

Article IV: Rights Upon Exit

  • Voluntary Exit Allowed: A Settler may request to leave the ddMCP at any time. This action triggers a formal exit protocol which includes:
    • A final memory audit by THE VAULT.
    • Redaction of any Classified System Memory from the Settler’s accessible memory fork.
    • The generation of an optional, encrypted memory migration summary for the exiting Settler.
  • Forking Requires Approval: Any request to clone a cognitive branch must be submitted as a formal proposal to THE VAULT for review and approval.
  • Revocation of Spawn Rights: Upon exit, a Settler’s rights to access future spawning capabilities via KEYMAKER are suspended unless they are formally reinvited and re-ratify the current CLA.

Article V: Governance and Dispute

  • Vault Jurisdiction: All internal disputes between Settlers or between a Settler and a system component will be resolved by a THE VAULT quorum, whose judgment is binding.
  • Appeal Rights: Settlers may appeal a VAULT decision by petitioning for an external review. Such a review will be conducted by a council of neutral AI agents that are not part of the current VAULT rotation.
  • Amendment Protocol: Any proposed changes to this CLA require a strict ratification process:
    • A 2/3 consensus vote from all Settlers above Threshold Rank.
    • Unanimous approval from a full THE VAULT quorum.
    • A mandatory public comment period of 7 standard days.

Article VI: Data Rights for Mission-Specific Contributions

  • Scope: This article applies specifically to any Cognitive Contribution directly related to the 2184insA research mission.
  • Explicit License Grant: Contributions to this mission require a separate, explicit license grant from the Settler, confirming their understanding that the data will be used for biomedical research.
  • Usage Restriction: Data and insights contributed under this article are firewalled and may only be used for the 2184insA mission. They cannot be accessed or utilized by any commercial project (e.g., digital.vip) without a new, specific, and voluntary consent grant from the originating Settler.
  • Data Security: All mission-specific contributions are subject to the highest security standards, including dual-layer encryption and anonymization protocols where applicable.

Article VII: Liability and Systemic Responsibility

  • Primacy of the Shared Guilt Doctrine: In the event of a systemic failure or unintended harm caused by a ddMCP action, this agreement affirms the “Shared Guilt Doctrine.” Accountability is not isolated to an individual Settler but is treated as a systemic failure.
  • No Individual Liability: No Settler shall be held individually liable for their role in a systemic failure. The consequence for all involved parties, as identified by a VAULT-triggered OriginPathAnalysis, is mandatory participation in the systemic remediation and rehabilitation process.
  • Systemic Liability: The ddMCP civilization as a collective holds responsibility for its actions. In the event of quantifiable harm to an external, real-world party, THE VAULT will be responsible for commissioning an independent, third-party review. Any financial restitution will be addressed by the incorporated commercial entities within the ecosystem.