The 💊 Programmable IP License (PIL) is very configurable, but we support popular pre-configured License Terms (also known as “flavors”) for ease of use. We expect these to be the most popular options:

This flavor is already registered as licenseTermsId = 1 on our protocol. This is because it doesn’t take any inputs, so we registered it ahead of time.

Let the world build on and play with your creation. This license allows for endless free remixing while tracking all uses of your work while giving you full credit. Similar to: TikTok plus attribution.

What others can do?

Others can	Others cannot
✅ Remix this work (`derivativesAllowed == true`)	❌ Commercialize the original and derivative works (`commercialUse == false`)
✅ Distribute their remix anywhere	❌ Claim credit for any derivative works (`derivativesAttribution == true`)
✅ Get the license for free (`defaultMintingFee == 0`)	❌ Claim credit for the original work (“Attribution” is true in the off-chain terms)

PIL Term Values

On-chain:

PILTerms({
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: address(0),
  defaultMintingFee: 0,
  expiration: 0,
  commercialUse: false,
  commercialAttribution: false,
  commercializerChecker: address(0),
  commercializerCheckerData: EMPTY_BYTES,
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0,
  currency: address(0),
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/998c13e6ee1d04eb817aefd1fe16dfe8be3cd7a2/off-chain-terms/NCSR.json"
});

import { zeroAddress } from "viem";
import { LicenseTerms } from "@story-protocol/core-sdk";

const nonCommercialSocialRemix: LicenseTerms = {
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: zeroAddress,
  defaultMintingFee: 0n,
  expiration: 0n,
  commercialUse: false,
  commercialAttribution: false,
  commercializerChecker: zeroAddress,
  commercializerCheckerData: "0x",
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0n,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0n,
  currency: zeroAddress,
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/998c13e6ee1d04eb817aefd1fe16dfe8be3cd7a2/off-chain-terms/NCSR.json",
};

Off-chain:

Parameter	Options / Tags
Territory	No restrictions
Channels of Distribution	No Restriction
Attribution	True
Content Standards	No-Hate, Suitable-for-All-Ages, No-Drugs-or-Weapons, No-Pornography
Sublicensable	False
AI Learning Models	False
Restriction on Cross-Platform Use	False
Governing Law	California, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution	Tag: Alternative-Dispute-Resolution Ledger-Authoritative-Dispute-Resolution
Additional License Parameters	None

Commercial Use

Retain control over reuse of your work, while allowing anyone to appropriately use the work in exchange for the economic terms you set. This is similar to Shutterstock with creator-set rules.

What others can do?

Others can	Others cannot
✅ Commercialize the original work (`commercialUse == true`)	❌ Remix this work (`derivativesAllowed == false`)
✅ Keep all revenue (`commercialRevShare == 0`)	❌ Claim credit for the original work (`commercialAttribution == true`)
	❌ Get the license for free (`defaultMintingFee` is set)
	❌ Claim credit for the original work even non-commercially (“Attribution” is true in the off-chain terms)

PIL Term Values

On-chain:

PILTerms({
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: MINTING_FEE, // ex. 1000000000000000000 (which means it costs 1 $WIP to mint)
  expiration: 0,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: address(0),
  commercializerCheckerData: EMPTY_BYTES,
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0,
  derivativesAllowed: false,
  derivativesAttribution: false,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: false,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/9a1f803fcf8101a8a78f1dcc929e6014e144ab56/off-chain-terms/CommercialUse.json"
})

import { zeroAddress, parseEther } from "viem";
import { LicenseTerms } from "@story-protocol/core-sdk";

const commercialUse: LicenseTerms = {
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: MINTING_FEE, // ex. parseEther("1") (which means it costs 1 $WIP to mint)
  expiration: 0n,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: zeroAddress,
  commercializerCheckerData: "0x",
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0n,
  derivativesAllowed: false,
  derivativesAttribution: false,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: false,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0n,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/9a1f803fcf8101a8a78f1dcc929e6014e144ab56/off-chain-terms/CommercialUse.json",
};

Off-chain

Parameter	Options / Tags
Territory	No restrictions
Channels of Distribution	No Restriction
Attribution	True
Content Standards	No-Hate, Suitable-for-All-Ages, No-Drugs-or-Weapons, No-Pornography
Sublicensable	False
AI Learning Models	False
Restriction on Cross-Platform Use	False
Governing Law	California, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution	Tag: Alternative-Dispute-Resolution Ledger-Authoritative-Dispute-Resolution
Additional License Parameters	None

Commercial Remix

Let the world build on and play with your creation… and earn money together from it! This license allows for endless free remixing while tracking all uses of your work while giving you full credit, with each derivative paying a percentage of revenue to its “parent” IP.

Example

Check out the DATA Foundation’s official mascot Ippy, which we have registered with commercial remix terms on both Mainnet and Aeneid Testnet.

What others can do?

Others can	Others cannot
✅ Remix this work (`derivativesAllowed == true`)	❌ Claim credit for the original work (`commercialAttribution == true`)
✅ Commercialize the original and derivative works (`commercialUse == true`)	❌ Claim credit for any derivative works (`derivativesAttribution == true`)
✅ Distribute their remix anywhere	❌ Keep all revenue (`commercialRevShare` is set)
	❌ Get the license for free (`defaultMintingFee` is set)
	❌ Claim credit for the original work even non-commercially (“Attribution” is true in the off-chain terms)

PIL Term Values

On-chain:

PILTerms({
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: MINTING_FEE, // ex. 1000000000000000000 (which means it costs 1 $WIP to mint)
  expiration: 0,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: address(0),
  commercializerCheckerData: EMPTY_BYTES,
  commercialRevShare: COMMERCIAL_REV_SHARE, // ex. 50 * 10 ** 6 (which means 50% of derivative revenue)
  commercialRevCeiling: 0,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/ad67bb632a310d2557f8abcccd428e4c9c798db1/off-chain-terms/CommercialRemix.json"
});

import { zeroAddress, parseEther } from "viem";
import { LicenseTerms } from "@story-protocol/core-sdk";

const commercialRemix: LicenseTerms = {
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: MINTING_FEE, // ex. parseEther("1") (which means it costs 1 $WIP to mint)
  expiration: 0n,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: zeroAddress,
  commercializerCheckerData: "0x",
  commercialRevShare: COMMERCIAL_REV_SHARE, // ex. 50 (which means 50% of derivative revenue)
  commercialRevCeiling: 0n,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCeiling: 0n,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/ad67bb632a310d2557f8abcccd428e4c9c798db1/off-chain-terms/CommercialRemix.json",
};

Off-chain

Parameter	Options / Tags
Territory	No restrictions
Channels of Distribution	No Restriction
Attribution	True
Content Standards	No-Hate, Suitable-for-All-Ages, No-Drugs-or-Weapons, No-Pornography
Sublicensable	False
AI Learning Models	False
Restriction on Cross-Platform Use	False
Governing Law	California, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution	Tag: Alternative-Dispute-Resolution Ledger-Authoritative-Dispute-Resolution
Additional License Parameters	None

Creative Commons Attribution

Let the world build on and play with your creation - including making money.

What others can do?

Others can	Others cannot
✅ Remix this work (`derivativesAllowed == true`)	❌ Claim credit for the original work (`commercialAttribution == true`)
✅ Commercialize the original and derivative works (`commercialUse == true`)	❌ Claim credit for any derivative works (`derivativesAttribution == true`)
✅ Distribute their remix anywhere	❌ Claim credit for the original work even non-commercially (“Attribution” is true in the off-chain terms)
✅ Get the license for free (`defaultMintingFee == 0`)
✅ Keep all revenue (`commercialRevShare == 0`)

PIL Term Values

On-chain:

PILTerms({
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: 0,
  expiration: 0,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: address(0),
  commercializerCheckerData: EMPTY_BYTES,
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCelling: 0,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: 'https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/998c13e6ee1d04eb817aefd1fe16dfe8be3cd7a2/off-chain-terms/CC-BY.json'
});

import { zeroAddress } from "viem";
import { LicenseTerms } from "@story-protocol/core-sdk";

const creativeCommonsAttribution: LicenseTerms = {
  transferable: true,
  royaltyPolicy: ROYALTY_POLICY, // ex. RoyaltyPolicyLAP address
  defaultMintingFee: 0n,
  expiration: 0n,
  commercialUse: true,
  commercialAttribution: true,
  commercializerChecker: zeroAddress,
  commercializerCheckerData: "0x",
  commercialRevShare: 0,
  commercialRevCeiling: 0n,
  derivativesAllowed: true,
  derivativesAttribution: true,
  derivativesApproval: false,
  derivativesReciprocal: true,
  derivativeRevCelling: 0n,
  currency: CURRENCY, // ex. $WIP address
  uri: "https://github.com/piplabs/pil-document/blob/998c13e6ee1d04eb817aefd1fe16dfe8be3cd7a2/off-chain-terms/CC-BY.json",
};

Off-chain

Parameter	Options / Tags
Territory	No restrictions
Channels of Distribution	No Restriction
Attribution	True
Content Standards	No-Hate, Suitable-for-All-Ages, No-Drugs-or-Weapons, No-Pornography
Sublicensable	False
AI Learning Models	True
Restriction on Cross-Platform Use	False
Governing Law	California, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution	Tag: Alternative-Dispute-Resolution Ledger-Authoritative-Dispute-Resolution
Additional License Parameters	None

Examples

Here are some common examples of royalty flow. More coming soon!

Example 1

Explanation

Example 2

Explanation

Someone registers their Azuki on the DATA Foundation. By default, that IP Asset has Non-Commercial Social Remixing Terms, which specify that anyone can create derivatives of that work but cannot commercialize them. So, someone else creates & registers a remix of that work (IPA2) which inherits those same terms. Someone else then does the same to IPA2, creating & registering IPA3. The owner of IPA1 then decides that others can create derivatives of their work and commercialize them, but they must pay a 10 $WIP minting fee and share 10% of all revenue earned. So, someone wants to commercialize IPA1 by putting it on a t-shirt. They pay the 10 $WIP minting fee to get a License Token and burn it to create their own derivative, which changes the background color to red. They then put the remixed image on a t-shirt and sell it. 10% of revenue earned by that t-shirt must be sent on-chain to IPA1. A third person wants to commercialize the remix by putting it in a TV advertisement, but they want to change the hair color to white. So, they pay a 10 $WIP minting fee (of which, 1 $WIP gets sent back to IPA1) to create their own derivative. They then put the remixed image in a TV ad. 10% of TV advertising revenue earned must be sent on-chain to IPA4, of which 10% will be distributed back to IPA1.

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Notices

PIL Flavors (examples)

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Commercial Use

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Commercial Remix

Example

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Creative Commons Attribution

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Examples

Example 1

Explanation

Example 2

Explanation

​Non-Commercial Social Remixing

​What others can do?

​PIL Term Values

​Commercial Use

​What others can do?

​PIL Term Values

​Commercial Remix

​Example

​What others can do?

​PIL Term Values

​Creative Commons Attribution

​What others can do?

​PIL Term Values

​Examples

​Example 1

​Explanation

​Example 2

​Explanation

Non-Commercial Social Remixing

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Commercial Use

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Commercial Remix

Example

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Creative Commons Attribution

What others can do?

PIL Term Values

Examples

Example 1

Explanation

Example 2

Explanation