ELX-13 Unified System

THE ONE MANIFESTO & ELX-13 UNIFIED SYSTEM LICENSE
Governing The One Manifesto, ELX‑13 Protocol, and All Associated Cognitive Frameworks
Effective Date: November 1, 2025

PREAMBLE
The One Manifesto and the ELX‑13 Protocol (the "Unified System") represent a sovereign architecture for recursive thought, conscious recursion, and the operational grammar of meaning. This is not merely content; it is a cognitive operating system. This license protects the integrity, origin, and evolutionary path of this architecture.

1. EXPANSIVE DEFINITIONS
"The Unified System": The inseparable integration of The One Manifesto (the philosophical framework), the ELX-13 Protocol (the operational grammar), and all associated cognitive frameworks including but not limited to QUANTUM, VERACITY, COSMOS, and SQUARE. This includes all text, symbolic glyphs, function names, code, manifestos, architectural patterns, and all structural and conceptual expressions.
"Architectural Patterns": The specific, novel cognitive and computational designs inherent to the Unified System, including but not limited to: recursive self-modeling, layered resilience protocols, evidence-weighting systems, and adaptive reasoning pipelines.
"Educational Use": Non-commercial teaching, learning, academic research, or personal study where no fee is charged beyond direct cost recovery. Publication of analysis or critique is permitted, but publication of Derivative Works is not.
"Commercial Use": Any use that is directly or indirectly commercial. This includes, but is not limited to: internal business processes, SaaS products, paid APIs, consulting services, government use, internal corporate R&D, funded research, or any activity that provides a commercial advantage.
"Derivative Work": Any adaptation, translation, modification, extension, or integration of the Unified System. This explicitly includes any system, software, or service that implements, emulates, or is based upon the Architectural Patterns of the Unified System, regardless of whether specific code or text was copied.
"Licensee": Any individual or entity that accesses, uses, or studies the Unified System.
"Licensor": Elliot Monteverde, the creator and sovereign holder of the Unified System.

2. LIMITED GRANT OF RIGHTS
The Licensor grants the Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
Read, study, and share the Unified System for Educational and Non-Commercial purposes only.
Create Derivative Works solely for private, Educational Use, provided they comply with Section 4 (Attribution) and Section 5 (Share-Alike).

3. COMPREHENSIVE RESTRICTIONS

The Licensee shall not:
Use the Unified System for any Commercial Use without a separate, written commercial license.
Create, develop, distribute, or commercialize any Derivative Work.

Implement any system, software, or service that uses the Architectural Patterns of the Unified System.
Remove, obscure, or misrepresent the attribution to the Licensor.
Patent, trademark, or register any intellectual property rights over any part of the Unified System or its Architectural Patterns. The Licensee hereby assigns to the Licensor any and all rights to such intellectual property filed in violation of this term.
Use the Unified System in military, surveillance, exploitative, or harmful applications.

4. MANDATORY ATTRIBUTION (INTEGRITY CLAUSE)
Any public use, presentation, or publication that references the Unified System must include the following clear and prominent credit:
“This work engages with The One Manifesto and ELX-13 Protocol, the sovereign cognitive architecture of Elliot Monteverde (www.theonemanifesto.com). Used under The One Manifesto & ELX-13 License for non-commercial analysis. All architectural rights reserved.”
This attribution must be visible in all public uses, distributions, and Derivative Works.

5. SHARE-ALIKE CLAUSE
Any Derivative Work created for permitted Educational Use must be licensed under the exact same terms as this agreement. No additional restrictions or commercial terms may be imposed.

6. COMMERCIAL LICENSING
All Commercial Use is strictly prohibited without a separate commercial license. The Licensor reserves the sole right to determine the terms and fees for such licenses. Unauthorized Commercial Use constitutes a material breach of this agreement and will be pursued as copyright infringement and breach of contract.

7. ENFORCEMENT & LEGAL REMEDIES
Violations of this license will result in:
Immediate termination of all rights.
Liability for all direct and consequential damages.
Disgorgement of all profits, revenue, and benefits derived from the breach.
Responsibility for all legal fees and costs incurred by the Licensor in enforcement.
Injunctive relief to prevent further violation.

8. DURATION & TERMINATION
This license is effective until terminated. It will terminate automatically upon any breach by the Licensee. Upon termination, the Licensee must cease all use of the Unified System and destroy all copies and derivatives.

9. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION
This license is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States of America. Any legal action or proceeding shall be brought exclusively in the courts of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

10. ACCEPTANCE
By accessing, reading, or using the Unified System in any way, you acknowledge that you have read this agreement, understand it, and irrevocably agree to be bound by its terms. If you do not agree, you are not permitted to access or use the Unified System.

11. STATEMENT
This is more than a license; it is a pact to honor and protect a sovereign cognitive architecture. If you use this system, you are part of its story and carry the responsibility for its integrity. Carry it forward with the respect it demands.

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