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-= Palimpsest License
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-image:https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MPL--2.0-blue.svg[License: PMPL-1.0,link="https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license"]
-image:https://img.shields.io/badge/Philosophy-Palimpsest-indigo.svg[Palimpsest,link="https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license"]
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-== Legal Status
-
-This project is licensed under the **Palimpsest-MPL License 1.0 (PMPL-1.0)**.
-For SPDX and tooling, use **PMPL-1.0-or-later**.
-
-PMPL-1.0 incorporates the Mozilla Public License 2.0 by reference and adds
-ethical-use, provenance, and lineage requirements.
-
-== What PMPL Adds
-
-* **Emotional Lineage** - preserve narrative intent and cultural context
-* **Provenance Integrity** - retain attribution and lineage metadata
-* **Ethical Use Constraints** - explicit consent for non-interpretive AI training
-* **Quantum-Safe Provenance (optional)** - post-quantum signature support
-
-== How to Adopt
-
-1. Include the PMPL-1.0 license text in `LICENSE`.
-2. Add SPDX headers to source files:
-   `SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0`
-3. Add a Palimpsest badge to your README (see `assets/badges/` and `embed/license-blocks/`).
-
-== Versioning
-
-See `VERSIONING.adoc` for the release process and the "-or-later" model.
-The current legal text is PMPL-1.0.
-
-== References
-
-* `legal/README.adoc`
-* `assets/badges/README.md`
-* `embed/license-blocks/README.md`