How to License Responsibly

📘 Reef Flow’s ARC Framework Licensing (OpenAcademicEdition)

The ARCframework-OpenAcademicEdition is licensed under:
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

✅ What You Can Do:

• Use ARC materials for academic, nonprofit, and research purposes

• Share or distribute unaltered materials with proper attribution

• Integrate ARC tools into teaching, training, and workshops (non-commercial)

🚫 What You Cannot Do:

• Modify ARC tools or redistribute altered versions

• Use ARC tools in commercial platforms, APIs, SaaS products, or for-profit consulting

• Rebrand or white-label ARC materials

Full license text: Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0

🌊 Reef Flow™ Narrative Licensing

The Reef Flow™ Universe (including Qwilla AI, ARCemedes, ocean metaphors, and story-based teaching assets) is a trademarked narrative system. These elements are not covered by the Creative Commons license and require a separate educational or commercial license.

Reef Flow includes:

• Named characters (Qwilla, ARCemedes)

• Branded metaphors and dialogue styles

• Visual elements (logos, mascots, banners)

• Narrative learning structures and teaching styles

Classroom or Workshop Use:

Educators and trainers may request permission for limited use of Reef Flow assets in classrooms or nonprofit programs.

Ed Woods and ARCframework.ai offer live and recorded learning experiences, private trainings, and instructor-led workshops using ARC and Reef Flow materials. These offerings are considered licensed, monetizable applications of the framework and are not part of the Creative Commons license.

📩 Request a Reef Flow License →

💼 Commercial Use & Enterprise Licensing

If you’re interested in using ARC for commercial applications—such as integrating it into:

• Software platforms (SaaS, apps, plugins)

• AI training programs

• Enterprise consulting

• Professional development services

You’ll need a separate commercial license.

📄 Apply for a Commercial License →

🧭 Attribution Guide

When using ARC materials publicly, please include the following attribution:

“This work uses the ARC Framework, developed by Ed Woods and ARCframework.ai. Licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.”

If you’re referencing Reef Flow in a teaching environment, please add:

“Narrative elements inspired by Reef Flow™, a trademarked learning system by ARCframework.ai.”

🛡️ Why This Matters

ARC isn’t just a toolkit—it’s a trustmark. Our licensing structure ensures that:

• Educational use is freely supported and protected

• The integrity of ARC’s logic is not diluted by remixing

• The Reef Flow narrative remains a cohesive and engaging teaching system

Together, we can build a reef of responsible AI use—layer by layer, learner by learner.