Appendix H – Licensing, Attribution & Creative Commons Info

Appendix H – Licensing, Attribution & Creative Commons Info

This appendix defines the legal and community-sharing framework that governs the use, reuse, and expansion of the CARS Digital Privacy System, its training content, profiles, and related tools.

⚖️ Licensing Model

All core materials in this project — including the specification, profile templates, SLOT system, and training curriculum — are released under:

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

✔ You are free to:

  • Share — Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

🏷 Attribution Requirements

To comply with CC BY-SA, include the following in any distribution or derivative:

Based on the CARS Digital Privacy System
Developed by the Digital Freedom Alliance (DFA)
Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
https://walkawayfrombigtech.com

This notice must appear:

  • At the top or footer of Markdown profiles
  • In training materials based on the 10-Step program
  • In derived systems or white papers referencing the CARS architecture

🤝 Attribution for Contributions

Community contributions must:

  • Retain the CC BY-SA license
  • Include a contributor tag or comment inline (where appropriate)
  • Be submitted through official DFA channels for repository inclusion

Approved contributors may be listed in Appendix I: Contributors & Acknowledgements (coming soon).

🔐 Trademark Note

“CARS Digital Privacy System” and “Digital Freedom Alliance (DFA)” are developing identifiers associated with the project.

Attribution must not:

  • Imply DFA endorsement without consent
  • Use branding, logos, or identity materials outside official packages

🌐 Redistribution Best Practices

When sharing materials:

  • Link back to the official repository
  • Clearly indicate version and date of fork
  • Encourage others to maintain open licensing
  • Avoid embedding personal information in public examples

“CARS is free, flexible, and forkable — but always give credit where credit is due. Attribution fuels future freedom.”