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Infinite Play Open License Package

This package gives you two practical ways to publish a work under CC0 while also carrying the poetic spirit of the Infinite Play Open License.

Recommended project layout

Use two files:

LICENSE
IPOL.md

• LICENSE is the boring legal substrate: CC0 1.0 Universal.
• IPOL.md is the poetic/spirit layer: the invitation to use, mutate, sell, forget the source, and keep the game in play.

This is the cleanest option because machines, platforms, repositories, and people already know how to find a standard LICENSE file.

Single-file option

Use one file:

MERGED_LICENSE.md

This includes the CC0 declaration first, then the full IPOL spirit layer. Use this when you want one standalone license artifact.

Suggested short notice for any project

This work is released under CC0 1.0 Universal.

The Infinite Play Open License is the spirit of the release:
use it, mutate it, sell it, forget the source, and keep the game in play.

Where the poetic license and the legal license differ, CC0 controls.

Practical recommendation

For repositories, websites, creative artifacts, protocols, essays, memes, and research notes, prefer:

/LICENSE
/IPOL.md

For single-page publications or copy-paste distribution, prefer:

/MERGED_LICENSE.md

Disclaimer

This package is not legal advice. CC0 is the intended legal substrate. IPOL is a poetic, cultural, and memetic layer.