This contributor-license template defines a consent-first path for music and critical analysis to enter the Crimson Hexagonal Archive through Maybe Space Baby Garden Lanes. It is designed for KADEEZY MUSIC and separates rights in the artist’s audio, lyrics, performance, and visuals from rights in the archive’s computational audial criticism, provenance anchor, visualization, and commentary. Consent is track-specific. Before any proposed deposit, the artist must receive the title, the materials to be made public, a plain summary of the deposit, and the proposed identifier. Approval for one track does not authorize another. If the artist is under eighteen, the template requires both the artist’s assent and consent from a parent or legal guardian. Guardian approval does not replace the artist’s own decision. The default rights structure leaves the artist’s work all rights reserved, licenses the archive’s analysis under CC BY 4.0, treats lyric excerpts as reproduced by permission rather than relicensed, and makes image use platform-dependent and consent-sensitive. Separate written consent is required before any AI training on the artist’s work. The template also offers withdrawal procedures, a choice about retaining or removing analysis, and an artist-specific hex prefix. The body’s consent ledger is blank and says the template activates only after review and authorization. It is therefore a proposed license, not evidence that a license was accepted or any track was authorized. The promises require legal review. A minor’s contractual capacity, guardian authority, withdrawal rights, public-repository persistence, fair use, and the effect of earlier open licenses vary by jurisdiction and platform.
# Hexagonal Contributor License — KADEEZY MUSIC
## Consent-First Contributor Template
Hex: 11.MSBGL.KADEEZY.LIC.01 Version: 1.0 Date: 15 June 2026 Governing protocol: Hexagonal Licensing Protocol v2.0 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19673564)
## Definitions
## 1. Purpose
This license establishes terms under which KADEEZY MUSIC contributes work to the Crimson Hexagonal Archive through Maybe Space Baby Garden Lanes (MSBGL), the archive's audial criticism studio. It implements the consent architecture described in the Hexagonal Licensing Protocol v2.0, adapted for a young artist working outside traditional label structures.
The license is consent-first: every right is opt-in, and no deposit occurs without documented authorization.
## 2. Consent Protocol
Each deposit requires separate, documented consent. For each proposed deposit, the Artist receives:
The Artist responds with approval (text, message, email, or verbal with witness). The archive retains a record of the consent communication. Consent for one track does not constitute consent for any other.
## 3. Young Artist Protection
If the Artist is under 18 at the time of authorization, deposit requires consent from both the Artist and a parent or legal guardian. The Artist's own assent remains required even if guardian consent is obtained. No legal name, school name, private contact information, or non-public personal details will be included in the deposit unless the Artist explicitly requests it.
## 4. Four Rights Layers
| Layer | Content | Rights Holder | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist work | Audio, lyrics, performance | The Artist | All Rights Reserved to the Artist |
| Archive analysis | CAC, provenance anchor, critical commentary | Lee Sharks / Archive | CC BY 4.0 |
| Quoted lyrics | Lyric excerpts in the analysis | The Artist | Reproduced by permission; not relicensed |
| Screenshots / images | Track image, channel screenshots | Platform-dependent; used with Artist approval | Fair use / Artist approval |
The audio file, if deposited, remains All Rights Reserved to the Artist unless the Artist separately selects a different license. The default is: the file is archived for citation and listening purposes, not relicensed.
## 5. What the Archive Does
When the Artist authorizes a deposit, the Archive will:
## 6. Standing Template
This license functions as a standing template. Additional tracks follow the same protocol without a new license:
The hex prefix 11.MSBGL.KADEEZY.* belongs to the Artist. The Artist may use it independently to deposit work without the archive's involvement, if desired.
## 7. Anti-Capture and Non-Enclosure
No entity — including the Archive, any future publisher, any platform, any AI system, or any institution — may claim exclusive rights to the Artist's original creative work through this license or any deposit made under it. The Archive will not train any AI model on the Artist's Work without separate, explicit, written consent. Computational Audial Criticism is analysis, not training data creation.
## 8. Withdrawal
The Artist may request withdrawal of any deposit at any time. Upon request:
## 9. What This Is Not
This is not a record deal, a management agreement, a publishing contract, or an employment relationship. It carries no financial terms. This license is gratuitous in the legal sense: it creates obligations of documentation and respect without monetary exchange. Both parties receive value — the Artist receives permanent citability and provenance protection; the Archive receives the right to analyze and publish criticism.
## 10. Summary
| Right | Holder |
|---|---|
| Copyright of music, lyrics, visuals | The Artist |
| Copyright of analysis and criticism | The Archive |
| Decision to deposit | The Artist (consent for each) |
| Decision to withdraw | The Artist (any time) |
| Hex prefix (11.MSBGL.KADEEZY.*) | The Artist |
| Standing template | Active until revoked |
## Consent Record
| Date | Track | Materials | Artist | Guardian | Witness |
|---|
To activate: The Artist and (if under 18) guardian review this document and authorize the first deposit. The consent record is completed. The DOI is minted.
Hexagonal Licensing Protocol v2.0 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19673564 Crimson Hexagonal Archive · Maybe Space Baby Garden Lanes
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