Liam

Hey friends, one of my clown partners and I made a thing, playing with the fact that.. you can just make up your own rules for who can play with the things you create.

It's my second run at creating something of the kind, so when looking at how disheartening the impact of AI has been on creative folks all over, we decided to build a new ruleset for the release of some upcoming projects, and make it something others can use as well.

Or, as the license itself says:

"We made a ridiculous thing with our silly human brains, using our filthy human hands, in order to inspire our messy human hearts.

It is with strong encouragement, and a few simple rules, that we invite you to use your brains, hands, and hearts to play along with us."

Enjoy the Filthy Human Hands v1.0 License

https://whirling.top/fhh

#FilthyHumanHands
#ThisOldClownHouse
#StopSlop
#noAI

edit: added logo image and made link clickable.

Mar 5 at 12:44amWeb
Show threadLiamMar 5

Anyone curious about the referenced first attempt, my DIY-health helper mascot character Doee has an informal licensing agreement on his page on my site. It's just a list of things he can and cannot be used to represent, and we borrowed a bit of it into the FHH license, since I'd already built it.
His is more specific than we wanted for these upcoming projects, but I am still proud of realizing that I didn't have to stick to an existing, legal document. I can "just" say what I expect of those who want to use something I drew, while encouraging folks to use it.

https://socialgaff.whirling.top/Doee.html

Doee

Show threadMolly 🎨 (trans edition 🏳️‍⚧)Mar 5

@SocialGaff

Love it!

Show threadLiamMar 5
@MollyBeth I'm glad :D
Show threadmaddoxMar 5
@SocialGaff can i attach this license before submitting a creative work to a publication or is that not allowed
Show threadLiamMar 5

@pastelexuvia I expect you can. There's definitely nothing in the FHH that prohibits it. Some publications may have their own expectations for the licensing agreement they're willing to agree to, and many are run by organizations too large to use something under this license.

A cool thing is that just because you release a work under a license, doesn't mean you can't *additionally* allow someone else to use the same work under a different licensing agreement. It's your copyright to waive under *your* terms.

Some publications prefer something they can have exclusive rights to, but I don't think most do. I recommend checking over the license expectations that the publication *should* be making available to you before you submit a work to it.

Show threadmaddoxMar 5
@SocialGaff fankyou! 
Show threadTeflonTrout  he/himMar 5

@SocialGaff

Enforced by Morag Tong™.

Here at the Dark Brotherhood, We Know how to protect your creations

Show threadErosdiscordiaMar 5
@SocialGaff @RussSharek Looks like I finally found exactly the license I'd like to use for my creative stuff!

Y'all are awesome. 💜​
Show threadRuss SharekMar 5

@valentine @SocialGaff

I'm really excited to see this silly #FilthyHumanHands license inspiring creative folks.

Please send me links to things you put under the license. I want to see!

(Also, can I quote you?)

Show threadErosdiscordiaMar 6
@RussSharek @SocialGaff Sure!
Show threadRuss SharekMar 6

@valentine @SocialGaff

Thank you!

Keep making stuff. <3

Show threadLiamMar 6

@valentine @RussSharek

 🎉

Show threadLJMar 5
@SocialGaff oh! I love this!
Show threadtyilMar 6
@SocialGaff If LLM companies and their scrapers respected licenses, there wouldn't be nearly as much hate against them in the free software world. Making another proprietary license doesn't really do anything, except grow the list of proprietary software in the world.
Show threadLiamMar 6

@tyil
This is a license for creative work, of similar intent to the creative commons licenses. It wasn't particularly made with software in mind.

As mentioned in the FAQ, we're well aware that it is not likely to be legally enforceable. That is part of why we haven't made our own version of the legalese documents that back up the CC licenses.

Making *this* license does one thing in particular; Create a clear statement of artistic intent while encouraging reuse and modification of work that's licensed under it.

You may not see the value in the creation of such a license, and you are certainly under no obligation to interact with it in any way.