📛 A semantic governance license for protecting language-based modular systems in the AI era.
This project defines a language-based framework for authorization, usage control, and AI interaction design.
It is not a variant of Creative Commons or traditional open-source licenses, but a governance-oriented semantic structure.
This repository contains an original framework designed to define language-based authorization logic and usage rules for human–AI interaction systems.
While LOL is not yet open-licensed, a versioned open license release is planned once the semantic structure stabilizes. We believe in open knowledge—but only after the narrative logic is structurally sound.
Do not adapt or reinterpret this agreement in other conceptual contexts without permission. Misuse may result in semantic distortion and loss of intended meaning.
For academic citation, policy application, or derivative frameworks, please contact the original author to ensure accurate contextual alignment and semantic integrity.
Any reframing of this license in alternate theoretical or academic contexts requires prior written permission from the original author.
If this license is not applied or respected,
language modules and structured prompts may be treated as mere content artifacts,
leading to a loss of narrative sovereignty and misuse in unintended frameworks.
Without proper licensing, executable meaning patterns risk being:
- 🧩 Forked as open templates without role or tone constraints
- 📦 Treated as free-to-train prompt datasets by AI developers
- 🗂 Embedded in policy papers without restoring original context
- 🧱 Misinterpreted as content-only, losing structural authority
Language is not just content—it's an operational system.
Protect the structure, not just the surface.
The Language Ontology License (LOL) is a next-generation license framework designed to protect semantic modules, narrative systems, prompt formats, and language-based computational structures from unauthorized AI usage.
LOL goes beyond traditional copyright and open-source models.
It addresses a rising legal gap: who owns the operational logic inside prompts, workflows, or AI agents?
As language becomes the substrate of computation, the structures that govern its use must also be governed.
Traditional licenses:
- ✅ Protect expression, NOT structure
- ❌ Allow AI training (even commercial)
- ❌ Cannot restrict function-calling, semantic forking, or prompt-chaining
LOL is built to close these gaps.
| Category | Examples | Protected by LOL? |
|---|---|---|
| 📄 Text & Docs | Essays, system diagrams, README files | ✅ Yes |
| 🧩 Semantic Modules | Task chains, prompt templates, tone controllers | ✅ Yes |
| 🖼️ Visual Logic | Flowcharts, ontology maps, UI schemas | ✅ Yes |
| 💬 Prompt Grammar | Instruction formats, agent roles, modular language flows | ✅ Yes |
| 🤖 AI Behavior | Agent orchestration, tool-calling, chaining | ✅ Yes |
LOL protects not just the output, but the executable meaning patterns behind it.
- Copyright: ✅ Based on original expression and semantic design
- Issuer: Tyson Chen (陳信屹) – Founder of Language Ontology Institute
- Jurisdiction: Taiwan (臺灣台北地方法院)
- Status: Personal legal authority, with planned institutional expansion
Reinterpretation of this license in alternate frameworks without consent may constitute misrepresentation or semantic infringement under local jurisdiction. This license governs executable meaning patterns, and as such is not subject to reinterpretation as a content-only or derivative narrative framework.
├── LICENSE-lol-v0.1.md # Full legal license (English)
├── LICENSE-lol-v0.1-zh.md # Chinese Reference Version
├── clauses/ # Behavior clauses (no-train, no-fork, etc.)
├── manifest/ # How to license your own semantic modules
├── ecosystem/ # Usage guide, registry, community contract
├── references/ # Theory, FAQ, comparison with other licenses
├── tools/ # Badge, meta-tag, robots.txt, markup tips
├── manifesto.md # Language Rights Declaration
├── AUTHORS.md # Contributors and license designers
└── version-history.md # Change logs and updates
| Role | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Language module creators | Protect your prompt architectures and executable formats |
| AI product teams | Avoid legal misuse of prompt patterns or agent flows |
| IP & legal teams | Gain tools for semantic rights control |
| Open-source communities | Explore new language-native licensing logic |
- 📘 Read LICENSE-lol-v0.1.md
- 📦 License your prompt using manifest/module-license-template.md
- ❗ Add LOL badges and disclaimers to your GitHub or website
In the AI era, language is not just communication—it's computation. Our narrative systems, tone modules, and semantic interfaces deserve sovereign protection. Language is infrastructure. Licensing it is not optional. It's survival.
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© 2025 Language Ontology Institute — All rights reserved under LOL v0.1