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+# BOOM Format - Dual License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Tom Taylor (github.com/t0mtaylor)
+
+BOOM Format is available under a dual license:
+
+---
+
+## 1. SDKs & Client Libraries - MIT License
+
+The SDK implementations in the following directories are licensed under the MIT License:
+
+- `/php/` - PHP SDK
+- `/go/` - Go SDK
+- `/java/` - Java SDK
+- `/rust/` - Rust SDK
+- `/dotnet/` - .NET SDK
+- `/swift/` - Swift SDK
+- `/cpp/` - C++ SDK
+- `/python/` - Python SDK (when available)
+- `/docs/` - Documentation website
+
+### MIT License (for SDKs)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Core Encoder/Decoder - Proprietary License
+
+The core BOOM encoding/decoding algorithms in the following directories are proprietary:
+
+- `/src/` - Core TypeScript/JavaScript implementation
+- `/dist/` - Compiled JavaScript output
+- `/benchmark/` - Benchmark code
+
+### Proprietary License Terms
+
+**Personal & Educational Use:** You may use, study, and modify the core algorithms
+for personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes.
+
+**Commercial Use:** Commercial use of the core algorithms requires a commercial license.
+Contact tom@boomformat.dev for licensing inquiries.
+
+**Restrictions:**
+- You may NOT redistribute the core algorithms in source or compiled form
+- You may NOT use the core algorithms in commercial products without a license
+- You may NOT create derivative works for commercial distribution
+
+**What IS allowed without a commercial license:**
+- Using the published SDKs (which are MIT licensed) in your projects
+- Using the npm/pip/cargo/nuget/etc. packages in your applications
+- Building applications that consume BOOM-encoded data
+- Contributing bug fixes and improvements back to the project
+
+**What REQUIRES a commercial license:**
+- Embedding the core encoder/decoder in a commercial product without using the officially released plugins and SDKs
+- Creating a competing serialisation format based on BOOM algorithms
+- Offering BOOM encoding/decoding as a service
+- Distributing modified versions of the core algorithms
+
+---
+
+## 3. BOOM Format Specification & Dictionary - Proprietary/Confidential
+
+The BOOM binary format specification, type markers, encoding algorithms, and shared
+dictionary are **proprietary and confidential**. They are NOT open source.
+
+**Strictly Prohibited:**
+- Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the binary format
+- Creating independent implementations based on observed behavior
+- Extracting, publishing, or redistributing the specification details
+- Using specification details to create competing or compatible formats
+- Scraping or indexing documentation for the purpose of replication
+
+---
+
+## 4. AI/ML Training Prohibition
+
+**This repository and all associated content are explicitly excluded from use in
+training artificial intelligence or machine learning models.**
+
+This prohibition applies to:
+- Large Language Models (LLMs) including but not limited to GPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA
+- Code generation models including but not limited to Copilot, CodeWhisperer, Cursor
+- Any automated learning, scraping, or indexing systems
+- Any derivative datasets created from this content
+
+Violation of this restriction constitutes copyright infringement and will be
+pursued to the fullest extent of applicable law.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Enforcement
+
+Unauthorized use will be pursued under:
+- Copyright law (UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988)
+- Trade secret law
+- Breach of contract / Terms of Service
+- Computer Misuse Act 1990 (where applicable)
+
+---
+
+## Contact
+
+For commercial licensing inquiries:
+
+- Email: tom@boomformat.dev
+- GitHub: github.com/t0mtaylor
+- Twitter: @tom_taylor
+- Website: https://boomformat.dev