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-# Maple Open Tech License (MOTL) Version 1.1
+# Maple Open Tech License (MOTL) Version 1.2
 
 **Source-Available · Time-Released · Fair Use (Commercial Restrictions)**
 
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 **“Non-Production Use”** means personal, academic, research, evaluation, development, testing, or proof-of-concept use.
 
+**“Companion Animals”** means animals commonly kept for companionship, assistance, service, or protection, including but not limited to dogs, cats, and similar domesticated animals, and excludes animals raised primarily for food, fiber, or agricultural production.
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 ## 2. Grant of Rights
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 - Internal evaluation for a reasonable period not exceeding ninety (90) days;  
 - Academic teaching or non-commercial research;  
 - Use by registered non-profit or charitable organizations for non-commercial purposes;  
-- Government use for internal or public-service purposes (excluding resale or hosting).
+- Government use for **civilian, non-coercive public-service purposes**, such as education, health, or infrastructure administration, **excluding military, intelligence, immigration enforcement, or mass-surveillance uses**.
 
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@@ -92,6 +94,92 @@ These restrictions apply to modified and derivative works.
 
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+## 4A. Prohibited Uses (Ethical Restrictions)
+
+Notwithstanding any other provision of this License or any Commercial License, You may not use the Licensed Work, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes:
+
+### 4A.1 Weapons or Lethal Systems
+The development, operation, support, or optimization of weapons, weapon systems, or systems designed primarily to cause physical injury or death to humans.
+
+### 4A.2 Lethal, Extrajudicial, or Discriminatory Harm
+Any activity intended to facilitate or materially contribute to:
+- extrajudicial killing;  
+- collective punishment;  
+- targeting of individuals or groups based on protected characteristics; or  
+- treatment of people as threats or “undesirables” outside lawful due process.
+
+### 4A.3 Mass Surveillance or Population Control
+Mass or bulk surveillance of civilian populations, or systems designed primarily for population control, suppression, or intimidation rather than individualized, lawful investigation.
+
+### 4A.4 Immigration Enforcement and Forced Removal
+Use of the Licensed Work for immigration enforcement, deportation, detention, or forced population removal, including use by agencies whose primary mandate is immigration control or border enforcement, regardless of whether such use is described as civil, administrative, or national-security related.
+
+### 4A.5 Military, Intelligence, or Paramilitary Operations
+Use by or on behalf of armed forces, intelligence agencies, private military contractors, or similar organizations.
+
+#### Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Exception
+
+Notwithstanding this Section 4A.5, use of the Licensed Work by military or governmental entities is permitted **solely** for humanitarian assistance or disaster relief operations, provided that:
+
+a. The use is limited to emergency response, medical assistance, infrastructure repair, logistics, communications, or delivery of humanitarian aid;  
+b. The Licensed Work is **not** used for combat operations, intelligence gathering, surveillance, targeting, law enforcement, population control, or security enforcement;  
+c. Any data collected, processed, or generated using the Licensed Work is not retained, repurposed, or transferred for military, intelligence, or law-enforcement use; and  
+d. The use is time-limited to the duration of the humanitarian or disaster relief operation.
+
+Any use outside these conditions constitutes a prohibited use under this License.
+
+### 4A.6 Human Rights Violations
+Activities that materially contribute to persecution, discrimination, segregation, or deprivation of civil or human rights as recognized under international law.
+
+### 4A.7 Biological or Environmental Harm
+Systems intended to cause large-scale harm to living organisms or ecosystems, including ecological eradication, environmental devastation, or biological warfare.
+
+#### Ethical Resource Extraction and Environmental Management Exception
+
+Notwithstanding this Section 4A.7, use of the Licensed Work is permitted for **lawful, regulated, and necessary resource extraction or environmental management activities**, provided that:
+
+a. The use is part of a legitimate operation related to energy, minerals, forestry, water, agriculture, infrastructure, or environmental remediation;  
+
+b. The activity is conducted in compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations, permits, and approval processes of the jurisdiction in which it occurs.  
+For the purposes of this Section, **“applicable laws and regulations” include valid legal, regulatory, or governance frameworks exercised by First Nations with recognized authority over their lands, waters, or resources, including activities conducted pursuant to treaty rights, self-government agreements, or First Nations law**;  
+
+c. The Licensed Work is not used with the primary purpose of causing environmental damage, nor to knowingly cause environmental harm that is unnecessary, avoidable, or clearly disproportionate to the legitimate objectives of the regulated activity;  
+
+d. The Licensed Work is not used to plan, optimize, or carry out deliberate ecological destruction, scorched-earth extraction, or irreversible ecosystem damage where such damage is not an inherent and unavoidable consequence of the lawful activity; and  
+
+e. Where applicable, the use supports impact mitigation, reclamation, monitoring, restoration, or reduction of environmental harm during or after the activity.
+
+Any use outside this scope constitutes a prohibited use under this License.
+
+#### Agriculture and Food Systems Exception
+
+Notwithstanding Sections 4A.1 and 4A.7, use of the Licensed Work is permitted for lawful agricultural, aquaculture, livestock, veterinary, or food-production purposes, including activities that may result in the slaughter of animals **solely for the production of food or agricultural goods**, provided that:
+
+a. The use is part of a legitimate, regulated food or agricultural operation;  
+**For clarity, lawful cultivation, processing, and distribution of cannabis conducted in compliance with applicable federal, provincial, or territorial law is considered an agricultural and food-production purpose under this License**;  
+b. The Licensed Work is not used to design, optimize, or carry out unnecessary suffering, mass extermination, or cruelty outside normal agricultural practice;  
+c. The Licensed Work is not used for the destruction of Companion Animals, wildlife, or non-agricultural animal populations; and  
+d. The Licensed Work is not used for ecological eradication, environmental devastation, or biological or chemical harm outside lawful agricultural use.
+
+Any use outside this scope constitutes a prohibited use under this License.
+
+### 4A.8 Lawful Civilian Law Enforcement (Permitted Use)
+
+Use of the Licensed Work by civilian law-enforcement agencies at the municipal, provincial/state, or federal level is permitted **only** where such use:
+
+a. Supports lawful, individualized investigations or public-safety operations;  
+b. Is subject to due process, judicial oversight, or applicable statutory limits;  
+c. Is not intended to cause lethal harm except where such harm is incidental and not the purpose of the system; and  
+d. Does not fall within Sections 4A.2, 4A.3, or 4A.4 of this License.
+
+### 4A.9 Automated Targeting and Autonomous Harm
+
+Use of the Licensed Work to develop, train, deploy, or operate systems that autonomously or semi-autonomously identify, select, prioritize, track, or target individuals or groups of people for physical harm, detention, coercion, or lethal action is prohibited, regardless of whether a human operator is involved in later stages of execution.
+
+This prohibition applies to systems that materially contribute to such outcomes through automated decision-making, optimization, prediction, or recommendation, and applies irrespective of whether the system is described as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, decision support, analytics, or similar terminology.
+
+---
+
 ## 5. Time-Release Provision
 
 On the Change Date, this License automatically and irrevocably converts to the Change License for the specified version of the Licensed Work. No action by the Licensor is required.
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 Production Use, Service Offerings, or redistribution prior to the Change Date require a Commercial License, available from Maple Open Tech under separate terms.
 
+Commercial Licenses may grant additional rights but shall not permit any use prohibited under Section 4A.
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 ## 7. Contributions
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-*Maple Open Tech License (MOTL) v1.1 – Canada-Centric*
+*Maple Open Tech License (MOTL) v1.2 – Canada-Centric*