NFT Licenses: Summary & use cases

We believe creators and collectors alike benefit from knowing what rights are attached to the Work associated with the NFTs they own, sell, and acquire. Creators may choose one of the NFT Licenses summarized below (see the full legal terms), which will apply to their Work and will govern what the purchasers of the NFT can and cannot do with the Work:

Amberfi General License – NFT holders are free to use the Work (including exact duplicates) for non-commercial purposes including (a) personal use in online games; (b) social media; (c) personal websites and galleries; (d) personal presentations; and (e) editorial uses.

The license can be found at nftlicenses.org/general

Amberfi Limited Commercial License – NFT holders are free to use the Work in accordance with the General License, as well as for limited commercial uses, including sales totaling less than US$10,000 and creation of merchandise totaling less than 1,000 items.

The license can be found at nftlicenses.org/limited-commercial

Amberfi Unlimited Commercial License – NFT holders are free to use the Work for commercial purposes, with limited exceptions.

The license can be found at nftlicenses.org/unlimited-commercial

Other License – NFT holders are free to use the Work according to rights delineated according to the terms specified by the Creator of the Work.

The license can be found at nftlicenses.org/other-license

Creative Commons License – NFT holders are free to use the Work according to rights delineated in the specific Creative Commons License, as further set out and linked to below. If this NFT is designated with a CC0 License, the Creator has waived all their rights to the Work and has placed it in the public domain, which means NFT holders are free to use the Work for any purpose.

The pointers to the various licenses can be found at nftlicenses.org/creative-commons

These introductory summaries are provided for descriptive purposes only. The full legal terms are at the links cited above.

Amberfi General License use cases

You can use an NFT Work under the Amberfi General License:

to display on your personal website, in a podcast, in virtual galleries, in metaverses, or in decentralized virtual environments
within online games for personal use
on social media platforms, including use as your profile picture
to display in your home or office in a digital frame or as a wall print
for noncommercial presentations
for editorial purposes, such as to illustrate content or articles that are newsworthy or of public interest, including tech, cultural, entertainment, and sports publications (both digital and print), documentaries, blogs, forums, Discords, and public galleries, provided there is a reasonable connection between the image and the content
to share with a small group of friends
to post on a marketplace site for display or sale.

You cannot use an NFT Work under this license:

for commercial purposes or monetary compensation, such as selling products or services
in advertising
to market or sell third-party products
to make prints or reproductions for others — for sale or otherwise
to license or sub-license the Work to others
to rent the Work to others
if the royalties minted by the Creator are altered
in a way that attempts to trademark the Work.

Amberfi Limited Commercial License use cases

You can use an NFT Work under the Amberfi Limited Commercial License:

to incorporate into merchandise such as wall prints, T-shirts, mugs, mousepads, etc., provided that the combined revenues does not exceed $10,000 and the total production run does not exceed 1,000 items
for non-commercial public display or performance for personal use in online games, on your social media channels, on your personal website, in virtual galleries, in metaverses, or in your personal presentations
for non-commercial editorial use
for personal use and other noncommercial purposes.

You cannot use NFTs with this license:

for commercial uses that exceed production of 1,000 items or more
to create derivative works or copies of the Work
to sublicense the Work to a third party
to claim that you are the Creator of the work if you are not
for any of the purposes listed in the “Nonpermitted uses” section of the License Terms of Use.

Amberfi Unlimited Commercial License use cases

You can use an NFT Work under the Amberfi Unlimited Commercial License:

for commercial purposes, including but not limited to production and sale of T-shirts, mugs, mousepads and other items
to remix, including inclusion in AI artworks
to incorporate into prints, movies, videos, video games, board games, puzzles, album covers, and other forms of media
for personal use and other purposes

You cannot use NFTs with this license:

to claim that you are the Creator of the work if you are not
to sublicense the Work to a third party
for any of the purposes listed in the “Nonpermitted uses” section of the License Terms of Use.

Be aware that the Work may contain images of people without model releases, private property, famous trademarks, and other protected elements for which special permissions may be required for commercial use or advertising.

The above use cases are provided for descriptive purposes only. They are not legally binding. The full legal terms can be found at the links cited at top.