Machine Vision Academy Open Academic License (MVA-OAL)

1. Core Permissions (What is Allowed)

This content is free to use, display, and distribute strictly for public, non-profit, state-funded educational institutions (such as public universities, community colleges, and public schools) for instructional, academic, and research purposes.

2. Mandatory Attribution Clause

Any public educational institution sharing, displaying, or distributing this content in its original form must clearly acknowledge authorship by including the following visible text and a live, clickable hyperlink on every digital or physical medium where the content appears:

Source: Machine Vision Academy. Original content available at machinevisionacademy.org.

3. Derivative Works and Section Usage

If an eligible public institution extracts sections, chapters, images, or snippets of this content to incorporate into their own custom course packs, lecture slides, or internal materials, they must adhere to both of the following conditions:

Academic Citation: They must formally cite the author and title of the handbook following standard academic publication guidelines (e.g., APA, IEEE, or Harvard style).
Prior Written Consent: They must obtain formal, explicit written permission from the administrator of machinevisionacademy.org before publishing or distributing the modified material.

4. Commercial and Private Restrictions (What is Forbidden)

This license strictly excludes any commercial, for-profit, or private corporate use.

You are completely prohibited from copying, distributing, adapting, or hosting this content on your websites, internal databases, or training platforms if you are:

A private, for-profit educational institution, private college, or commercial training company.
A commercial business, corporation, or vendor operating within the machine vision, automation, robotics, or hardware industries.
Any entity attempting to use this material for direct or indirect commercial profit, marketing, or lead generation.

5. Violation and Rights Reservation

Any unauthorized use of this material by restricted entities, or failure to provide proper attribution and secure written consent by public entities, constitutes an immediate infringement of copyright. The author reserves all legal rights to demand immediate content removal and seek damages under applicable intellectual property laws.