NFT License Summary
Effective date: 10 November 2026
Licensor: Histodex
Works covered: Official Histodex NFTs minted under Histodex update authority / collections announced on https://histodex.xyz (including Bitcoin Genesis cards and any separate gift-series collections). Secondary sales do not expand this license.
This is a short summary of rights in the token versus the artwork. It is not a trademark license and not an endorsement by any third party named or depicted.
1. What you own
When you lawfully acquire a Histodex NFT, you own the blockchain token (the NFT) in your wallet under Solana network rules. Ownership of the token is recorded on-chain.
2. What Histodex keeps
Histodex (and its licensors) retain all copyright and related rights in the original artwork, layout, 3D assets, site design, and branding, except for the limited license below. Buying an NFT does not transfer copyright ownership of the underlying image or metadata creative work.
3. Your license (personal, non-commercial)
Subject to these terms and lawful ownership of the NFT, Histodex grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable (except as needed to display via marketplaces) license to:
- Display the associated artwork privately and publicly for personal, non-commercial purposes (e.g. profile picture, personal gallery, museum-style display in the Histodex client);
- Transfer the NFT on secondary markets; this license transfers automatically with the token to the new lawful owner and ends for you when you no longer own it.
Conservative default — no commercial use: You may not sell merchandise, advertise products/services with the art, mint fractional/derivative tokens, train AI models on the art for commercial products, or otherwise commercially exploit the artwork, without a separate written license from Histodex.
4. Resale
You may sell or transfer the NFT on third-party marketplaces. Marketplaces’ fees and terms are theirs. Creator royalties configured on-chain (if any) may apply per marketplace and Metaplex/Core rules; royalty enforcement is not guaranteed on every venue.
5. Third-party historical elements (not licensed)
Cards may reference or artistically interpret:
- Newspaper names, mastheads, and headlines (e.g. historical press);
- Quotes, forum posts, or correspondence attributed to historical figures;
- Personal names (e.g. early Bitcoin contributors);
- Trademarks, product names, or logos of third parties;
- Protocol/chain facts and file names.
Those third-party rights are not licensed to you. They appear for historical, educational, and commentary purposes in Histodex’s original artistic presentation. No affiliation or endorsement by The Times, WikiLeaks, Slashdot, Mt. Gox, Bitcoin trademarks owners, named individuals, or any other third party is claimed or granted. Do not use the NFT art to imply endorsement.
High-risk cards identified in internal rights inventory (e.g. GC-0001, GC-0002) remain subject to further clearance; this license does not cure third-party IP issues.
6. Bitcoin software / MIT note
Mentions of Bitcoin Core, source filenames, or protocol parameters refer to publicly documented history. Software licensed under the MIT License (or similar) covers code redistribution under that license’s terms, not newspaper layouts, logos, or whitepaper page design as visual art. Do not treat an NFT as a software license grant beyond what the upstream license already allows.
7. Restrictions
You must not:
- Remove Histodex copyright / collection notices from official metadata where present;
- Use the art in hate, illegal, or deceptive contexts;
- Claim “NFC verified,” “museum-authenticated,” or similar official verification unless Histodex expressly states it for that item;
- Use Histodex wordmarks/logos except to truthfully say you hold a Histodex NFT.
8. Termination
Your license ends automatically if you breach these terms or cease to own the NFT. Histodex may also terminate the license for serious misuse (fraud, IP laundering, unlawful content). On termination you must stop displaying the art except as required to transfer the token away. Token ownership on-chain is not deleted by license termination; remedies may include marketplace takedown requests and legal action.
9. No warranty on third-party clearance
Artwork is provided under this license without warranty that every depicted historical element is cleared for all jurisdictions or commercial contexts. See Site Terms disclaimers.
10. Contact
License questions: contact@histodex.xyz.