Content Licensing Agreement

1. Introduction

This Content Licensing Agreement ("Agreement") governs the intellectual property rights and licensing terms for all content published on Kalaloka ("Platform"), a product of DigiYogi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. By publishing any content on the Platform, you ("Author", "Creator", "you") agree to the terms set forth in this Agreement.

This Agreement is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended), the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

2. Ownership and Moral Rights

• Author Retains Ownership: You retain full ownership of the copyright and all intellectual property rights in the original content you create and publish on the Platform. This Agreement does not transfer ownership of your content to the Platform.
• Moral Rights: In accordance with Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957, you retain your moral rights, including the right to be identified as the author of your work (right of attribution) and the right to object to any distortion, mutilation, or modification of your work that would be prejudicial to your honor or reputation.
• Attribution: The Platform will make reasonable efforts to attribute content to you as the original author wherever the content is displayed, shared, or distributed.

3. License Grant to Platform

By publishing content on the Platform, you grant DigiYogi (operating as Kalaloka) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual, and irrevocable license to:

• Reproduce: Copy, store, and cache your content on our servers and any backup or disaster recovery systems.
• Distribute: Make your content available to Platform users, share content snippets in notifications, emails, and social media posts for promotional purposes.
• Display: Publicly display your content on the Platform (web, mobile app, and any future interfaces) in the manner consistent with the content type and your visibility settings.
• Translate: Create translations of your content into other languages supported by the Platform. Translations may be created through AI-powered tools or human translators.
• Create Audio/Video Derivatives: Generate audio narrations (text-to-speech or human narration) and video adaptations of your content for consumption within the Platform ecosystem.
• Sublicense to Partners: Grant sublicenses to distribution partners, content syndication networks, or affiliated platforms for the purpose of expanding the reach of your content. Any sublicense will be subject to terms no less protective than this Agreement.
• AI Training and Improvement: Use your published content (in anonymized or aggregated form where feasible) to train, improve, and develop the Platform's AI features, including but not limited to content recommendation systems, writing assistance tools, content quality scoring, language models, and content moderation systems.
• Marketing and Promotion: Use excerpts, quotes, titles, cover images, and your public profile information to market and promote the Platform, including in advertisements, social media, press releases, and partner communications.

4. Non-Exclusive License

The license granted to the Platform is non-exclusive. This means:

• You are free to publish the same content on other platforms, your personal blog, in print, or through any other medium.
• You may grant licenses to other parties for the same content.
• However, once published on Kalaloka, the Platform version of the content remains available on the Platform under the terms of this license, regardless of whether you publish it elsewhere.
• You may not grant exclusive licenses to third parties that would conflict with the license you have granted to the Platform.

5. AI-Generated Derivatives

• Platform Ownership: AI-generated derivatives of your content — including but not limited to audio narrations, automated translations, content summaries, and visual adaptations — are owned by the Platform. These derivatives are created using the Platform's technology and resources.
• Revenue Sharing: Where AI-generated derivatives (such as audio versions) generate revenue (through premium access, advertising, or licensing), the revenue will be shared with the original Author as per the Creator Monetization Agreement.
• Quality Standards: The Platform will endeavor to maintain quality standards for AI-generated derivatives. If you believe an AI-generated derivative misrepresents your work or is prejudicial to your reputation, you may file a grievance under our Grievance Redressal Policy.
• Moral Rights Protection: All AI-generated derivatives will clearly indicate the original Author and note that the derivative was generated by the Platform's AI tools.

6. Content Removal

• Author's Right to Request Removal: You may request the removal of your content from the Platform at any time by deleting it through the Platform's interface or by contacting us at support@kalaloka.buzz.
• Removal Timeline: Upon receiving a valid removal request, the Platform will remove the content from public display within 15 business days.
• Cached and Distributed Versions: The Platform retains the right to maintain cached, archived, or previously distributed versions of the content for: (a) technical backup and disaster recovery purposes; (b) compliance with legal obligations or court orders; (c) resolution of ongoing disputes; and (d) where the content has been sublicensed to partners prior to the removal request.
• AI-Generated Derivatives After Removal: AI-generated derivatives (audio narrations, translations, etc.) created before the removal request may continue to exist on the Platform. You may request removal of specific derivatives, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Content Used in AI Training: Content that has already been used to train AI models cannot be "un-trained." However, the original text will not be reproduced verbatim from AI outputs after removal.

7. Revenue from Derivatives

Revenue generated from derivative works based on your content will be shared with you according to the terms of the Creator Monetization Agreement. This includes:

• Ad revenue generated from audio narrations of your content.
• Premium subscription revenue attributable to translated versions of your content.
• Licensing revenue from content syndication that includes your work.

The specific revenue attribution methodology for derivatives will be determined by the Platform and communicated to Creators through the earnings dashboard.

8. Author Representations and Warranties

By publishing content on the Platform, you represent and warrant that:

• You are the original author of the content, or you have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to publish it.
• The content does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of any third party.
• The content complies with all applicable laws, including the Information Technology Act, 2000, and does not contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful.
• You have the legal capacity and authority to grant the licenses described in this Agreement.
• If the content includes quotations, references, or adaptations from other works, such use falls within fair dealing provisions under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless DigiYogi, its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your breach of this Agreement; (b) any claim that your content infringes the intellectual property or other rights of a third party; or (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation.

10. DMCA and Copyright Takedown

The Platform respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Copyright Act, 1957 regarding the removal of infringing content. For details on reporting copyright infringement, see our Copyright Policy.

11. Term and Termination

This Agreement remains in effect for as long as your content is available on the Platform. The license granted in Section 3 survives termination of your account, subject to the content removal provisions in Section 6. Sections 2 (moral rights), 5 (AI derivatives), 8 (warranties), 9 (indemnification), and this Section 11 survive termination.

12. Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of India. Any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

13. Contact

For questions about content licensing or intellectual property matters:

• Email: support@kalaloka.buzz
• Platform: Kalaloka (a product of DigiYogi)
• Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, India