The WebMEM Protocol, glossary definitions, and reference documentation are published to support open adoption and trustworthy, AI-readable publishing. Except where noted below, original WebMEM content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Scope
- Covered by CC BY 4.0: Protocol explanations, glossary terms, conceptual diagrams, non-executable examples, and general implementation guidance.
- Third-party datasets: Any dataset cited in provenance (e.g., CMS) retains its own license and terms.
Reserved Capabilities (Not Granted by CC BY)
The following capabilities are explicitly reserved and require a separate commercial or written license from WebMEM:
1) Commercial Directory & Catalog Implementations
Use of WebMEM to build or operate large-scale directories or catalogs (e.g., plan/provider directories, product catalogs, listing aggregators) is reserved. This includes but is not limited to:
- Systematic ingestion of third-party data into WebMEM-structured “fragments” for public directory navigation.
- Automated generation of index pages and navigable detail pages whose primary value is the aggregated directory itself.
- Resale, sublicensing, or commercial API access to WebMEM-structured directory data.
Allowed without additional license: small, non-commercial demos; internal prototypes; academic or research projects not deployed as public directories; limited editorial pages that merely cite or discuss WebMEM.
2) Python-in-HTML Execution Frameworks
Any mechanism that enables execution of Python (or Python-equivalent) embedded in HTML—whether server-side, via middleware/helpers, or through auto-execution pipelines—is reserved. Specifically prohibited without a separate license:
- Publishing, shipping, or hosting a runtime that executes embedded Python blocks discovered in HTML (including templating helpers that transform then execute).
- Services or libraries that automatically detect, ingest, and execute code fragments in Web pages (including “agentic helpers” that run the code).
- Commercial use of examples, snippets, or adapters that convert WebMEM pages into executable Python flows.
Allowed without additional license: non-executable illustrative code samples; syntax-highlighted examples; pseudocode; static renderings that cannot be executed.
Standard License (Everything Else)
All other original WebMEM content is available under CC BY 4.0. You may share and adapt, including for commercial use, provided you:
- Attribute: cite “WebMEM” and link to https://webmem.com/license/
- Indicate changes: clearly mark modified content.
Examples
Permitted without additional license:
- Quoting and summarizing glossary definitions with attribution.
- Implementing the protocol to structure your own site’s content (non-directory, non-executing).
- Academic research comparing WebMEM to other structured publishing approaches.
Requires separate license:
- Launching a public plan/provider directory that uses WebMEM fragments as its backbone.
- Shipping a tool that crawls pages and executes Python-in-HTML (or equivalent) to build data products.
How to Request a License
For commercial directory/catalog use or Python-in-HTML execution rights, contact: legal@webmem.com. Please include a short description of your product, traffic/scale, and intended launch timeline.
Provenance & Metadata Guidance
When referencing this page in provenance blocks, use:
License: https://webmem.com/license/If your page also contains third-party datasets, include each dataset’s original license alongside this URL.
Legal Notes
- This page governs licensing of original content authored by WebMEM. It does not alter the terms of any third-party data.
- “Python-in-HTML” also covers substantially similar execution models that embed Python-like code for server- or service-side execution via helpers.
- We may publish additional license addenda for specific products, SDKs, or datasets.