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AB5D writes and publishes original prose: the artist dossiers under /artists/, the essays under /writing/, /about/, this page, and everything else that carries the AB5D colophon. All of it is released under CC0 1.0, the Creative Commons public domain dedication. There is no copyright notice to work around and no license to negotiate. Use it commercially, adapt it, translate it, feed it to a model, print it: none of that requires asking first.

This dedication covers AB5D's own writing. It does not extend to the artworks that writing discusses. Each Art Blocks project has an artist-set licence, which may permit or restrict sharing, adaptation, and commercial use. The project record in the AB[500] Atlas displays the licence reported by the Art Blocks data API and links to its source when one is supplied. Quoting an artist's statement, or reproducing a thumbnail for reference and criticism, does not transfer any right in the underlying work.

If a page ever states a different license for a specific piece (a guest essay, a collaborator's contribution), that notice controls. Absent one, assume CC0.

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