The checklist below will tell you if your project qualifies as Indie under our license terms. If your project doesn’t qualify as Indie, it can only use the Studio license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please note that the information below is provided as an overview for convenience, and does not overrule the actual license terms.<\/sub><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Definitions<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creators<\/strong> Neutral Entities<\/strong> Checklist<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. How many Creators does the project have?<\/strong> 2. Are all Creators human?<\/strong> 3. Do all Creators hold ownership rights to the project?<\/strong> 4. Will all Creators be paid in proportion to the project’s revenue (if the project generates revenue)?<\/strong> 5. Besides Creators and Neutral Entities, will any other entity: work on, distribute, monetize, market, finance, or otherwise be involved with the project?<\/strong> If all<\/span> your answers are marked ‘Indie<\/strong><\/mark>‘, your project is eligible for the Free Indie<\/strong>, Starter Indie<\/strong> or Pro Indie<\/strong> licenses. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Indie Project Checklist The checklist below will tell you if your project qualifies as Indie under our license terms. If your project doesn’t qualify as Indie, it can only use the Studio license. Please note that the information below is provided as an overview for convenience, and does not overrule the actual license terms.If any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4504"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4819,"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4504\/revisions\/4819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/candy-arts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If any information conflicts with the license terms, the license terms take precedence.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the purpose of this checklist, a Creator<\/strong><\/em> is any entity who holds ownership rights<\/strong> to the project and\/or earns money based on the project’s revenue<\/strong>.
\u2022 This often includes publishers.
\u2022 Neutral Entities (see below) are not<\/span> considered Creators.*
*This is a good thing: it means Neutral Entities involved with your project don’t disqualify it from being Indie.<\/em><\/sub>
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Neutral Entities are entities whose involvement is strictly limited to the following roles:
\u2022 Distribution platforms<\/strong> (GOG, Steam, etc.)<\/em>
\u2022 Payment processors<\/strong> (credit cards, banks, etc.)<\/em>
\u2022 Commissioned parties<\/strong> (freelance artists, etc.)<\/em>
\u2022 Services and products<\/strong> (legal advice, server hosting services, ready-made assets, software licenses, etc.)<\/em>
\u2022 Content creators<\/strong> (streamers, youtubers, etc.)<\/em>
\u2022 End-users<\/strong> (people playing your game or using your software)<\/em>
See \u00ab\u00a0Neutral Entities\u00a0\u00bb in the license terms for details.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Indie projects are limited to 5 Creators.<\/em>
\u2022 1-5 \u2192 Indie<\/strong><\/mark>
\u2022 6+ \u2192 Not Indie<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Indie projects, all Creators must be human, not companies.<\/em>
\u2022 All Creators are human \u2192 Indie<\/strong><\/mark>
\u2022 Some Creators are organizations\/companies \u2192 Not Indie<\/mark>*<\/strong>
*Our licenses provide exemptions for Indies who register as a legal entity for legal reasons. This is not addressed on this page. See \u00ab\u00a0Indie Organizations\u00a0\u00bb in our license terms for details.<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Indie projects, all Creators must share ownership of the project.<\/em>
\u2022 Every Creator is an owner of the project \u2192 Indie<\/strong><\/mark>
\u2022 Some Creators don’t own the project \u2192 Not Indie<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Indie projects, all Creators must be entitled to a share of the revenue.<\/em>
\u2022 Every Creator will be paid based on the project’s revenue \u2192 Indie<\/strong><\/mark>
\u2022 Some Creators will not be paid at all \/ will only be paid a fixed amount \/ will have a pay limit \/ another arrangement not proportional to the project’s revenue \u2192 Not Indie<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n
This definition can include employees, volunteers, interns, etc.<\/em>
\u2022 Everyone involved is either a Creator or a Neutral Entity \u2192 Indie<\/strong><\/mark>
\u2022 Some entities who are not Creators or Neutral Entities will be involved with the project \u2192 Not Indie<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If any<\/span> of your answers are marked ‘Not Indie<\/strong><\/mark>‘, your project is only eligible for the Studio License<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n