MIT License (Research Use Only)

Copyright (c) 2024

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software for research and educational purposes only, including without
limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute
copies of the Software, subject to the following conditions:

1. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

2. The Software shall be used solely for research, educational, and
   non-commercial purposes. Commercial use is strictly prohibited without
   explicit written permission.

3. Any academic publications, presentations, or derivative works using this
   Software must cite this project and acknowledge the research nature of
   the work.

4. This Software is designed to analyze and understand watermarking
   technology. Users must comply with all applicable laws and regulations
   regarding digital content and intellectual property.

5. SynthID is proprietary technology owned by Google DeepMind. This project
   does not claim ownership of SynthID or its underlying technology. The
   patterns and methods discovered herein are derived from independent
   analysis.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

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DISCLAIMER:

This project is for research and educational purposes only. The authors do
not endorse or encourage any use of this software that would:

- Violate intellectual property rights
- Circumvent legitimate content identification systems
- Enable the misrepresentation of AI-generated content
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations

Users are responsible for ensuring their use of this software complies with
all applicable laws and ethical guidelines.