Copyright, Sources & Notices

This page identifies known sources and licenses; it is not permission to copy the website, book, character art, cover design, or animations. Public-domain status can vary by country.

Original project material

Rights are claimed only in the operator’s original human-authored contributions to the book text, site text, editing, selection, arrangement, artwork, and motion treatment, subject to the exclusions below. No ownership is claimed in third-party source material, public-domain works, general ideas, styles, methods, or material for which another person holds the rights. Some project visuals were created with generative-AI assistance and then selected, edited, composited, and animated for this project. The copyright status of purely AI-generated elements can differ by jurisdiction; no claim is made beyond rights the law recognizes.

Historical artworks

The interactive book includes five historical works obtained from the exact Wikimedia Commons files linked beside each image. Those source pages identify the works as Public Domain or PD-Art. The website also shows the artist, date, and holding collection:

• Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ruth in Boaz’s Field (1828).
• William Dyce, The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel (1853).
• Gustave Doré, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1866).
• Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens, The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man (c. 1615).
• Paolo Veronese, The Wedding Feast at Cana (1563).

Museum and collection names identify the works and do not imply sponsorship. The website does not use museum logos or claim museum endorsement.

Scripture

Verbatim Scripture quotations supplied to the Interactive Witness use the World English Bible, which is dedicated to the public domain. Commentary and paraphrase are separate from the biblical text.

Software, fonts, and sound

• GSAP 3.12.2, ScrollTrigger, and ScrollToPlugin are used under the GreenSock Standard License.
• Lenis 1.0.18 is used under the MIT License.
• Cormorant Garamond, Dancing Script, Kaushan Script, and Space Grotesk are self-hosted under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license and copyright notices ship with the site.
• The fire recording “Fireplace Fire Crackling” by RyanKingArt is used under CC0 1.0. The rain ambience and interface tones are original deterministic synthesis and contain no third-party recordings.

Detailed notices are available in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt.

AI and service names

The opening film was created with Grok and then selected, edited, and prepared for this website. Created with Grok. Some fictional character imagery was created with OpenAI image generation and then edited and composited for the project. OpenAI also operates the language-model and moderation APIs used by the optional text chat. Grok, xAI, OpenAI, and related names are trademarks of their owners; this book website is not endorsed by or affiliated with those companies. The Witness is clearly labeled as AI and should not be mistaken for a real person or professional adviser.

Amazon

The purchase link goes directly to the book’s Amazon product page and contains no affiliate tracking tag. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This website is not endorsed by Amazon, and availability and terms are controlled by Amazon.

Rights concerns

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