chore: remove project-wide license declarations

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ transcript excerpt — behaviour changes are hard to review from a diff alone.
 Use the issue templates. For anything security-related, follow
 [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) instead of opening a public issue.
 
-## License
+## Contribution terms
 
-By contributing you agree that your contributions are licensed under the
-[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE).
+No project-wide contribution license is currently specified. Discuss the terms
+with the maintainer before submitting code.

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 **Give it a chemistry chapter. Get a playable lab.**
 
-An open-source studio where an AI agent turns a chemistry chapter into a real, playable
+A studio where an AI agent turns a chemistry chapter into a real, playable
 simulation — and proves it's winnable before anyone plays it.
 
 Built for school chemistry, classes 8–10.
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Built for school chemistry, classes 8–10.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-  <a href="LICENSE"><img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/builtbyrishabh/lessonplay/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img alt="CI" src="https://github.com/builtbyrishabh/lessonplay/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg"></a>
   <img alt="Next.js 15" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Next.js-15-black?logo=next.js">
   <img alt="TypeScript" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5.8-3178c6?logo=typescript&logoColor=white">
@@ -234,13 +233,23 @@ The areas most open to help right now:
 Start with [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Security issues go to
 [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md), not the public tracker.
 
-## License
+## Copyright and third-party notices
 
-[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE) © 2026 Rishabh Singh.
+© 2026 Rishabh Singh.
+
+No project-wide license is offered for this revision. Previously licensed copies
+retain the permissions granted under their original terms. Third-party components
+remain subject to their own licenses.
+
+Third-party attributions are retained in [`game-engine/NOTICE`](game-engine/NOTICE).
+The Apache 2.0 terms for Vercel-derived scaffolding are retained separately in
+[`third-party/APACHE-2.0.txt`](third-party/APACHE-2.0.txt).
 
 The rule-engine pattern in `@learn-loop/core` is adapted from the MIT-licensed
 [chem_lab](https://github.com/nsriram/chem_lab); see
-[`NOTICE`](game-engine/packages/learn-loop-core/NOTICE) for the full attribution.
+[`NOTICE`](game-engine/packages/learn-loop-core/NOTICE) for the full attribution and
+[`LICENSE-chem_lab.txt`](game-engine/packages/learn-loop-core/LICENSE-chem_lab.txt)
+for its MIT terms.
 The studio UI is ported from Vercel's `v0-clone` example onto shadcn/ui.
 
 <div align="center"><sub>Built by <a href="https://github.com/builtbyrishabh">@builtbyrishabh</a> · <a href="https://www.lessonplay.space">lessonplay.space</a></sub></div>

game-engine/games/chemistry-lab-bench/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lessonplay/chemistry-lab-template",
   "version": "0.1.0",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "lessonplay": {

game-engine/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lessonplay-game-engine",
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Self-contained Learn Loop engine + reference template. Copied into the sandbox and installed there; not part of the web app's dependency graph.",
   "scripts": {

game-engine/packages/learn-loop-core/LICENSE-chem_lab.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 nsriram
+
+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 without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+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.

game-engine/packages/learn-loop-core/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@learn-loop/core",
   "version": "0.1.0",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Domain-agnostic 'guided-sim' learning-game engine: the Predict → Observe → Explain loop, a first-match-wins rule engine with declarative transforms, a scenario validator, the session reducer, tap-gating, stage geometry, and (opt-in) React UI shells. Consumed source-only by member games via the workspace; not built to dist or published.",

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Give it a chemistry chapter. Get a playable lab. An AI studio that writes, validates, and publishes playable chemistry games for classes 8-10.",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Rishabh Singh",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/builtbyrishabh/lessonplay#readme",
   "repository": {

LICENSE → third-party/APACHE-2.0.txt

@@ -175,28 +175,3 @@
 
    END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
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-
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-
-   Copyright 2026 Rishabh Singh
-
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
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