Pinegrove — Copyright and Legal Notice

Legal information concerning the Pinegrove project and related works for Pavlov.

Rights and permitted use

Pinegrove, Pinegrove Milsim, Pinegrove PMC, and Pinegrove v2 (together, the “Pinegrove Identifiers”) identify the independent Pinegrove Pavlov community project, its original maps, related releases, promotional materials, and community activities. The project claims ownership of, or permission to enforce rights in, its original copyrightable creative contributions, to the extent such rights are held by the project or have been validly assigned or licensed to it, including original level design expression, environments, world-building elements, map textures, models, graphics, artwork, visual compositions, written materials, promotional images, and distinctive logos. Copyright in original expression arises under the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights, Law No. 115-IQ of 5 June 1996 (as amended), and qualifying works may also be protected in other countries under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, including its principles of national treatment and automatic protection, as implemented by each country's laws. In the United States, relevant protections can include 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 106, subject to the limitations and exceptions in copyright law; in European Union member states, relevant rights can include reproduction and communication-to-the-public rights under Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC as implemented nationally. No person or community is given permission by this notice to extract, duplicate, modify, reupload, commercially exploit, distribute, or represent as their own any original protected Pinegrove material without an appropriate license or other lawful basis. Likewise, no unrelated community should falsely hold itself out as the official Pinegrove, Pinegrove Milsim, Pinegrove PMC, or Pinegrove v2 operation, falsely claim its endorsement, or adopt confusingly similar identifiers in circumstances that violate applicable trademark, passing-off, unfair-competition, or consumer-protection law. The project asserts the Pinegrove Identifiers as its branding and reserves any available unregistered, use-based, registered, and other legally recognized rights in those identifiers, subject to proof of ownership and the laws of each jurisdiction. Trademark rights in Azerbaijan are governed in part by the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Law No. 504-IQ of 12 June 1998 (as amended); rights under the U.S. Lanham Act and, in the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 depend on the applicable facts and, for registration-based remedies, valid registration and its scope. This notice does not claim that a United States federal registration or European Union trade mark registration exists unless its official registration number and proprietor have been independently confirmed. Any use that infringes established intellectual-property rights may be reported to hosting providers, community platforms, distribution services, search engines, or other relevant intermediaries; the project may submit valid copyright takedown notifications under 17 U.S.C. § 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act where applicable, request removal or access restriction under relevant platform policies, and seek civil or other lawful remedies in the competent jurisdiction. Takedowns depend on the merits, the platform's procedures, and applicable law, and are not automatic. Copyright does not, by itself, provide exclusive rights in short names or phrases; independent commentary, nominative references, lawful interoperability, fair use or other exceptions, and licensed use remain subject to applicable law. Pinegrove does not claim ownership of Pavlov, its developer's trademarks, or third-party content absent a separate lawful right. The only Discord server that this project identifies here as its official community is https://discord.gg/mtqv5W4vs; other servers must not imply official status without authorization. Legal correspondence, permissions, disputes, and infringement reports should be sent to [email protected].

Official community & legal contact

Official Discord: discord.gg/mtqv5W4vs
Legal inquiries: [email protected]