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## 📄 License
-Interoperability research under §69e UrhG — private, non-commercial use only.
+[](LICENSE)
+
+KX-Bridge is released under the **GNU General Public License v3.0**. See
+[LICENSE](LICENSE) for the full text. Forks and modifications must remain
+under GPLv3 if redistributed.
+
+The MQTT protocol implementation is the result of independent
+reverse-engineering for interoperability purposes (§69e UrhG / EU Software
+Directive Art. 6). Third-party material in the repository (Anycubic TLS
+certificates) is **not** covered by GPLv3 and is included solely to enable
+authentication against printers the end-user already owns. See
+[NOTICE.md](NOTICE.md) for details and disclaimer.
+
+This project is independent and not affiliated with Anycubic.