{ "schemaVersion": 1, "contentVersion": "ca42e61ede0a24f789d7287a0001244ad22f4abf", "id": "docs/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use", "collection": "docs", "title": "Historical Codec Wiki terms of use", "description": "Archived Codec Wiki terms, preserved as history rather than current site terms.", "canonicalUrl": "https://encode.wiki/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use/", "apiUrl": "https://encode.wiki/api/v1/documents/docs/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use.json", "markdownUrl": "https://encode.wiki/api/v1/markdown/docs/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use.md", "status": "archived", "tags": [ "migrated" ], "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "dates": { "lastVerified": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z" }, "authors": [], "sources": [ { "title": "Codec Wiki — historical terms at migration commit", "url": "https://github.com/av1-community-contributors/codec-wiki/blob/37c3317fd058b23c71a87679bed5619a98f77752/docs/terms-of-use.mdx" }, { "title": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" } ], "provenance": { "originUrl": "https://github.com/av1-community-contributors/codec-wiki/blob/37c3317fd058b23c71a87679bed5619a98f77752/docs/terms-of-use.mdx", "originCommit": "37c3317fd058b23c71a87679bed5619a98f77752", "migratedAt": "2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "modified": true, "originPath": "docs/terms-of-use.mdx" }, "headings": [], "sections": [ { "id": "_preamble", "title": "Page introduction", "depth": 0, "canonicalUrl": "https://encode.wiki/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use/", "apiUrl": "https://encode.wiki/api/v1/sections/docs/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use/_preamble.json", "markdownUrl": "https://encode.wiki/api/v1/sections/docs/reference/legacy/codec-wiki-terms-of-use/_preamble.md", "checksum": "24c10f6f9afb90a3c8f1a23ab4a29261e87ff67f401e8ff91af8f5a279ac521b", "bytes": 8019 } ], "outboundReferences": [ "/reference/content-license/" ], "checksum": "24c10f6f9afb90a3c8f1a23ab4a29261e87ff67f401e8ff91af8f5a279ac521b", "contentFormat": "markdown", "markdown": "> **Note — Archive scope — editorial clarification, 7 September 2026.**\n>\n> This is a historical document from **Codec Wiki**, preserved with its original attribution. References below to “this site,” hosting, analytics, cookies, comments, contributors, and the maintainer describe the old project and do not describe or establish policy for Encode Wiki. See the [Encode Wiki content license](/reference/content-license/) for the current project.\n
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