JumpStart has a few different licensing schemas to choose from. Each license type is meant to fulfill the specific needs of a particular client type. These licenses (in brief) are (click title for full license):
Free for Freeware ($0.00):
- You do not plan on profiting from the game or games that you produce.
- You may accept donations to your cause as long as they don’t exceed the Indie licensing costs for your game.
- You do not have to pay to receive this license.
- You may publish your game (for free) ANYWHERE!
- You cannot transfer this license to ANYONE!
- You must display the JumpStart and Eon Clash
logos some place within your games startup screen(s).
- As long as you stay within the rights above you pay no royalties.
Indie ($100.00 US per game):
- Your game will make less then $250,000 per year.
- You may accept donation to your cause as well as charge for your game or product.
- You must purchase the license before the re-distribution of your game exceeds the license cost.
- You must display the JumpStart and Eon Clash
logos some place within your games startup screen(s).
- You may purchase a Commercial license to allow for Commercial rights at any time.
- If your game exceeds $250,000 per year you must purchase a Commercial license.
- As long as you stay within the rights above you pay no royalties.
- You may publish your game ANYWHERE!
Commercial ($500 US per game):
- You do not need to display the JumpStart or Eon Clash
logos anywhere.
- You may transfer the license ownership.
- You may publish your game ANYWHERE!
- You pay no royalties.
Educational Usage ($0.00):
- You are planning on teaching students about game development.
- You do not plan on re-distributing the games created outside of the schools main channel.
- You do not have to pay to receive this license.
- You may NOT publish your game ANYWHERE except within schools main channel.
- You (or a student creator) may license a created game under any other acceptable license listed above at any time.
- You must display the JumpStart and Eon Clash
logos some place within your games startup screen(s).
NOTE: You within the above licenses accounts to you personally and as an entity in the case of Commercial, Indie Companies, and Educational Facilities.
