Ethics and Use

Nora is built with generative tools, human collaboration, and clear boundaries around how both are used.

This page exists to make those boundaries visible.

Tool Use and Licensing

All tools used in the project are accessed through appropriate commercial or professional subscriptions where required. Licensing terms are respected, and usage stays within the conditions set by the services involved.

Generative tools are treated as production tools, not as sources to obscure or misrepresent. Their role in the work is acknowledged rather than hidden.

Disclosure and Representation

The project does not attempt to disguise how work is made.

Music, visuals, and text that involve generative systems are presented as such. Releases are not framed under false pretenses, and the project avoids implying traditional authorship where that would be misleading.

This approach favors clarity over reach.

Platform Boundaries

Different platforms have different policies around generative content.

Some services are open to this kind of work. Others restrict it or decline it entirely. When a platform chooses not to host the work, that decision is accepted without workaround or misrepresentation.

For example, if a service’s policies exclude generative music, the project does not attempt to bypass those rules by omitting or altering disclosure. Availability is shaped by platform policy, not by pressure to be everywhere.

Human Labor and Credit

When people contribute to the project, their work is treated as real labor.

Design, engineering, consultation, and finishing work are paid for where they are used. Credit is given where appropriate. Human contribution is not treated as decorative or interchangeable with tools.

This applies whether collaborators are involved briefly or across multiple frames.

Ongoing Responsibility

Ethical use is not treated as a fixed checklist.

As tools, platforms, and norms change, decisions are revisited. Conversations with artists, professionals, and collaborators inform how the project adapts over time.

If a choice no longer feels aligned with the project’s standards, it is reconsidered.

What This Means in Practice

Some work will not appear everywhere. Some opportunities are declined. Some reach is intentionally limited.

These are not constraints placed on the project from outside. They are part of how it chooses to operate.

The goal is not maximum distribution or approval. It is to make and share the work in a way that remains clear, honest, and respectful to everyone involved.