Modify README and add paragraph to license to make it clear that bran…

…ds/logos are held by their respective copyright owners
YARC-Official · Dec 16, 2023 · 9bf24e9 · 9bf24e9
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@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
 means.
 
 In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
-of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
-software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
-of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
-successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
-relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
-software under copyright law.
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the software,
+excluding brand logos and trademarks, to the public domain. We make this
+dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment
+of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt
+act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights
+to this software under copyright law.
+
+Certain icons or images included in this software may be subject to
+copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights, which are
+owned by their respective copyright or trademark holders. These elements
+are not covered by the public domain dedication and may have separate
+copyright or trademark restrictions.
 
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
@@ -21,4 +27,4 @@ OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
 ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>
+For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OpenSource (get it?) is a large list of guitar-game source icons, and source nam
 
 # 🛡️ License
 
-OpenSource itself is licensed under the Unlicense License (completely public domain) - see the [`LICENSE`](../master/LICENSE) file for details.
+OpenSource itself and its assets are completely public domain, however the **trademarks of the brands/games themselves are held by their respective copyright or trademark owners** - see the [`LICENSE`](../master/LICENSE) file for details.
 
 Credit would be nice, but is definately not required.