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<h1><span class="catalog-name">DarkAges</span><span class="catalog-subtitle">International Catalog</span></h1>
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<p>Last updated: <time datetime="2026-10-14">14 October 2026</time></p>
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<li><a href="#ownership">Ownership and the footer credit</a></li>
<li><a href="#third-party">Game, publisher and community material</a></li>
<li><a href="#software">Preserved software and hosted packages</a></li>
<li><a href="#reuse">Reusing catalog writing, code and images</a></li>
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<h3 id="ownership-heading">Ownership and the footer credit</h3>
<p>© 2026 Vyrsace · Knowledge Base. All Rights Reserved. This credit identifies the catalog maintainer's original work and does not claim ownership of the games or all material displayed on this website.</p>
<p>Original catalog prose, original research presentation, selection and arrangement, and original site code are reserved to their respective creators except where an explicit license applies. Dates, filenames, version numbers, hashes and other factual metadata are presented as documented facts; the credit is not a claim of exclusive ownership over those facts.</p>
<p>Game software, assets, artwork, logos, names, trademarks, publisher notices and community works retain their respective owners' rights. An author or screenshot contributor may hold rights distinct from the company hosting the source. A company link is not an assertion that the company owns every item in the catalog.</p>
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<h3 id="third-party-heading">Game, publisher and community material</h3>
<p>The catalog reproduces selected visual material and describes preserved software to support identification, comparison, historical documentation and research. Source attribution identifies where material was obtained and, when known, its author, date and context. An educational purpose, historical age, discontinued service or public download does not by itself place material in the public domain or establish permission for every further use.</p>
<p>Official publisher pages, player work hosted on official websites and independent community sources are different kinds of material. Hosting on an official website does not automatically make a player contribution a publisher-authored work. Source files and provenance notes should be consulted before reusing an image, quotation or extracted asset.</p>
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<h3 id="software-heading">Preserved software and hosted packages</h3>
<p>The Downloads and Hashes sections document historical clients, patches, installation packages and selected preservation repacks. Copyright, publisher licenses and any applicable end-user terms remain attached to the underlying software. Preserving or linking a file does not make the maintainer its copyright owner and does not grant a license to modify, run, distribute or commercially exploit it.</p>
<p>Original refers to the catalog's specified source packaging; Repack refers to a separately described package assembled from preserved files. Neither is an official certification or a new grant of rights. A package may include multiple items with different owners or license terms. Read notices included with the package and the catalog's file-specific notes before deciding what you may do with it.</p>
<p>Hashes establish the identity of the object hashed. They do not demonstrate permission to publish or use it, and they do not certify that it is safe to execute. Availability of a link is not evidence that a publisher currently supports the client.</p>
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<h3 id="reuse-heading">Reusing catalog writing, code and images</h3>
<p>Linking to a catalog record and citing its factual findings with the relevant underlying sources supports verifiable research. When quoting or reproducing expressive content, determine whether the use is covered by permission, an explicit license or an applicable legal exception. Give credit to the actual author and preserve any required notices; attribution alone does not substitute for permission.</p>
<p>No blanket Creative Commons, MIT or other open-content/software license is granted to this catalog by this page. Files bearing their own license follow that license for the material it covers. Third-party material is excluded from any permission that a catalog contributor might grant for their own work.</p>
<p>For proposed reuse of original catalog content beyond what applicable law or an existing license allows, ask through <a href="https://github.com/Vyrsace/DAKnow/issues">DAKnow repository issues</a>, describing the material and intended use. The maintainer can address only rights they hold. A reply concerning original catalog writing cannot authorize reuse of a game's assets or another author's work.</p>
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<h3 id="public-repository-heading">Public repository and separate licenses</h3>
<p>The website source is visible in the <a href="https://github.com/Vyrsace/DAKnow">DAKnow repository</a>. Public visibility is not a general open-source license. GitHub explains the distinction between public access and licensing in its <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/licensing-a-repository">repository licensing guidance</a>. Any rights provided by the GitHub Terms of Service for viewing and forking repositories remain separate from permission to reuse third-party material.</p>
<p>If a component includes a license, copyright notice or attribution requirement, retain it when using that component as its license requires. Check the particular file and its origin instead of assuming one license covers the entire repository, its images and its downloadable game packages.</p>
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<h3 id="fonts-heading">Font license and technical assets</h3>
<p>The catalog includes an embedded subset of Noto Sans CJK KR for native-script title rendering. This font software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license applies to the font software, not to game images, catalog writing or downloads.</p>
<p>The complete license is included in <a href="assets/fonts/OFL.txt">assets/fonts/OFL.txt</a>. Font origin and subset metadata are recorded in <a href="assets/fonts/provenance.json">assets/fonts/provenance.json</a>. Preserve the applicable font notices and follow that license's conditions when redistributing or modifying the font. Browser and platform fonts referenced by the stylesheet are supplied by the reader's own system.</p>
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<h3 id="attribution-heading">Image and source attribution</h3>
<p>Logo provenance is recorded in <a href="assets/logos/sources.json">assets/logos/sources.json</a>, and title-gallery image provenance is recorded in <a href="assets/images/sources.json">assets/images/sources.json</a>, with region flag sources in <a href="assets/flags/sources.json">assets/flags/sources.json</a>. These records identify source URLs, known contributor information, captured files and conversion details where available. They are provenance records, not licenses.</p>
<p>The catalog's <a href="index.html#sources">Sources</a> and <a href="index.html#research">Research</a> sections identify the evidence behind version claims. Retain the relevant author, work, date and source link when discussing a finding. Avoid presenting a community interpretation, archive capture date or packaging observation as an unqualified publisher statement.</p>
<p>Conversions such as WebP-to-PNG or lossless extraction do not transfer copyright or erase the source work's attribution. A catalog-generated filename is a local identifier, not evidence of authorship.</p>
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<h3 id="trademarks-heading">Trademarks and non-affiliation</h3>
<p>DarkAges, related game titles, logos and other brand identifiers are used to identify the historical products and services discussed. Their respective owners retain any trademark rights. This catalog does not claim those marks, offer official game services or imply that a logo authorizes this website.</p>
<p>DAKnow is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by <a href="https://www.kru.com/">KRU Interactive</a>, <a href="https://www.nexon.com/main/en">NEXON America Inc.</a> or <a href="https://company.nexon.com/">NEXON Korea Corporation</a>. The same principle applies to the other regional operators, publishers and community sites cited here.</p>
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<h3 id="rights-requests-heading">Attribution corrections and rights requests</h3>
<p>To request a credit correction or review of material, use <a href="https://github.com/Vyrsace/DAKnow/issues">DAKnow repository issues</a>. Identify the exact page, image or downloadable filename, the relevant work and source, your relationship to the rights holder, and the correction or action requested. Include enough context to distinguish the item from similar regional versions. Do not publish unnecessary private information or copyrighted material in the report.</p>
<p>For a formal copyright complaint concerning content hosted by GitHub, follow <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/content-removal-policies/dmca-takedown-policy">GitHub's DMCA Takedown Policy</a>. GitHub has its own process and can publish redacted notices; review its instructions before submitting. Trademark and sensitive-data concerns use GitHub's separate applicable reporting routes. An ordinary catalog issue does not replace a formal notice to the hosting provider.</p>
<p>Reports can lead to corrected attribution, revised descriptions, removal of displayed material or changed links as appropriate to the evidence and applicable requirements. No fixed review deadline or particular outcome is promised. Copies in external archives, forks or third-party mirrors remain under those services' control.</p>
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<h3 id="limits-heading">Limits and revisions</h3>
<p>This page describes the catalog's ownership and licensing position. It is not a legal determination that a particular reproduction, distribution or software use is permitted in every jurisdiction. Applicable statutory rights and exceptions, including those that cannot be waived, remain unaffected.</p>
<p>The revision date appears at the top of this page. A later catalog policy cannot change ownership of third-party works or cancel rights already provided by an applicable separate license. See <a href="terms-of-use.html">Terms of Use</a> for the site's usage and accuracy disclaimers.</p>
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