Readable first.
Licensing only helps if a young creator can understand what they are choosing and what a user of their work is expected to do.
OpenRockets / MAPLE
Open source, with young creators in mind.
MAPLE — the Minor Authors Public License for Expression — is an OpenRockets initiative exploring a semi-open-source licensing framework designed around the realities of minors publishing code, art, writing, research and other original work online.
Petition is live · 7 verified signaturesLast checked October 3, 2026 · Change.org
Why this exists
Young creators already build in public. The rules around reuse should be easier to understand.
A teenager can publish a repository, illustration, research note or piece of writing globally in minutes. Understanding what others may copy, modify, commercialize or redistribute is much harder. MAPLE is a public attempt to make that first layer of licensing clearer, more visible and easier to discuss with families, educators, maintainers and legal experts.
Credit should travel with the work.
MAPLE’s research starts from a simple question: how can sharing stay possible without making authorship invisible?
Built where it can be challenged.
The concept, research and campaign are public so the community can identify weak assumptions before the framework is treated as finished.
MAPLE publication
Follow the work as it develops.
The MAPLE publication is the campaign’s long-form update channel. The embedded view below uses Substack’s supported embed surface; if your browser blocks embedded content, open the publication directly.
Evidence + public record
Don’t take the headline on faith. Explore the work behind it.
MAPLE Research / v1
The research page is the durable reference point for the reasoning, sources, assumptions and revisions behind the initiative. It is separate from campaign messaging so readers can inspect the substance directly.
Explore research →Petition status
Make the demand visible.
The public Change.org petition was created September 5, 2026. As checked on October 3, 2026, it shows 7 verified signatures. The live petition is the source of truth for the current count.
Live on Change.org7 verified signatures · checked Oct 3Public campaign
Campaign feed
See what MAPLE is saying publicly, without leaving the hub.
This live campaign surface is powered by the Jotform website widget provided for MAPLE updates.