1. Purpose and Scope
This document defines the intellectual property ownership, licensing terms, and attribution obligations associated with all assets produced by or incorporated into Helixra, operated by Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd.
It is intended for use by institutional partners, academic researchers, journalists, grant evaluators, potential licensees, and any party seeking to understand the IP structure of the Helixra platform.
2. What Yellow House Productions Owns
Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd holds copyright over the following original works produced in connection with Helixra:
2.1 Software and Platform
- All source code for the helixra.art website and platform
- All game engine implementations for Olinda Keliya, Nerenchi Keliya, and Pancha Keliya as digital works
- All interaction logic, game state management, and interface mechanics
2.2 Visual and Design Assets
- All original visual designs, UI layouts, iconography, and design systems produced by or for Yellow House Productions
- All original illustrations, animations, and motion graphics
- All brand assets including the Helixra wordmark, logo, and associated visual identity
- All original heritage-inspired visual interpretations of game boards, pieces, and environments
2.3 Written and Documentary Works
- All original written content including game descriptions, archive documentation, heritage notes, and platform copy
- All original field documentation scripts, captions, and research commentary
- All original academic and institutional documents produced by Yellow House Productions
2.4 Audio Works
- Original commissioned audio recordings where rights have been formally assigned to Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd via written agreement
- Original musical compositions or arrangements produced for the platform
3. What Yellow House Productions Does Not Own
The following are explicitly excluded from Yellow House Productions intellectual property claims:
- The traditional games themselves - Olinda Keliya, Nerenchi Keliya, Pancha Keliya, and all other jana kreeda are part of the intangible cultural heritage of Sri Lanka and the broader South Asian region. They belong to the communities that have practised and transmitted them across generations. No copyright or proprietary claim is made over gameplay rules, game names, or cultural knowledge in their traditional form.
- Traditional knowledge and oral heritage - any knowledge, oral history, regional variant, or cultural information shared by community members or knowledge-holders remains the intellectual and cultural property of those communities
- Historical and archival source materials - documentary records, museum collections, academic publications, and archival materials consulted during research remain subject to their original rights holders
4. Trademarks
The following marks are trademarks of Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd, registered or pending in Sri Lanka:
Use of these marks by any third party requires prior written permission from Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd. For trademark enquiries: info@thearchivistgame.art
5. Licensing Terms for Platform Assets
5.1 Personal and Educational Use
The Helixra platform is free to access and play for personal, educational, and non-commercial cultural purposes. This constitutes a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the platform as intended.
5.2 Academic and Research Use
Researchers, academics, and heritage institutions may reference, cite, and describe Helixra documentation, game implementations, and methodologies in academic publications and research outputs, subject to:
- Full attribution to Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd and Helixra
- No reproduction of substantial portions of platform content without written permission
- Prior contact with Yellow House Productions where Helixra is a primary subject of research
5.3 Commercial Licensing
Any commercial use of Helixra assets requires a formal licensing agreement with Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd, administered through Linseed Pvt Ltd. Contact: info@thearchivistgame.art
5.4 Prohibited Uses
- Reproduction or distribution of game code, visual assets, or documentation for commercial purposes without licence
- Creation of derivative works based on Helixra original implementations without written permission
- Scraping or automated extraction of platform content
- Use of Helixra assets in any product or service that misrepresents the origin or nature of the traditional games
- Any use that implies endorsement by Yellow House Productions, NIA, WIPO, UNESCO, or any government body where none exists
6. Contributor Attribution
Yellow House Productions maintains attribution records for all individuals and organisations who have contributed knowledge, expertise, recordings, or research to the Helixra archive. Contributors are credited in accordance with their stated preferences as documented in their Contributor Knowledge Agreement.
Attribution categories include:
- Named credit on the platform and in associated publications
- Institutional credit where a contribution is made on behalf of an organisation
- Anonymous contribution where the contributor has requested privacy
Contributor attribution records are maintained by Linseed Pvt Ltd and are available to institutional partners and grant evaluators upon request.
7. Copyright Notice
Copyright 2026 Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd. Original implementations only. Traditional games are the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka.
Copyright 2026 Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd. Copyright applies to original software, visual design, documentation, and audio works. No ownership is claimed over traditional games or associated cultural knowledge, consistent with WIPO IGC TCE principles and the UNESCO 2003 Convention.
Copyright 2026 Yellow House Productions Pvt Ltd (PV00308408), Heiyanthuduwa, Sri Lanka. All rights reserved in respect of original software implementations, visual and design assets, written documentation, commissioned audio recordings, and brand materials. The traditional games archived on this platform - including Olinda Keliya, Nerenchi Keliya, and Pancha Keliya - are intangible cultural heritage belonging to the communities of Sri Lanka and the South Asian region. No proprietary claim is made over gameplay rules, cultural knowledge, or traditional expressions in their inherited form, consistent with the principles of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), and the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.