Licensing and media rights · San Andreas Sound Suite Documentation

01 / License map

There is no single repository-wide license

Each component controls its own software, documentation, and media. A permission granted for one layer does not automatically apply to another.

Material	Terms	What must travel with a redistribution
san_andreas_sound software	MIT	LICENSE, THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md, and the notices under licenses/.
san_andreas_dispatch software, configuration, and accompanying software documentation	MIT	The component LICENSE. Bundled recordings are outside this grant and require ATTRIBUTION.md plus their applicable terms.
san_andreas_radio software and accompanying documentation	MIT	The component LICENSE. Thematic station artwork is separately governed by MEDIA_LICENSE.md and ASSET_PROVENANCE.md.
san_andreas_station_pack software and accompanying documentation	MIT	The component LICENSE. Included demonstration audio and artwork use separate CC BY 4.0 terms.
San Andreas Sound Suite Content Builder software	MIT	The Builder LICENSE and notices retained with the distributed application or source.
Original release-manual text, original diagrams, and original layout owned by DrSnyder	CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise noted	Appropriate credit, a CC BY 4.0 link, and an indication of changes.
Third-party material and server-owner imports	Its own license or permission	Every source, license, attribution, modification note, and distribution restriction required by that material.

02 / Documentation

Reuse the documentation correctly

CC BY 4.0 permits sharing and adapting the eligible documentation for any purpose, including commercial use, when appropriate credit is provided, the license is linked, and changes are identified. If the repository summary and the Creative Commons legal code differ, the legal code controls.

This website is an adapted, navigable presentation of the manuals. Its attribution identifies the original author, license, and the organizational change. That attribution covers only documentation material owned by DrSnyder.

San Andreas Sound Suite documentation by DrSnyder, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Third-party trademarks, service marks, names, logos, and brand material are excluded.
Grand Theft Auto V or FiveM game imagery, gameplay screenshots, interface captures, and material owned by Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, Cfx.re, or another party are excluded.
Bundled or depicted audio, music, artwork, fonts, recordings, and other separately licensed media are excluded.
Source-code excerpts remain governed by the relevant component's software license, not by the manuals' CC BY 4.0 notice.
No third-party endorsement is implied, and the notice grants only rights that DrSnyder owns.

03 / Dispatch media

Dispatch recordings require a separate audit

The Dispatch MIT license covers source code, configuration, and accompanying software documentation, but explicitly excludes bundled MP3 recordings. The recordings retain their source licenses, permissions, and attribution terms.

The release contains 500 locally hosted Dispatch recordings for which detailed source, permission, and review records are retained privately by DrSnyder. Those private records are not runtime content and must not be copied into public website documentation. Their absence from the public package is not a blanket redistribution grant.

A further 100 air-traffic clips were segmented from the CC0 recording Alaskan air traffic control by deleted_user_2906614 on Freesound. Retain the public ATTRIBUTION.md record even though CC0 does not require attribution, because it preserves provenance and the Suite's license boundary.

Public Dispatch media records

Dispatch ATTRIBUTION.md
Canonical public boundary and provenance summary for the bundled recordings.
CC0 1.0 Universal
Terms identified for the source air-traffic recording.

Before replacing a recording, listen to the complete file and review names, addresses, license plates, phone numbers, medical details, background voices, and other identifying information.
Record the creator, source URL or acquisition record, permission or license, review date, modifications, and the exact files covered.
Distinguish permission for private server playback from permission to rebroadcast, bundle in a downloadable resource, or redistribute publicly.
Keep ATTRIBUTION.md with the resource and preserve any additional notices required by replacement media.
Use a staging copy, regenerate the catalog, and run the Dispatch two-client verification before promoting the media set.

04 / Radio media

Radio artwork is CC BY 4.0 media

The 24 thematic JPG backgrounds under san_andreas_radio/web/assets/stations were prepared for Radio and are licensed by DrSnyder under CC BY 4.0. They do not reproduce official GTA V station logos; the NUI renders configured labels and station names separately.

Sharing or adapting those images, including commercially, requires credit to DrSnyder, a CC BY 4.0 link, and an indication of changes. The Radio MIT license does not replace these media terms.

San Andreas Radio thematic artwork by DrSnyder, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

A server owner may replace an image only with artwork they own or may distribute. Record that replacement's provenance and terms rather than carrying forward the Suite artwork credit onto unrelated media.

05 / Station media

Station Pack demo assets have their own terms

Included asset	Provenance	License
audio/first-light.mp3	Original 45-second procedurally synthesized track prepared August 9, 2026; no sampled or downloaded audio.	CC BY 4.0
audio/crossfade-city.mp3	Original 45-second procedurally synthesized track prepared August 9, 2026; no sampled or downloaded audio.	CC BY 4.0
audio/midnight-exit.mp3	Original 45-second procedurally synthesized track prepared August 9, 2026; no sampled or downloaded audio.	CC BY 4.0
artwork/vinewood-demo-fm-v2.jpg	Original fictional-scene artwork prepared with OpenAI ImageGen on August 9, 2026 and resized to 960×640; no real brands, logos, lettering, or source artwork.	CC BY 4.0

San Andreas Station Pack demo media by DrSnyder, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The demo-media notice allows sharing and adaptation, including commercial use, when appropriate credit, the CC BY 4.0 link, and a change indication are provided. The Station Pack MIT license covers software and accompanying documentation, not the listed files.

Additional music, identifiers, voice clips, or artwork remain under their owners' licenses. The server owner is responsible for verifying and recording those rights before distributing a generated or hand-built station pack.

06 / Generated packages

Builder output does not grant media rights

The Builder validates structure, supported formats, safe paths, catalog integrity, durations, and related packaging rules; it does not determine ownership, consent, privacy compliance, local-law compliance, or redistribution permission.
Projects, uploads, audit records, and generated ZIPs stay on the local workstation unless the operator deliberately moves or publishes them.
Imported projects retain their existing media licenses. Import success is not approval to distribute their contents.
Generated Dispatch and Station Pack packages should include their public license and attribution files. Add notices for every replacement or additional asset.
Review generated audit files before publication because an operator's working copy may contain local source paths, acquisition notes, or other private release records that do not belong in a public package.

07 / Release audit

Public distribution checklist

Inventory every software, documentation, audio, artwork, font, screenshot, recording, logo, and imported compatibility asset in the package.
For each item, identify its owner, source, license or written permission, modification status, and allowed uses. Resolve unknowns before release.
Keep each component's LICENSE and required third-party notices in their original locations.
Keep Dispatch ATTRIBUTION.md and all notices required by replacement recordings; do not infer permission from file possession.
Keep Radio and Station Pack MEDIA_LICENSE.md and ASSET_PROVENANCE.md whenever their bundled CC BY 4.0 assets are redistributed.
Credit adapted manual material, link CC BY 4.0, identify changes, and exclude third-party screenshots, audio, trademarks, and code from that blanket claim.
Remove secrets, credentials, private URLs, personal data, local paths, temporary archives, and private audit evidence from the public artifact.
Build the exact release candidate, inspect its contents, test it on a clean staging server, and archive the final public notices beside the release record.

Question	Release gate
Can we run it on our own server?	Confirm the applicable license or private permission covers that use.
Can we rebroadcast or stream it to players?	Confirm media and platform terms cover transmission, not merely local possession.
Can we place it in a downloadable FiveM resource?	Confirm redistribution and, where relevant, commercial-use rights.
Can we advertise it with a screenshot, logo, or clip?	Confirm publication rights for that promotional asset separately.
Can we modify it?	Confirm adaptation rights and record the required change notice.
Is attribution optional?	Follow the exact license and permission record; retaining useful provenance is still recommended.