1 | Common Public License Version 0.5 |
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3 | THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON |
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4 | PUBLIC LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF |
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5 | THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. |
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6 | |
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7 | 1. DEFINITIONS |
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8 | |
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9 | "Contribution" means: |
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10 | |
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11 | a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and |
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12 | documentation distributed under this Agreement, and |
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14 | b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor: |
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15 | |
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16 | i) changes to the Program, and |
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17 | |
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18 | ii) additions to the Program; |
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19 | |
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20 | where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and |
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21 | are distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution |
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22 | 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by such |
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23 | Contributor itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's behalf. |
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24 | Contributions do not include additions to the Program which: (i) are |
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25 | separate modules of software distributed in conjunction with the |
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26 | Program under their own license agreement, and (ii) are not derivative |
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27 | works of the Program. |
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28 | |
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29 | "Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the Program. |
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30 | |
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31 | "Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor |
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32 | which are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution |
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33 | alone or when combined with the Program. |
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34 | |
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35 | "Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance with this |
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36 | Agreement. |
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37 | |
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38 | "Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this |
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39 | Agreement, including all Contributors. |
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40 | |
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41 | 2. GRANT OF RIGHTS |
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42 | |
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43 | a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby |
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44 | grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright |
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45 | license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, |
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46 | publicly perform, distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such |
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47 | Contributor, if any, and such derivative works, in source code and |
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48 | object code form. |
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49 | |
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50 | b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby |
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51 | grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent |
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52 | license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, |
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53 | import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such Contributor, if |
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54 | any, in source code and object code form. This patent license shall |
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55 | apply to the combination of the Contribution and the Program if, at |
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56 | the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such addition |
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57 | of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered by the |
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58 | Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any other |
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59 | combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is |
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60 | licensed hereunder. |
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61 | |
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62 | c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the |
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63 | licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are |
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64 | provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the |
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65 | patent or other intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each |
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66 | Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by |
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67 | any other entity based on infringement of intellectual property rights |
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68 | or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses |
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69 | granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility |
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70 | to secure any other intellectual property rights needed, if any. For |
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71 | example, if a third party patent license is required to allow |
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72 | Recipient to distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility |
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73 | to acquire that license before distributing the Program. |
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74 | |
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75 | d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient |
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76 | copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright |
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77 | license set forth in this Agreement. |
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78 | |
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79 | 3. REQUIREMENTS |
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80 | |
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81 | A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form |
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82 | under its own license agreement, provided that: |
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83 | |
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84 | a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and |
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85 | |
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86 | b) its license agreement: |
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87 | |
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88 | i) effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all warranties |
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89 | and conditions, express and implied, including warranties or |
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90 | conditions of title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or |
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91 | conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; |
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92 | |
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93 | ii) effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability |
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94 | for damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and |
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95 | consequential damages, such as lost profits; |
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96 | |
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97 | iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are |
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98 | offered by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and |
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99 | |
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100 | iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such |
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101 | Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable |
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102 | manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange. |
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103 | |
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104 | When the Program is made available in source code form: |
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105 | |
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106 | a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and |
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107 | |
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108 | b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the |
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109 | Program. |
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110 | |
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111 | Contributors may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained |
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112 | within the Program. |
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113 | |
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114 | Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its |
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115 | Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent |
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116 | Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution. |
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117 | |
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118 | 4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION |
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119 | |
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120 | Commercial distributors of software may accept certain |
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121 | responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the |
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122 | like. While this license is intended to facilitate the commercial use |
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123 | of the Program, the Contributor who includes the Program in a |
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124 | commercial product offering should do so in a manner which does not |
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125 | create potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore, if a |
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126 | Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering, |
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127 | such Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend |
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128 | and indemnify every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor") |
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129 | against any losses, damages and costs (collectively "Losses") arising |
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130 | from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third party |
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131 | against the Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the acts |
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132 | or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in connection with its |
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133 | distribution of the Program in a commercial product offering. The |
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134 | obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses |
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135 | relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement. |
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136 | In order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly |
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137 | notify the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) |
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138 | allow the Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with the |
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139 | Commercial Contributor in, the defense and any related settlement |
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140 | negotiations. The Indemnified Contributor may participate in any such |
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141 | claim at its own expense. |
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142 | |
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143 | For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial |
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144 | product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial |
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145 | Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance |
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146 | claims, or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance |
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147 | claims and warranties are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility |
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148 | alone. Under this section, the Commercial Contributor would have to |
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149 | defend claims against the other Contributors related to those |
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150 | performance claims and warranties, and if a court requires any other |
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151 | Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial Contributor |
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152 | must pay those damages. |
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153 | |
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154 | 5. NO WARRANTY |
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155 | |
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156 | EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS |
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157 | PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY |
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158 | KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY |
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159 | WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY |
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160 | OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely |
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161 | responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and |
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162 | distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its |
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163 | exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to |
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164 | the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable |
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165 | laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and |
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166 | unavailability or interruption of operations. |
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167 | |
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168 | 6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY |
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169 | |
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170 | EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR |
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171 | ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, |
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172 | INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING |
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173 | WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF |
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174 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING |
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175 | NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR |
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176 | DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED |
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177 | HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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178 | |
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179 | 7. GENERAL |
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180 | |
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181 | If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under |
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182 | applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of |
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183 | the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further |
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184 | action by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the |
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185 | minimum extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable. |
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186 | |
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187 | If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with |
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188 | respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or |
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189 | counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that |
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190 | Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as |
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191 | of the date such litigation is filed. In addition, If Recipient |
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192 | institutes patent litigation against any entity (including a |
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193 | cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program |
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194 | itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or |
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195 | hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's |
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196 | rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such |
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197 | litigation is filed. |
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198 | |
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199 | All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it |
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200 | fails to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this |
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201 | Agreement and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of |
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202 | time after becoming aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's |
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203 | rights under this Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use |
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204 | and distribution of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. |
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205 | However, Recipient's obligations under this Agreement and any licenses |
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206 | granted by Recipient relating to the Program shall continue and |
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207 | survive. |
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208 | |
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209 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Agreement, |
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210 | but in order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and |
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211 | may only be modified in the following manner. The Agreement Steward |
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212 | reserves the right to publish new versions (including revisions) of |
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213 | this Agreement from time to time. No one other than the Agreement |
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214 | Steward has the right to modify this Agreement. IBM is the initial |
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215 | Agreement Steward. IBM may assign the responsibility to serve as the |
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216 | Agreement Steward to a suitable separate entity. Each new version of |
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217 | the Agreement will be given a distinguishing version number. The |
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218 | Program (including Contributions) may always be distributed subject to |
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219 | the version of the Agreement under which it was received. In addition, |
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220 | after a new version of the Agreement is published, Contributor may |
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221 | elect to distribute the Program (including its Contributions) under |
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222 | the new version. Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) |
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223 | above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual |
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224 | property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, |
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225 | by implication, estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not |
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226 | expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved. |
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227 | |
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228 | This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and |
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229 | the intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No |
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230 | party to this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement |
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231 | more than one year after the cause of action arose. Each party waives |
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232 | its rights to a jury trial in any resulting litigation. |
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