Open License Agreement v1.0
Copyright Notice: This software is the intellectual property of David J. Stein, Esq., and is covered by retained intellectual property rights, including copyright. The application is made available to you under the following terms and conditions, which are a slightly modified version of the Microsoft Shared Source License:
This License governs use of the accompanying Software, and your use of the Software constitutes acceptance of this license. "Software" includes, without limitation: all executable binaries, all resource files (bitmaps, database/XML files, XML schema files, etc.), all source code, and all documentation. "Software" does not include any files or data created by third parties, including Microsoft, who undoubtedly retain and enforce their own copyright restrictions.
You may use this Software for any non-commercial purpose, subject to the restrictions in this license. Some purposes which can be non-commercial are teaching, academic research, and personal experimentation. You may also distribute this Software with books or other teaching materials, or publish the Software on websites, that are intended to teach the use of the Software. You may not use or distribute this Software or any derivative works in any form for commercial purposes, including (without limitation) running business operations, licensing, leasing, or selling the Software, or distributing the Software for use with commercial products.
You may modify this Software and distribute the modified Software for non-commercial purposes, however, you may not grant rights to the Software or derivative works that are broader than those provided by this License. For example, you may not distribute modifications of the Software under terms that would permit commercial use, or under terms that purport to require the Software or derivative works to be sublicensed to others.
You may use any information in intangible form that you remember after accessing the Software. However, this right does not grant you a license to any of David J. Stein, Esq.'s copyrights or patents for anything you might create using such information.
In return, you agree:
- Not to remove any copyright or other notices from the Software.
- Not to use or distribute this Software or any derivative works in any form for commercial purposes, as that term is described above.
- That if you distribute the Software in source or object form, you will include a verbatim copy of this license.
- That if you distribute derivative works of the Software in source code form you do so only under a license that includes all of the provisions of this License, and if you distribute derivative works of the Software solely in object form you do so only under a license that complies with this License.
- That if you have modified the Software or created derivative works, and distribute such modifications or derivative works, you will cause the modified files to carry prominent notices so that recipients know that they are not receiving the original Software. Such notices must state: (i) that you have changed the Software; and (ii) the date of any changes.
- THAT THE SOFTWARE COMES "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTIES. THIS MEANS NO EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTY OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ALSO, YOU MUST PASS THIS DISCLAIMER ON WHENEVER YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE OR DERIVATIVE WORKS.
- THAT DAVID J. STEIN, ESQ. WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS LICENSE, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT THE LAW PERMITS, NO MATTER WHAT LEGAL THEORY IT IS BASED ON. ALSO, YOU MUST PASS THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ON WHENEVER YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE OR DERIVATIVE WORKS.
- That if you sue anyone over patents that you think may apply to the Software or anyone's use of the Software, your right to the Software and your rights under this License automatically end, while your obligations remain in effect.
- That your rights under this License may be modified or canceled at any time, for any reason, and without notice to you, but will always be made available at http://www.djstein.com/Projects/OpenLicense.html, and that any subsequent revision or version of this License will completely supersede the terms and obligations of all earlier Licenses, including this one.
- That your rights under the License end automatically if you breach it in any way, while your obligations remain in effect.
- That the terms and conditions of this License shall be governed by Ohio law (without regard to its conflict of law principles), and that any dispute over the terms of this License may be brought only in the state and federal courts of the State of Ohio.
David J. Stein, Esq. reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in this license. If you have questions about these terms and conditions, please send email to djs10@po.cwru.edu; but note that such questions or email will not release you from the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.