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IBM Public License Version 1.0
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THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS IBM PUBLIC
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LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM
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CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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1. DEFINITIONS
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"Contribution" means:
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a) in the case of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"),
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the Original Program, and
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b) in the case of each Contributor,
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i) changes to the Program, and
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ii) additions to the Program;
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where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are
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distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution 'originates'
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from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contributor
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itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not
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include additions to the Program which: (i) are separate modules of
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software distributed in conjunction with the Program under their own
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license agreement, and (ii) are not derivative works of the Program.
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"Contributor" means IBM and any other entity that distributes the Program.
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"Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which
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are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution alone or
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when combined with the Program.
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"Original Program" means the original version of the software accompanying
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this Agreement as released by IBM, including source code, object code and
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documentation, if any.
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"Program" means the Original Program and Contributions.
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"Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement,
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including all Contributors.
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2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
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a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
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Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to
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reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly
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perform, distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such Contributor,
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if any, and such derivative works, in source code and object code form.
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b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
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Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under
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Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise
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transfer the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code
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and object code form. This patent license shall apply to the combination
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of the Contribution and the Program if, at the time the Contribution is
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added by the Contributor, such addition of the Contribution causes such
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combination to be covered by the Licensed Patents. The patent license
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shall not apply to any other combinations which include the
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Contribution. No hardware per se is licensed hereunder.
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c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the licenses
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to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are provided by any
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Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other
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intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each Contributor
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disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by any other
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entity based on infringement of intellectual property rights or
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otherwise. As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses granted
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hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to secure
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any other intellectual property rights needed, if any. For example, if a
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third party patent license is required to allow Recipient to distribute
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the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to acquire that license
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before distributing the Program.
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d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient
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copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright
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license set forth in this Agreement.
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3. REQUIREMENTS
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A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form
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under its own license agreement, provided that:
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a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
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b) its license agreement:
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i) effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all warranties and
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conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of
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title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of
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merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;
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ii) effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability for
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damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and
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consequential damages, such as lost profits;
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iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are
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offered by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and
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iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such
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Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable
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manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
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When the Program is made available in source code form:
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a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and
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b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Program.
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Each Contributor must include the following in a conspicuous location in
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the Program:
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Copyright © {date here}, International Business Machines Corporation and
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others. All Rights Reserved.
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In addition, each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its
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Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent
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Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution.
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4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
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Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities
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with respect to end users, business partners and the like. While this
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license is intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the
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Contributor who includes the Program in a commercial product offering
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should do so in a manner which does not create potential liability for
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other Contributors. Therefore, if a Contributor includes the Program in a
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commercial product offering, such Contributor ("Commercial Contributor")
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hereby agrees to defend and indemnify every other Contributor ("Indemnified
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Contributor") against any losses, damages and costs (collectively "Losses")
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arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third
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party against the Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the acts
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or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in connection with its
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distribution of the Program in a commercial product offering. The
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obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses relating
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to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement. In order to
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qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly notify the Commercial
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Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) allow the Commercial
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Contributor to control, and cooperate with the Commercial Contributor in,
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the defense and any related settlement negotiations. The Indemnified
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Contributor may participate in any such claim at its own expense.
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For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial
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product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial
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Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims,
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or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance claims and
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warranties are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under
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this section, the Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims
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against the other Contributors related to those performance claims and
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warranties, and if a court requires any other Contributor to pay any
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damages as a result, the Commercial Contributor must pay those damages.
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5. NO WARRANTY
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON
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AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER
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EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR
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CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining
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the appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes all
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risks associated with its exercise of rights under this Agreement,
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including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors,
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compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or
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equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations.
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6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY
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CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
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LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE
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EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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7. GENERAL
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If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
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applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
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remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action by the
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parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent
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necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
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If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with
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respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or
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counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that
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Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of
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the date such litigation is filed. In addition, If Recipient institutes
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patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or
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counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program itself (excluding
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combinations of the Program with other software or hardware) infringes such
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Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section
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2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
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All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails to
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comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement and
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does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after becoming
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aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this Agreement
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terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the Program as
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soon as reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations under this
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Agreement and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program
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shall continue and survive.
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IBM may publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from
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time to time. Each new version of the Agreement will be given a
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distinguishing version number. The Program (including Contributions) may
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always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement under which
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it was received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement is
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published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including its
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Contributions) under the new version. No one other than IBM has the right
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to modify this Agreement. Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and
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2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual
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property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, by
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implication, estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not expressly
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granted under this Agreement are reserved.
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This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the
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intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to
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this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than one
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year after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a
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jury trial in any resulting litigation.
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