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1r#"3D Slicer Contribution and Software License Agreement ("Agreement")
2Version 1.0 (December 20, 2005)
3
4This Agreement covers contributions to and downloads from the 3D
5Slicer project ("Slicer") maintained by The Brigham and Women's
6Hospital, Inc. ("Brigham"). Part A of this Agreement applies to
7contributions of software and/or data to Slicer (including making
8revisions of or additions to code and/or data already in Slicer). Part
9B of this Agreement applies to downloads of software and/or data from
10Slicer. Part C of this Agreement applies to all transactions with
11Slicer. If you distribute Software (as defined below) downloaded from
12Slicer, all of the paragraphs of Part B of this Agreement must be
13included with and apply to such Software.
14
15Your contribution of software and/or data to Slicer (including prior
16to the date of the first publication of this Agreement, each a
17"Contribution") and/or downloading, copying, modifying, displaying,
18distributing or use of any software and/or data from Slicer
19(collectively, the "Software") constitutes acceptance of all of the
20terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not agree to such
21terms and conditions, you have no right to contribute your
22Contribution, or to download, copy, modify, display, distribute or use
23the Software.
24
25PART A. CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT - License to Brigham with Right to
26Sublicense ("Contribution Agreement").
27
281. As used in this Contribution Agreement, "you" means the individual
29   contributing the Contribution to Slicer and the institution or
30   entity which employs or is otherwise affiliated with such
31   individual in connection with such Contribution.
32
332. This Contribution Agreement applies to all Contributions made to
34   Slicer, including without limitation Contributions made prior to
35   the date of first publication of this Agreement. If at any time you
36   make a Contribution to Slicer, you represent that (i) you are
37   legally authorized and entitled to make such Contribution and to
38   grant all licenses granted in this Contribution Agreement with
39   respect to such Contribution; (ii) if your Contribution includes
40   any patient data, all such data is de-identified in accordance with
41   U.S. confidentiality and security laws and requirements, including
42   but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and
43   Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its regulations, and your disclosure
44   of such data for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement is
45   properly authorized and in compliance with all applicable laws and
46   regulations; and (iii) you have preserved in the Contribution all
47   applicable attributions, copyright notices and licenses for any
48   third party software or data included in the Contribution.
49
503. Except for the licenses granted in this Agreement, you reserve all
51   right, title and interest in your Contribution.
52
534. You hereby grant to Brigham, with the right to sublicense, a
54   perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no charge, royalty-free,
55   irrevocable license to use, reproduce, make derivative works of,
56   display and distribute the Contribution. If your Contribution is
57   protected by patent, you hereby grant to Brigham, with the right to
58   sublicense, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge,
59   royalty-free, irrevocable license under your interest in patent
60   rights covering the Contribution, to make, have made, use, sell and
61   otherwise transfer your Contribution, alone or in combination with
62   any other code.
63
645. You acknowledge and agree that Brigham may incorporate your
65   Contribution into Slicer and may make Slicer available to members
66   of the public on an open source basis under terms substantially in
67   accordance with the Software License set forth in Part B of this
68   Agreement. You further acknowledge and agree that Brigham shall
69   have no liability arising in connection with claims resulting from
70   your breach of any of the terms of this Agreement.
71
726. YOU WARRANT THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
73   DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CODE THAT REQUIRES OR PRESCRIBES AN "OPEN
74   SOURCE LICENSE" FOR DERIVATIVE WORKS (by way of non-limiting
75   example, the GNU General Public License or other so-called
76   "reciprocal" license that requires any derived work to be licensed
77   under the GNU General Public License or other "open source
78   license").
79
80PART B. DOWNLOADING AGREEMENT - License from Brigham with Right to
81Sublicense ("Software License").
82
831. As used in this Software License, "you" means the individual
84   downloading and/or using, reproducing, modifying, displaying and/or
85   distributing the Software and the institution or entity which
86   employs or is otherwise affiliated with such individual in
87   connection therewith. The Brigham and Women's Hospital,
88   Inc. ("Brigham") hereby grants you, with right to sublicense, with
89   respect to Brigham's rights in the software, and data, if any,
90   which is the subject of this Software License (collectively, the
91   "Software"), a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use,
92   reproduce, make derivative works of, display and distribute the
93   Software, provided that:
94
95(a) you accept and adhere to all of the terms and conditions of this
96Software License;
97
98(b) in connection with any copy of or sublicense of all or any portion
99of the Software, all of the terms and conditions in this Software
100License shall appear in and shall apply to such copy and such
101sublicense, including without limitation all source and executable
102forms and on any user documentation, prefaced with the following
103words: "All or portions of this licensed product (such portions are
104the "Software") have been obtained under license from The Brigham and
105Women's Hospital, Inc. and are subject to the following terms and
106conditions:"
107
108(c) you preserve and maintain all applicable attributions, copyright
109notices and licenses included in or applicable to the Software;
110
111(d) modified versions of the Software must be clearly identified and
112marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original
113Software; and
114
115(e) you consider making, but are under no obligation to make, the
116source code of any of your modifications to the Software freely
117available to others on an open source basis.
118
1192. The license granted in this Software License includes without
120   limitation the right to (i) incorporate the Software into
121   proprietary programs (subject to any restrictions applicable to
122   such programs), (ii) add your own copyright statement to your
123   modifications of the Software, and (iii) provide additional or
124   different license terms and conditions in your sublicenses of
125   modifications of the Software; provided that in each case your use,
126   reproduction or distribution of such modifications otherwise
127   complies with the conditions stated in this Software License.
128
1293. This Software License does not grant any rights with respect to
130   third party software, except those rights that Brigham has been
131   authorized by a third party to grant to you, and accordingly you
132   are solely responsible for (i) obtaining any permissions from third
133   parties that you need to use, reproduce, make derivative works of,
134   display and distribute the Software, and (ii) informing your
135   sublicensees, including without limitation your end-users, of their
136   obligations to secure any such required permissions.
137
1384. The Software has been designed for research purposes only and has
139   not been reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration
140   or by any other agency. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT CLINICAL
141   APPLICATIONS ARE NEITHER RECOMMENDED NOR ADVISED. Any
142   commercialization of the Software is at the sole risk of the party
143   or parties engaged in such commercialization. You further agree to
144   use, reproduce, make derivative works of, display and distribute
145   the Software in compliance with all applicable governmental laws,
146   regulations and orders, including without limitation those relating
147   to export and import control.
148
1495. The Software is provided "AS IS" and neither Brigham nor any
150   contributor to the software (each a "Contributor") shall have any
151   obligation to provide maintenance, support, updates, enhancements
152   or modifications thereto. BRIGHAM AND ALL CONTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY
153   DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING,
154   BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
155   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
156   BRIGHAM OR ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT,
157   INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
158   HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING IN ANY WAY
159   RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF BRIGHAM OR ANY CONTRIBUTOR HAS
160   BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM
161   EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION, YOU FURTHER ASSUME ALL
162   LIABILITY FOR YOUR USE, REPRODUCTION, MAKING OF DERIVATIVE WORKS,
163   DISPLAY, LICENSE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE AND AGREE TO
164   INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS BRIGHAM AND ALL CONTRIBUTORS FROM AND
165   AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, DEMANDS AND JUDGMENTS
166   ARISING THEREFROM.
167
1686. None of the names, logos or trademarks of Brigham or any of
169   Brigham's affiliates or any of the Contributors, or any funding
170   agency, may be used to endorse or promote products produced in
171   whole or in part by operation of the Software or derived from or
172   based on the Software without specific prior written permission
173   from the applicable party.
174
1757. Any use, reproduction or distribution of the Software which is not
176   in accordance with this Software License shall automatically revoke
177   all rights granted to you under this Software License and render
178   Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Software License null and void.
179
1808. This Software License does not grant any rights in or to any
181   intellectual property owned by Brigham or any Contributor except
182   those rights expressly granted hereunder.
183
184PART C. MISCELLANEOUS
185
186This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
187the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to
188principles of conflicts of law. This Agreement shall supercede and
189replace any license terms that you may have agreed to previously with
190respect to Slicer.
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