License Agreement
By installing or running the program, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this software license agreement. If you do not
agree to the terms, do not use the software.
The BearShare installer, executables, documentation, and logo
images ("Software") are provided to the End User for use only under the
following terms. Free Peers, Inc. reserves any right not
expressly granted to the End User. The End User owns the
media on which their copy of the Software is stored, but
Free Peers, Inc. retains ownership of all copies of the Software
itself. The End User assumes sole resonsibility for the installation,
use and results obtained from use of the Software.
- License.
End User is granted a limited, non-exlcusive license to do only
the following:
- Install and maintain the software on one computer at any time.
- Make one copy in machine-readable form solely for backup or archival
purposes for the computer on which the Software is installed. The
Software is protected by copyright law. As an express condition of
this License, the End User must reproduce on the copy Free Peers, Inc.
copyright notice and any other proprietary legends on the original
copy supplied by Free Peers, Inc.
- Transfer the Software and all rights under this License to another
party together with a copy of this License and all written materials
accompanying the Software, provided the other party reads and agrees
to accept the terms and conditions of this License.
- Restrictions.
The End User may NOT sublicense, assign, or distribute copies of the Software
to others. The Software contains trade secrets. The End User may NOT decompile,
reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human
readable form. THE END USER MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE,
LOAN, RESELL FOR PROFIT, DISTRIBUTE, OR OTHERWISE ASSIGN OR TRANSFER THE
SOFTWARE, OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS BASED UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART
THEREOF, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 1.C ABOVE
- Protection and Security.
The End User agrees to use its best efforts and to take all reasonable steps
to safeguard the Software to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have
access thereto and that no unauthorized copy, publication, disclosure or
distribution in whole or in part, in any form, shall be made. The End User
acknowledges that the Software contains valuable confidential information and
trade secrets and that unauthorized use and/or copying are harmful to
Free Peers, Inc.
- Termination.
This License is effective until terminated. This License will terminate immediately
without notice from Fre Peers, Inc. if the End User fails to comply with any of
its provisions. Upon termination the End User must destroy the Software and all
copies thereof, and the End User may terminate this License at any time by doing so.
- Disclaimer of Warranties.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY FREE PEERS, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' AND ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
EVENT SHALL FREE PEERS, INC. OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGE.
FREE PEERS, INC. HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY INFORMATION OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED
ON ANY GNUTELLA NETWORK. FREE PEERS, INC. MAKES NO GUARANTEES AS TO SUCH
DATA. END USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE GNUTELLA FILE
SHARING NETWORK IN NO WAY IMPLIES ENDORSEMENT OR LIABILITY BY FREE PEERS, INC.
FREE PEERS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AFFILIATIES SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, BE LIABLE, IN ANY WAY, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR THE DATA
YOU RECEIVE USING THE SOFTWARE.
BY USING THE SOFTWARE, END USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY TAKE FULL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS, AND FREE PEERS, INC. AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS MAY NOT
BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY OF THEIR ACTIVITIES.
- General
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof, and all prior proposals, agreements, representations,
statements and undertakings are hereby expressly cancelled and superseded. This
Agreement may not be changed or amended except by a written instrument executed
by a duly authorized officer of Free Peers, Inc.
- Acknowledgement
BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE OR USING IT, THE END-USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE
READ THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
- Copyright
The trademarks BearShare, The Power To Share, Defender,
FreePeers, and FreePeers Agent are Copyright(C) 2000 by FreePeers.com,
all rights reserved worldwide, and may not be used without permission.
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