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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.

  1. License.
    End User is granted a limited, non-exlcusive license to do only the following:

    1. Install and maintain the software on one computer at any time.

    2. 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.

    3. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.