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- OVERVIEW OF LICENSING TERMS FOR GENERAL MIDI TIMBRES
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- The file entitled FATV10.BNK, and it's derivative OPL2.BNK,
- contain the information that defines General MIDI timbres
- (piano sound, trumpet sound, etc.) for the Yamaha chip in your
- sound card. All timbres in both FATV10.BNK and OPL2.BNK are
- Copyright (c) 1993, The Fat Man, and administered by Fat Labs,
- Inc. You may use these timbres in your product provided that
- you:
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- 1) Send $1 per product that contains the timbres (not $1 per
- box shipped, but a one-time, nominal charge to make our
- contract binding),
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- 2) put our credit on the screen when sound drivers load and in
- your paper documentation,
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- 3) send us a copy of your finished product, and
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- 4) be sure that all software that is distributed by you and
- that contains the timbres (FATV10.BNK and OPL2.BNK) also
- contains this notice and our contract (README3.TXT and
- GENMID-V.TXT) in software and paper documentation. This is
- meant to cover products such as SDK's and OEM drivers that
- will encourage the incorporation of FATV10.BNK and OPL2.BNK
- into other products. End products, such as games, that do
- not invidte further distribution of FATV10.BNK and OPL2.BNK
- need not include the .TXT files.
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- Our credit should read:
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- General MIDI timbres for Yamaha OPL-2 and OPL3 based sound cards
- were produced by The Fat Man(tm) and developed by K. Weston Phelan
- and George Alistair Sanger. Copyright (c) 1993, The Fat Man(tm)
-
- Please read the contract (attached file GENMID-V.TXT), sign it
- and send one per title with your check to:
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- ATTN: Mission Control
- The Fat Man
- 7611 Shoal Creek Blvd.
- Austin, TX 78757
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-
- Updates and copies are available for a nominal license
- fee of $1 from the Fat Farm BBS @ (512)454-9990.
-
- The Fat Man and Fat Labs, Inc. are trade marks of George Alistair
- Sanger.
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- MASTER LEASE LICENSE FOR COMPUTER GAME USE
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- This agreement will serve to mutually set forth the terms of
- licensing and consideration so that _________________________
- (Company Name)(the Licensee), can have non-exclusive use of
- the tones created by the Fat Man (the Licensor) in the bank
- files called ______________________ (the Libraries)(All libraries
- Copyright 1993, The Fat Man), for use in the product(s) entitled
- __________________________ (the Product).
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- 1. The Licensor hereby grants the Licensee the non-exclusive
- right to use in the product.
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- 2. This License is granted in perpetuity for the entire
- world.
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- 3. In consideration the Licensee will pay a fee of $1 (per
- product if more than one product is covered by this license)
- payable upon signing this agreement and agrees to encode the
- Product with the words "General MIDI timbres for Yamaha OPL-2
- and OPL-3 based sound cards were produced by The Fat Man(tm)
- and developed by K. Weston Phelan and George Alistair Sanger.
- Copyright (c) 1993, The Fat Man(tm)" which will appear on
- screen at the time that the sound driver is loaded into memory.
- Attendant packaging and paper documentation will also contain
- the credit.
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- 4. Within 30 days of its shipping date, The Licensee agrees
- to provide Licensor with a copy of the Product.
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- 5. All software distributed by Licensee and that contains the
- timbres (FATV10.BNK) must contain this contract and the overview
- of licensing terms (GENMID-V.TXT and README3.TXT) in software
- and in paper documentation. End products such as games that do
- not invite further distribution of FATV10.BNK need not include
- the .TXT files.
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- 6. This agreement shall be construed only under the laws of
- the United States Of America and the State of Texas. If any
- part of this agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable it
- shall not affect the validity of the balance of this agreement.
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- 7. This document constitutes the entire agreement between
- the Licensor and the Licensee and supersedes any prior
- understandings or written or oral agreements between the
- parties.
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- AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
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- Licensee
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- x___________________________(Signature)
- ___________________(Name)
- ___________________(Company)
- ___________________(Address)
- ___________________(City, State, Zip)
- ___________________(Phone)
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- George A Sanger
- The Fat Man
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- ___________________________
- 7611 Shoal Creek Boulevard
- Austin, TX 78757
- 512-454-5775
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- The Fat Man and Fat Labs, Inc. are trade marks of George Alistair
- Sanger.
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