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- MetaWorlds License Agreement
-
- READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE
- AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THE PACKAGE
- CONTAINING THE PROGRAM DISKETTES (THE "DISKETTES"), THE
- COMPUTER SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREON (THE "SOFTWARE")
- AND THE ACCOMPANYING USER DOCUMENTATION (THE "USER
- DOCUMENTATION"). THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT REPRESENTS
- THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE DISKETTES,
- SOFTWARE AND USER DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN YOU AND
- CLARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. ("LICENSOR"), AND IT
- SUPERSEDES ANY PRIOR PROPOSAL, REPRESENTATION, OR
- UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN YOU AND LICENSOR. BY OPENING
- THE PACKAGE CONTAINING THE DISKETTES AND USER
- DOCUMENTATION, YOU ARE ACCEPTING AND AGREEING TO THE
- TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING
- TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT,
- YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE PACKAGE IN UNOPENED
- FORM, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFUND OF YOUR MONEY.
-
- 1. License Grant; Restrictions. Licensor hereby grants to you, and
- you accept, a non-exclusive license to use the Diskettes, the Software, in
- object-code-only form, and the User Documentation only as authorized in this
- License Agreement. You may read the Software from the Diskettes and use
- the acquired information for the number of nodes supported by the Software.
- The Software may be used only on a SINGLE computer at a SINGLE site.
- You agree that you will not assign, sublicense, transfer, pledge, lease, rent,
- share or convey (whether by operation of law or otherwise) your rights under
- this License Agreement without the prior written consent of Licensor. Upon
- your request, Licensor will inform you of its transfer policies, fees and
- support in effect or available at the time such request is made. Transfer of
- any Software outside of the country in which it is originally delivered to you is
- not permitted without Licensor's prior written consent and is subject to
- compliance with all applicable export restrictions. You may not use the
- Software for timesharing, rental or service bureau purposes.
-
- Upon loading the Software into your computer system, you may
- retain the Diskettes for backup purposes. In addition, you may make one
- copy of the Software on a second set of diskettes (or on cassette tape) for the
- purpose of backup in the event the Diskettes are damaged or destroyed. You
- may not copy the User Documentation. Any such copies of the Software or
- the User Documentation shall include all copyright and other proprietary
- notices placed on the Diskettes, the Software and the User Documentation by
- Licensor. Except as specifically authorized under this paragraph, no copies,
- reproductions, translations or distributions of the Software, the User
- Documentation, or any portions thereof, may be made by you or any person
- under your authority or control.
-
- You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble
- the Software. Results of benchmarking or other performance tests run on the
- Software may not be disclosed to any third party without Licensor's prior
- written consent. Upon reasonable notice to you, Licensor may audit the
- number of users using the Software and the number of copies of the Software
- in use by you.
-
- 2. Licensor's Rights. You acknowledge and agree that the
- Diskettes, Software and User Documentation consists of proprietary,
- unpublished products of Licensor and the owners of products licensed to
- Licensor, including, without limitation, software programs embedded within
- the Software, protected under U.S. copyright law and trade secret laws of
- general applicability. You further acknowledge and agree that all right, title,
- and interest in and to the Diskettes, Software and User Documentation are and
- at all times shall remain with Licensor. This License Agreement does not
- convey to you an interest in or to the Diskettes, Software or User
- Documentation, but only a limited right of use revocable in accordance with
- the terms of this License Agreement. All rights not expressly granted are
- hereby reserved by Licensor.
-
- 3. License Fees. The license fees paid by you are paid in
- consideration of the licenses granted under this License Agreement.
-
- 4. Term. This License Agreement is effective upon your opening of
- this package and shall continue until terminated. You may terminate this
- License Agreement at any time by returning the Diskettes, Software, User
- Documentation, and all copies thereof and extracts therefrom, to Licensor.
- Licensor may terminate this License Agreement upon the breach by you of
- any term hereof. Upon such termination by Licensor, you agree to return to
- Licensor the Diskettes, Software, User Documentation and all copies and
- portions thereof.
-
- 5. 30-Day Guarantee. If for any reason you are not completely
- satisfied with the Software or User Documentation, for a period of thirty (30)
- days from the original date of purchase, you may return the Diskettes,
- Software and User Documentation, and all copies and portions thereof which
- you have made, to the original place of purchase for a refund of the purchase
- price, less a fifteen percent (15%) restocking fee. Shipping costs are not
- refundable. Upgrades are sold on a strictly non-refundable basis.
-
- 6. Limited Warranty. Licensor warrants, for your benefit alone,
- that the Diskettes and User Documentation shall, for a period of thirty (30)
- days from the date of commencement of this License Agreement (the
- "Warranty Period"), be free from defects in material and workmanship.
- Licensor further warrants, for your benefit alone, that, during the Warranty
- Period, the Software shall operate substantially in accordance with the
- functional specifications in the User Documentation. If, during the Warranty
- Period, a defect in the Diskettes, Software or User Documentation appears,
- you may return the Diskettes and/or User Documentation to Licensor for
- either (i) a replacement or, (ii) if so elected by Licensor, a refund of amounts
- paid by you under this License Agreement; provided, however, that the
- foregoing warranty will not apply to any Diskette that has been subjected to
- physical abuse or that has been used in defective or non-compatible
- equipment. You agree that the foregoing constitutes your sole and exclusive
- remedy for breach by Licensor of any warranties made under this Agreement.
- EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE, THE
- PROGRAM, AND THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN, ARE
- LICENSED "AS IS," AND LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
- OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
- INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
- 7. Limitation of Liability. Licensor's cumulative liability to you or
- any other party for any loss or damages resulting from any claims, demands,
- or actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall not exceed the
- license fee paid to Licensor for the use of the Program. Licensor assumes no
- responsibility for any decision made or action taken by you as a result of your
- use of the Diskettes, Software or User Documentation. In no event shall
- Licensor be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or
- exemplary damages or lost profits, arising from your use or inability to use
- the Diskettes, Software or User Documentation, even if Licensor, or an
- authorized agent of Licensor, has been advised of the possibility of such
- damages.
-
- SOME STATES DO ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF
- LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
- THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO
- YOU.
-
- 8. Software Modifications. Licensor reserves the right to make
- changes, enhancements and improvements to the Software and User
- Documentation at any time and without notice. You shall have no right or
- interest in any such change, enhancement or improvement by virtue of this
- License Agreement.
-
- 9. Trademark. METAWORLDS is a trademark of Licensor. No
- right, license, or interest to such trademark is granted hereunder, and you
- agree that no such right, license, or interest shall be asserted by you with
- respect to such trademark.
-
- 10. Governing Law. This License Agreement shall be construed and
- governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah.
-
- 11. Costs of Litigation. If any action is brought by either party to
- this License Agreement against the other party regarding the subject matter
- hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, in addition to any
- other relief granted, reasonable attorney fees and expenses of litigation.
-
- 12. Severability. Should any term of this License Agreement be
- declare void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
- declaration shall have no effect on the remaining terms hereof.
-
- 13. No Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce any rights
- granted hereunder or to take action against the other party in the event of any
- breach hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver by that party as to subsequent
- enforcement of rights or subsequent actions in the event of future breaches.