IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Microsoft End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") for the Microsoft pre-release software identified above, which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed materials, and "online" or electronic documentation (collectively, "SOFTWARE"). By installing, copying, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, do not install, copy or otherwise use the SOFTWARE.
SOFTWARE LICENSE
The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This EULA grants you the following limited, non-exclusive rights:
* Installation and Use.
SOFTWARE. You may install and use the SOFTWARE on a single computer located on your premises solely for internal testing of your applications that use Microsoft Windows Media Technologies. You may also make a copy of the SOFTWARE for backup and archival purposes.
Electronic Documents. Solely with respect to any electronic documents included with the SOFTWARE, you may make one (1) copy (either hardcopy or electronic form), provided that (a) such copy shall only be used for internal purposes and solely in support of your authorized use of the SOFTWARE, and (b) are not published or distributed to any third party.
* Reserved Rights. Microsoft and its suppliers retain title and all ownership rights to the SOFTWARE. All rights not expressly granted are reserved to Microsoft.
2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
* Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Disassembly. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation
* Pre-Release Code, Non-Commercial Use. The SOFTWARE contains PRERELEASE CODE that is not at the level of performance and compatibility of a final, generally available, product offering. The SOFTWARE may not operate correctly and may be substantially modified prior to first commercial shipment, if any. Microsoft is not obligated to make this or any later version of the SOFTWARE commercially available. The SOFTWARE is "Not for Commercial Use" and may only be used for the purposes described in Section 1. You may not use the SOFTWARE in a live operating environment where it may be relied upon to perform in the same manner as a commercially released product or with data that has not been sufficiently backed up.
* Termination. The term of this EULA shall commence upon the date you first install or otherwise use the SOFTWARE and shall terminate without notice upon the commercial release of the SOFTWARE by Microsoft. Without prejudice to any other rights, Microsoft may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA. Upon termination of this EULA for any reason, you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all of its component parts.
* Transfer. You may permanently transfer the SOFTWARE and accompanying written materials on a permanent basis, provided you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA.
* Rental. You may not rent, lease, or lend the SOFTWARE.
* Support Services. Microsoft is not obligated to provide technical or other support ("Support Services") for the SOFTWARE. If Microsoft should provide you with Support Services, use of such Support Services is governed by the Microsoft polices and programs described in the user manual, in "on line" documentation and/or other Microsoft-provided materials. Any supplemental software code provided to you as part of the Support Services shall be considered part of the SOFTWARE and subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA. With respect to technical information you provide to Microsoft as part of the Support Services, Microsoft may use such information for its business purposes, including for product support and development. Microsoft will not utilize such technical information in a form that personally identifies you.
3. COPYRIGHT. All rights, title, and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE (including, but not limited to, any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and "applets" incorporated into the SOFTWARE) and any copies of the SOFTWARE are owned by Microsoft or its suppliers. The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material.
4. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. All SOFTWARE provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued on or after December 1, 1995 is provided with the commercial license rights and restrictions described elsewhere herein. All SOFTWARE provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued prior to December 1, 1995 is provided with "Restricted Rights" as provided for in FAR, 48 CFR 52.227-14 (JUNE 1987) or DFAR, 48 CFR 252.227-7013 (OCT 1988), as applicable.
5. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You agree that you will not export or re-export the SOFTWARE, any part thereof, or any process or service that is the direct product of the SOFTWARE (the foregoing collectively referred to as the "Restricted Components"), to any country, person or entity subject to U.S. export restrictions. You specifically agree not to export or re-export any of the Restricted Components (i) to any country to which the U.S. has embargoed or restricted the export of goods or services, which currently include, but are not necessarily limited to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, or to any national of any such country, wherever located, who intends to transmit or transport the Restricted Components back to such country; (ii) to any person or entity who you know or have reason to know will utilize the Restricted Components in the design, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons; or (iii) to any person or entity who you know or have reason to know has been prohibited from participating in U.S. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government. You warrant and represent that neither the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Export Administration nor any other U.S. federal agency has suspended, revoked or denied your export privileges.
MISCELLANEOUS
If you acquired this SOFTWARE in the United States, this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. If you acquired this SOFTWARE in Canada, unless expressly prohibited by local law, this EULA is governed by the laws in force in the Province of Ontario, Canada; and, in respect of any dispute which may arise hereunder, you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal and provincial courts sitting in Toronto, Ontario. If this SOFTWARE was acquired outside the United States, then local law may apply.
Should you have any questions concerning this EULA, or if you desire to contact Microsoft for any reason, please contact the Microsoft subsidiary serving your country, or write: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Microsoft and its suppliers provide the SOFTWARE and any (if any) support services related to the SOFTWARE ("Support Services") AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of lack of viruses, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of results, and of lack of negligence or lack of workmanlike effort, all with regard to the SOFTWARE, and the provision of or failure to provide Support Services. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF OR ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, IF ANY, REMAINS WITH YOU.
EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS EULA, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF MICROSOFT OR ANY SUPPLIER, AND EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ANY SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all damages referenced above and all direct or general damages), the entire liability of Microsoft and any of its suppliers under any provision of this EULA and your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the greater of the amount actually paid by you for the SOFTWARE or U.S.$5.00. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails its essential purpose.
Si vous avez acquis votre logiciel Microsoft au CANADA, la garantie limitΘe suivante vous concerne:
RENONCIATION AUX GARANTIES. Dans toute la mesure permise par la lΘgislation en vigueur, Microsoft et ses fournisseurs fournissent le Logiciel et tous (selon le cas) les services d'assistance liΘs au Logiciel ("Services d'assistance") TELS QUELS ET AVEC TOUS LEURS D╔FAUTS, et par les prΘsentes excluent toute garantie ou condition, expresse ou implicite, lΘgale ou conventionnelle, Θcrite ou verbale, y compris, mais sans limitation, toute (selon le cas) garantie ou condition implicite ou lΘgale de qualitΘ marchande, de conformitΘ α un usage particulier, d'absence de virus, d'exactitude et d'intΘgralitΘ des rΘponses, de rΘsultats, d'efforts techniques et professionnels et d'absence de nΘgligence, le tout relativement au Logiciel et α la prestation ou α la non-prestation des Services d'assistance. DE PLUS, IL N'Y A AUCUNE GARANTIE ET CONDITION DE TITRE, DE JOUISSANCE PAISIBLE, DE POSSESSION PAISIBLE, DE SIMILARIT╔ └ LA DESCRIPTION ET D'ABSENCE DE CONTREFA╟ON RELATIVEMENT AU LOGICIEL. Vous supportez tous les risques dΘcoulant de l'utilisation et de la performance du Logiciel et ceux dΘcoulant des Services d'assistance (s'il y a lieu).
EXCLUSION DES DOMMAGES INDIRECTS, ACCESSOIRES ET AUTRES. Dans toute la mesure permise par la lΘgislation en vigueur, Microsoft et ses fournisseurs ne sont en aucun cas responsables de tout dommage spΘcial, indirect, accessoire, moral ou exemplaire quel qu'il soit (y compris, mais sans limitation, les dommages entraεnΘs par la perte de bΘnΘfices ou la perte d'information confidentielle ou autre, l'interruption des affaires, les prΘjudices corporels, la perte de confidentialitΘ, le dΘfaut de remplir toute obligation y compris les obligations de bonne foi et de diligence raisonnable, la nΘgligence et toute autre perte pΘcuniaire ou autre perte de quelque nature que ce soit) dΘcoulant de, ou de toute autre maniΦre liΘ α, l'utilisation ou l'impossibilitΘ d'utiliser le Logiciel, la prestation ou la non-prestation des Services d'assistance ou autrement en vertu de ou relativement α toute disposition de cette convention, que ce soit en cas de faute, de dΘlit (y compris la nΘgligence), de responsabilitΘ stricte, de manquement α un contrat ou de manquement α une garantie de Microsoft ou de l'un de ses fournisseurs, et ce, mΩme si Microsoft ou l'un de ses fournisseurs a ΘtΘ avisΘ de la possibilitΘ de tels dommages.
LIMITATION DE RESPONSABILIT╔ ET RECOURS. MalgrΘ tout dommage que vous pourriez encourir pour quelque raison que ce soit (y compris, mais sans limitation, tous les dommages mentionnΘs ci-dessus et tous les dommages directs et gΘnΘraux), la seule responsabilitΘ de Microsoft et de ses fournisseurs en vertu de toute disposition de cette convention et votre unique recours en regard de tout ce qui prΘcΦde sont limitΘs au plus ΘlevΘ des montants suivants: soit (a) le montant que vous avez payΘ pour le Logiciel, soit (b) un montant Θquivalant α cinq dollars U.S. (5,00 $ U.S.). Les limitations, exclusions et renonciations ci-dessus s'appliquent dans toute la mesure permise par la lΘgislation en vigueur, et ce mΩme si leur application a pour effet de priver un recours de son essence.
DROITS LIMIT╔S DU GOUVERNEMENT AM╔RICAIN
Tout Logiciel fourni au gouvernement amΘricain conformΘment α des demandes Θmises le ou aprΦs le 1er dΘcembre 1995 est offert avec les restrictions et droits commerciaux dΘcrits ailleurs dans la prΘsente convention. Tout Logiciel fourni au gouvernement amΘricain conformΘment α des demandes Θmises avant le 1er dΘcembre 1995 est offert avec des DROITS LIMIT╔S tels que prΘvus dans le FAR, 48CFR 52.227-14 (juin 1987) ou dans le FAR, 48CFR 252.227-7013 (octobre 1988), tels qu'applicables.
Sauf lorsqu'expressΘment prohibΘ par la lΘgislation locale, la prΘsente convention est rΘgie par les lois en vigueur dans la province d'Ontario, Canada. Pour tout diffΘrend qui pourrait dΘcouler des prΘsentes, vous acceptez la compΘtence des tribunaux fΘdΘraux et provinciaux siΘgeant α Toronto, Ontario.
Si vous avez des questions concernant cette convention ou si vous dΘsirez communiquer avec Microsoft pour quelque raison que ce soit, veuillez contacter la succursale Microsoft desservant votre pays, ou Θcrire α: Microsoft Sales Information Center, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399.
