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Laughing Dog Screen Maker
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Version 1.1
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L E G A L I N F O R M A T I O N
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Last updated: December, 1992
THIS FILE CONTAINS important information about the Laughing Dog
Screen Maker's license, warranty, and distribution
requirements for Individual Users, User Groups, Computer
Clubs, BBS's, Disk Vendors and Distributors, Subscription
Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc.
See the file: DESCRIBE.DOC for several descriptions of
varying lengths which may be freely used to describe the
Laughing Dog Screen Maker program in catalogs, BBS file
descriptions, User Group newsletters, reviews, etc.
For information on Site Licensing, Volume Discounts or any
other matter please contact Yardbird Software directly:
Yardbird Software
P.O. Box 4646
West Hills CA 91308
Voice: (818)704-6402
CompuServe: 73650,104
PLEASE! Show your support for Shareware by registering the
programs you actually use. Yardbird Software depends upon and
needs your support. Thank you!
=- Software License -===========================================
Trial Use License:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Laughing Dog Screen Maker is NOT a public domain program. It
is Copyright 1992 by Jeff Sloan. All rights reserved.
This software and accompanying documentation are protected by
United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty
provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright
law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to
the best of our ability. The conditions under which you may copy
-- Laughing Dog Screen Maker LEGAL.DOC Page 1 of 5 --
this software and documentation are clearly outlined below under
"Distribution Restrictions".
Yardbird Software hereby grants you a limited license to use this
software non-commercially for evaluation purposes for a period
not to exceed thirty (30) days. If you intend to continue using
this software (and/or it's documentation) after the thirty (30)
day evaluation period, or if you intend to use the program for
commercial purposes, you MUST make a registration payment to
Yardbird Software.
Using this software after the thirty(30) day evaluation period,
or using it for commercial purposes, without registering the
software is a violation of the terms of this limited license.
Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer
the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any
such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic
termination of this license.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Yardbird
Software.
=- Limited Distribution License -===============================
The Laughing Dog Screen Maker package is defined as containing
all the material listed in the PACKING.LST text file. If any
files listed in the PACKING.LST text file, or the PACKING.LST
file itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and
distribution is forbidden. Please contact us to obtain a
complete package suitable for distribution.
=+- INDIVIDUALS -+=
As the copyright holder for The Laughing Dog Screen Maker,
Yardbird Software authorizes distribution by individuals only in
accordance with the following restrictions.
Individuals are hereby granted permission by Yardbird Software to
copy the Laughing Dog Screen Maker diskette for their own use
(for evaluation purposes)or for other individuals to evaluate, or
to upload the complete package to BBS's ONLY when the following
conditions are met.
o The Laughing Dog Screen Maker package - including all related
program files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in
any way and must be distributed as a complete package,
without exception. The PACKING.LST text file contains a list
of all files that are part of the Laughing Dog Screen Maker
package.
-- Laughing Dog Screen Maker LEGAL.DOC Page 2 of 5 --
=+- BBS SYSOPS -+=
In ADDITION TO the above conditions, The Laughing Dog Screen
Maker may be distributed on BBS's according to the following
guidelines and restrictions:
o Many BBSs customarily add a small text file (advertisement)
to each archived file. This text file describes the BBS and
tells people that the file was downloaded from that
particular BBS. Other BBSs add a small one-line message with
their BBS name and phone number into the compressed file,
which will display when the file is uncompressed. Either of
these methods of mentioning your BBS are acceptable and may
be used, provided the program and documentation is otherwise
unmodified and complete.
o Yardbird Software prohibits the distribution of outdated
versions of the Laughing Dog Screen Maker package, without
written permission from Yardbird Software. If the version
you have obtained is over twelve (12) months old, please
contact us to ensure that you have the most current version.
=+- DISK VENDORS -+=
In ADDITION TO the above conditions, The Laughing Dog Screen
Maker may be distributed by Disk Vendors according to the
following guidelines and restrictions:
o ASP Approved Vendors in good standing are hereby given
permission to distribute Laughing Dog Screen Maker package.
Non-ASP member vendors must request permission prior to
distributing this package.
o Small additions to the package, such as the introductory or
installation batch files used by many shareware disk vendors,
are acceptable.
o No price or other compensation may be charged for the
Laughing Dog Screen Maker package. A distribution fee may be
charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling,
as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed US$8.00 in
the U.S. and Canada, or US$12.00 internationally.
o The PRINTED User's Manual may not be reproduced in whole or
in part, using any means, without the written permission of
Yardbird Software. In other words, the disk-based
documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hard copy)
form.
o The Laughing Dog Screen Maker package cannot be "rented" or
"leased" to others.
-- Laughing Dog Screen Maker LEGAL.DOC Page 3 of 5 --
o You may not list any of our products in advertisements,
catalogs, or other literature which describes our products as
"FREE SOFTWARE". Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software,
it is not free.
=+- DISK SETS & CD-ROMS -+=
In ADDITION TO the above conditions, The Laughing Dog Screen
Maker may be distributed as a part of a Disk Set or CD ROM
according to the following guidelines and restrictions:
o The Laughing Dog Screen Maker package CANNOT be sold as part
of some other inclusive package. Nor can it be included in
any commercial software packaging offer, without a written
agreement from Yardbird Software.
o ASP Approved Vendors who wish to distribute the Laughing Dog
Screen Maker package as part of a collection (such as PsL's
MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) may do so provided that
all the other restrictions are met.
o Vendors (non-ASP Vendor Members) who wish to distribute the
Laughing Dog Screen Maker package as part of a collection
(such as PsL's MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) must obtain
permission from Yardbird Software prior to beginning such a
distribution.
o If you wish to add any of our programs to a CD-ROM or other
collection, please check the release date of the version you
have. If the version is over twelve (12) months old then
please contact us to ensure that you have the most current
version. This version was released in December, 1992.
=+- DISK-OF-THE-MONTH (OR SUBSCRIPTION) DISTRIBUTION -+=
If you would like to distribute the Laughing Dog Screen Maker
package as a Disk-of-the-Month, or as part of a subscription or
monthly service, then the following restrictions apply, IN
ADDITION to the above conditions:
o ASP Associate (Disk Vendor) Members in good standing are
hereby given permission to distribute the Laughing Dog Screen
Maker package under the Disk-of-the-Month style of
distribution.
o Others (non-ASP Members) must contact us in advance to ensure
that you have the most current version of the software.
o You cannot use a Disk-of-the-Month distribution to use up
your inventory of old (out of date) disks. Only current
versions may be shipped as Disk-of-the-Month disks.
-- Laughing Dog Screen Maker LEGAL.DOC Page 4 of 5 --
=+- U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION -+=
Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the
computer software and documentation in this package shall be
subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial
computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the
Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-
7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is Yardbird
Software, P.O. Box 4646, West Hills, CA 91308 (818)704-6402.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Yardbird
Software.
=- Warranty Information -===============================
TRIAL USE (SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION) WARRANTY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Shareware evaluation (trial use) version is provided AS IS.
Yardbird Software MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
REGISTERED VERSION ONLY WARRANTY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yardbird Software warrants the physical diskette(s) and physical
documentation provided with registered versions to be free of
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety days
from the date of registration. If Yardbird Software receives
notification within the warranty period of defects in materials
or workmanship, and such notification is determined by Yardbird
Software to be correct, Yardbird Software will replace the
defective diskette(s) or documentation.
The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this
Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of defective
diskette(s) or documentation and shall not include or extend to
any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including
but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software,
or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar
claims, even if Yardbird Software has been specifically advised
of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Yardbird
Software's liability for any damages to you or any other person
ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price
paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form
of the claim.
YARDBIRD SOFTWARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
-- Laughing Dog Screen Maker LEGAL.DOC Page 5 of 5 --