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4 EUPL &#169; the European Community 2007
5 This European Union Public Licence (the &#8220;EUPL&#8221;) applies to the Work or Software
6 (as defined below) which is provided under the terms of this Licence. Any use of the
7 Work, other than as authorised under this Licence is prohibited (to the extent such use
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9 The Original Work is provided under the terms of this Licence when the Licensor (as
10 defined below) has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright
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12 Licensed under the EUPL V.1.1
13 or has expressed by any other mean his willingness to license under the EUPL.
15 In this Licence, the following terms have the following meaning:
16 - The Licence: this Licence.
17 - The Original Work or the Software: the software distributed and/or communicated
18 by the Licensor under this Licence, available as Source Code and also as Executable
19 Code as the case may be.
20 - Derivative Works: the works or software that could be created by the Licensee,
21 based upon the Original Work or modifications thereof. This Licence does not define
22 the extent of modification or dependence on the Original Work required in order to
24 applicable in the country mentioned in Article 15.
25 - The Work: the Original Work and/or its Derivative Works.
26 - The Source Code: the human-readable form of the Work which is the most
28 - The Executable Code: any code which has generally been compiled and which is
30 - The Licensor: the natural or legal person that distributes and/or communicates the
31 Work under the Licence.
32 - Contributor(s): any natural or legal person who modifies the Work under the
33 Licence, or otherwise contributes to the creation of a Derivative Work.
34 - The Licensee or &#8220;You&#8221;: any natural or legal person who makes any usage of the
35 Software under the terms of the Licence.
38 off-line, copies of the Work or providing access to its essential functionalities at the
40 2. Scope of the rights granted by the Licence
41 The Licensor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable
42 licence to do the following, for the duration of copyright vested in the
44 - use the Work in any circumstance and for all usage,
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46 - modify the Original Work, and make Derivative Works based upon the Work,
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54 known or later invented, as far as the applicable law permits so.
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59 patents held by the Licensor, to the extent necessary to make use of the rights granted
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61 3. Communication of the Source Code
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63 Code. If the Work is provided as Executable Code, the Licensor provides in addition a
64 machine-readable copy of the Source Code of the Work along with each copy of the
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70 Nothing in this Licence is intended to deprive the Licensee of the benefits from any
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74 5. Obligations of the Licensee
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94 &#8220;Compatible Licence&#8221; refers to the licences listed in the appendix attached to this
95 Licence. Should the Licensee&#8217;s obligations under the Compatible Licence conflict
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98 Provision of Source Code: When distributing and/or communicating copies of the
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117 The Work is a work in progress, which is continuously improved by numerous
120 For the above reason, the Work is provided under the Licence on an &#8220;as is&#8221; basis and
121 without warranties of any kind concerning the Work, including without limitation
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128 Except in the cases of wilful misconduct or damages directly caused to natural
129 persons, the Licensor will in no event be liable for any direct or indirect, material or
130 moral, damages of any kind, arising out of the Licence or of the use of the Work,
132 failure or malfunction, loss of data or any commercial damage, even if the Licensor
133 has been advised of the possibility of such damage. However, the Licensor will be
134 liable under statutory product liability laws as far such laws apply to the Work.
136 While distributing the Original Work or Derivative Works, You may choose to
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143 Contributor by the fact You have accepted any such warranty or additional liability.
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147 affirming consent in any other similar way, in accordance with the rules of applicable
151 exercising any rights granted to You by Article 2 of this Licence, such as the use of
152 the Work, the creation by You of a Derivative Work or the Distribution and/or
153 Communication by You of the Work or copies thereof.
154 11. Information to the public
155 In case of any Distribution and/or Communication of the Work by means of electronic
156 communication by You (for example, by offering to download the Work from a
157 remote location) the distribution channel or media (for example, a website) must at
158 least provide to the public the information requested by the applicable law regarding
159 the Licensor, the Licence and the way it may be accessible, concluded, stored and
160 reproduced by the Licensee.
161 12. Termination of the Licence
162 The Licence and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any
163 breach by the Licensee of the terms of the Licence.
164 Such a termination will not terminate the licences of any person who has received the
165 Work from the Licensee under the Licence, provided such persons remain in full
166 compliance with the Licence.
168 Without prejudice of Article 9 above, the Licence represents the complete agreement
169 between the Parties as to the Work licensed hereunder.
170 If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, this
171 will not affect the validity or enforceability of the Licence as a whole. Such provision
173 The European Commission may publish other linguistic versions and/or new versions
174 of this Licence, so far this is required and reasonable, without reducing the scope of
175 the rights granted by the Licence. New versions of the Licence will be published with
177 All linguistic versions of this Licence, approved by the European Commission, have
178 identical value. Parties can take advantage of the linguistic version of their choice.
180 Any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License, arising between the
181 European Commission, as a Licensor, and any Licensee, will be subject to the
182 jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, as laid down in
183 article 238 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
184 Any litigation arising between Parties, other than the European Commission, and
185 resulting from the interpretation of this License, will be subject to the exclusive
186 jurisdiction of the competent court where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary
189 This Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union country where the
191 This licence shall be governed by the Belgian law if:
192 - a litigation arises between the European Commission, as a Licensor, and any
194 - the Licensor, other than the European Commission, has no residence or