key: binary-linux-firmware-patent
short_name: Binary-Only Linux Firmware Patent License
name: Binary-Only Linux Firmware Patent License
category: Proprietary Free
owner: Unspecified
homepage_url: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/
spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-binary-linux-firmware-patent
ignorable_urls:
  - http://opensource.org/licenses
text: "Redistribution.  Redistribution and use in binary form, without \nmodification, are permitted\
  \ provided that the following conditions are \nmet:\n\n* Redistributions must reproduce the\
  \ above copyright notice and the \n  following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other\
  \ materials \n  provided with the distribution. \n* Neither the name of the Copyright Holder\
  \ nor the names of its\n  suppliers may be used to endorse or promote products derived from\
  \ this\n  software without specific prior written permission. \n* No reverse engineering,\
  \ decompilation, or disassembly of this software \n  is permitted.\n\nLimited patent license.\
  \ The Copyright Holder grants a world-wide, \nroyalty-free, non-exclusive license under patents\
  \ it now or hereafter \nowns or controls to make, have made, use, import, offer to sell and\
  \ \nsell (\"Utilize\") this software, but solely to the extent that any \nsuch patent is necessary\
  \ to Utilize the software alone, or in \ncombination with an operating system licensed under\
  \ an approved Open \nSource license as listed by the Open Source Initiative at \nhttp://opensource.org/licenses.\
  \  The patent license shall not apply to \nany other combinations which include this software.\
  \  No hardware per \nse is licensed hereunder.\n\nDISCLAIMER.  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY\
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  \ INCLUDING, \nBUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND \nFITNESS\
  \ FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE \nCOPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS\
  \ BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, \nINCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES\
  \ (INCLUDING, \nBUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS \nOF\
  \ USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND \nON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,\
  \ WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR \nTORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING\
  \ IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE \nUSE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH\
  \ \nDAMAGE."