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w3c-software-19980720
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W3C-SOFTWARE-19980720
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W3C Software Notice and License (1998-07-20)
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Permissive
owner
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
homepage_url
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software-19980720.html
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W3C-19980720
faq_url
https://cds.cern.ch/record/2126020/files/History%20of%20the%20CERN%20Web%20Software%20Public%20Releases.pdf
ignorable_copyrights
  • Copyright (c) 1994-2002 World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University)
  • Copyright (c) World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University)
ignorable_holders
  • World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University)
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license_text
W3C® SOFTWARE NOTICE AND LICENSE

Copyright © 1994-2002 World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique,
Keio University). All Rights Reserved. http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/

This W3C work (including software, documents, or other related items) is being
provided by the copyright holders under the following license. By obtaining,
using and/or copying this work, you (the licensee) agree that you have read,
understood, and will comply with the following terms and conditions:

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation, with or without modification,  for any purpose and without fee or
royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following on ALL copies
of the software and documentation or portions thereof, including modifications,
that you make:

The full text of this NOTICE in a location viewable to users of the
redistributed or derivative work.

Any pre-existing intellectual property disclaimers, notices, or terms and
conditions. If none exist, a short notice of the following form (hypertext is
preferred, text is permitted) should be used within the body of any
redistributed or derivative code: "Copyright © [$date-of-software] World Wide
Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de
Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University). All Rights
Reserved. http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/"

Notice of any changes or modifications to the W3C files, including the date
changes were made. (We recommend you provide URIs to the location from which the
code is derived.)

THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT
THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY
PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS.

COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.

The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or
publicity pertaining to the software without specific, written prior permission.
Title to copyright in this software and any associated documentation will at all
times remain with copyright holders.

 
This formulation of W3C's notice and license became active on August 14 1998 so
as to improve compatibility with GPL. This version ensures that W3C software
licensing terms are no more restrictive than GPL and consequently W3C software
may be distributed in GPL packages. See the older formulation for the policy
prior to this date. Please see our Copyright FAQ for common questions about
using materials from our site, including specific terms and conditions for
packages like libwww, Amaya, and Jigsaw. Other questions about this notice can
be directed to site-policy@w3.org.