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This FastCGI application library source and object code (the "Software") and its documentation (the "Documentation") are copyrighted by Open Market, Inc ("Open Market"). The following terms apply to all files associated with the Software and Documentation unless explicitly disclaimed in individual files. Open Market permits you to use, copy, modify, distribute, and license this Software and the Documentation for any purpose, provided that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies and that this notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No written agreement, license, or royalty fee is required for any of the authorized uses. Modifications to this Software and Documentation may be copyrighted by their authors and need not...


• "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil." (From : JSON License.)

LICENSE TERMS SUMMARY: The current CCD CopyWrite license text is written with the intent of being understandable to the layman while still providing adequate legal protection and clarity for the terms of the license.  The latter goal can interfere with the former, however, and as such a shorter summary of the intent of the license terms is provided here:IN BRIEF: This license is meant to mimic the "public domain", a concept particular to certain countries, which means that no copyright or patent claims are enforced.  This is modified by two points:Unlike the public domain, nothing licensed CCD CopyWrite can be subsumed under terms of a contrary copyright license.Legally enforced "reminders" to avoid plagiarism or misattributio...

SCEA Shared Source License 1.0 Terms and Conditions: 1. Definitions: "Software" shall mean the software and related documentation, whether in Source or Object Form, made available under this SCEA Shared Source license ("License"), that is indicated by a copyright notice file included in the source files or attached or accompanying the source files. "Licensor" shall mean Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (herein "SCEA") "Object Code" or "Object Form" shall mean any form that results from translation or transformation of Source Code, including but not limited to compiled object code or conversions to other forms intended for machine execution. "Source Code" or "Source Form" shall have the plain meaning generally accep...

# Open Works License This is version 0.5 of the Open Works License. ## Terms Permission is hereby granted by the copyright holder(s), author(s), and contributor(s) of this work, to any person who obtains a copy of this work, in any form, to reproduce, modify, distribute, publish, sell, use, or otherwise deal in the licensed material without restriction, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions, in whole or in part, must retain this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions, in whole or in part, must retain any applicable notices of attribution and copyright. 3. This license does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, product names, or other id...

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