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\part{Licenses}
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\chapter{Licenses}
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\chapter{Licenses}
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\section{Creative Commons (CC)}
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\section{Creative Commons (CC)}
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\section{Open Game License (OGL)}
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\section{Open Game License (OGL)}
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The Open Game License (OGL), is the license which Dungeons \& Dragons
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(D\&D) from 3rd edition onwards (sort of), has been licensed under.
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Initially released in 2000, for content which uses the System Reference
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Document (SRD), as the basis of content to be played with other D\&D
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content.
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In June 2008, Wizards of the Coast (WotC), release D\&D 4th Edition, under
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the Game System License (GSL), which is incompatible with the OGL, but it
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remained in use.
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In January 2016, WotC, released D\&D 5th Edition, returning to the OGL.
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Between August 2022, and January 2023, there was debate as to whether the
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previous (OGL1.0a) version would be allowed to be used, as WotC engaged in
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various releases/reporting suggesting they would be disallowing it, and
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possibly even retroactively relicensing content under it to a new license.
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In response to this, Paizo created the Open RPG Creative License (ORC), to
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help prevent any company (including themselves or derivatives of
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themselves), making decisions such as this.
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Some versions of RuneQuest have been licensed under OGL, and current
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versions are licensed under ORC.
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\section{Open RPG Creative License (ORC)}
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\section{Open RPG Creative License (ORC)}
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\section{License Texts}
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\subsection{Creative Commons}
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\subsubsection{Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Location: Canonical URL https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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\end{itemize}
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\subsubsection{Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Deed}
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You are free to:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or
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format for any purpose, even commercially.
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\item Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any
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purpose, even commercially.
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\item The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow
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the license terms.
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\end{itemize}
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Under the following terms:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to
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the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any
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reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor
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endorses you or your use.
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\item ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material,
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you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the
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original.
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\item No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or
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technological measures that legally restrict others from doing
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anything the license permits.
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\end{itemize}
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Notices:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the
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material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an
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applicable exception or limitation .
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\item No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of
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the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other
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rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you
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use the material.
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\end{itemize}
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Notice
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\begin{itemize}
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\item This deed highlights only some of the key features and terms of the
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actual license. It is not a license and has no legal value. You should
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carefully review all of the terms and conditions of the actual license
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before using the licensed material.
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\item Creative Commons is not a law firm and does not provide legal
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services. Distributing, displaying, or linking to this deed or the license
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that it summarizes does not create a lawyer-client or any other relationship.
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\item Creative Commons is the nonprofit behind the open licenses and other
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legal tools that allow creators to share their work. Our legal tools are
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free to use.
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\end{itemize}
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\subsubsection{Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Legal Code}
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Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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\begin{itemize}
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\item By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and
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agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons
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Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License
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(``Public License''). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted
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as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of
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Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants
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You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from
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making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
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\end{itemize}
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Section 1 – Definitions.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Adapted Material --- means material subject to Copyright and
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Similar Rights that is derived from or based upon the Licensed Material
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and in which the Licensed Material is translated, altered, arranged,
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transformed, or otherwise modified in a manner requiring permission
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under the Copyright and Similar Rights held by the Licensor. For
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purposes of this Public License, where the Licensed Material is a
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musical work, performance, or sound recording, Adapted Material is
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always produced where the Licensed Material is synched in timed
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relation with a moving image.
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\item Adapter's License --- means the license You apply to Your
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Copyright and Similar Rights in Your contributions to Adapted Material
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in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Public License.
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\item BY-SA Compatible License --- means a license listed at
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creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses , approved by Creative Commons
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as essentially the equivalent of this Public License.
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\item Copyright and Similar Rights --- means copyright and/or similar
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rights closely related to copyright including, without limitation,
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performance, broadcast, sound recording, and Sui Generis Database
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Rights, without regard to how the rights are labeled or categorized.
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For purposes of this Public License, the rights specified in
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Section 2(b)(1)-(2) are not Copyright and Similar Rights.
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\item Effective Technological Measures --- means those measures that,
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in the absence of proper authority, may not be circumvented under laws
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fulfilling obligations under Article 11 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty
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adopted on December 20, 1996, and/or similar international agreements.
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\item Exceptions and Limitations --- means fair use, fair dealing,
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and/or any other exception or limitation to Copyright and Similar
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Rights that applies to Your use of the Licensed Material.
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\item License Elements --- means the license attributes listed in the
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name of a Creative Commons Public License. The License Elements of this
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Public License are Attribution and ShareAlike.
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\item Licensed Material --- means the artistic or literary work,
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database, or other material to which the Licensor applied this Public
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License.
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\item Licensed Rights --- means the rights granted to You subject to
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the terms and conditions of this Public License, which are limited to
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all Copyright and Similar Rights that apply to Your use of the Licensed
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Material and that the Licensor has authority to license.
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\item Licensor --- means the individual(s) or entity(ies) granting
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rights under this Public License.
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\item Share --- means to provide material to the public by any means
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or process that requires permission under the Licensed Rights, such
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as reproduction, public display, public performance, distribution,
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dissemination, communication, or importation, and to make material
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available to the public including in ways that members of the public
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may access the material from a place and at a time individually chosen
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by them.
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\item Sui Generis Database Rights --- means rights other than copyright
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resulting from Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the
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Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, as
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amended and/or succeeded, as well as other essentially equivalent
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rights anywhere in the world.
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\item You --- means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed
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Rights under this Public License. Your has a corresponding meaning.
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\end{enumerate}
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Section 2 --- Scope.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item License grant.
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\begin {enumerate}
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\item Subject to the terms and conditions of this Public License,
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the Licensor hereby grants You a worldwide, royalty-free,
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non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to exercise
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the Licensed Rights in the Licensed Material to:
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item reproduce and Share the Licensed Material, in whole or
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in part; and
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\item produce, reproduce, and Share Adapted Material.
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\end{enumerate}
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\item Exceptions and Limitations. For the avoidance of doubt,
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where Exceptions and Limitations apply to Your use, this Public
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License does not apply, and You do not need to comply with its
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terms and conditions.
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\item Term . The term of this Public License is specified in
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Section 6(a) .
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\item Media and formats; technical modifications allowed. The
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Licensor authorizes You to exercise the Licensed Rights in all
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media and formats whether now known or hereafter created, and to
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make technical modifications necessary to do so. The Licensor
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waives and/or agrees not to assert any right or authority to
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forbid You from making technical modifications necessary to
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exercise the Licensed Rights, including technical modifications
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necessary to circumvent Effective Technological Measures. For
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purposes of this Public License, simply making modifications
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authorized by this Section 2(a)(4) never produces Adapted
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Material.
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\item Downstream recipients.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Offer from the Licensor --- Licensed Material. Every
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recipient of the Licensed Material automatically receives an
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offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed Rights under
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the terms and conditions of this Public License.
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\item Additional offer from the Licensor --- Adapted Material.
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Every recipient of Adapted Material from You automatically
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receives an offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed
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Rights in the Adapted Material under the conditions of the
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Adapter's License You apply.
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\item No downstream restrictions. You may not offer or impose
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any additional or different terms or conditions on, or apply
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any Effective Technological Measures to, the Licensed Material
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if doing so restricts exercise of the Licensed Rights by any
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recipient of the Licensed Material.
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\end{enumerate}
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\item No endorsement. Nothing in this Public License constitutes
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or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You
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are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected
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with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, the
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Licensor or others designated to receive attribution as provided
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in Section 3(a)(1)(A)(i).
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\item Other rights.
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\item Moral rights, such as the right of integrity, are not
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licensed under this Public License, nor are publicity, privacy,
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and/or other similar personality rights; however, to the extent
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possible, the Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any such
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rights held by the Licensor to the limited extent necessary to
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allow You to exercise the Licensed Rights, but not otherwise.
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\item Patent and trademark rights are not licensed under this
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Public License.
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\item To the extent possible, the Licensor waives any right
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to collect royalties from You for the exercise of the Licensed
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Rights, whether directly or through a collecting society under
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any voluntary or waivable statutory or compulsory licensing
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scheme. In all other cases the Licensor expressly reserves any
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right to collect such royalties.
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{enumerate}
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Section 3 --- License Conditions.
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Your exercise of the Licensed Rights is expressly made subject to the
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following conditions.
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\item Attribution.
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\begin {enumerate}
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\item If You Share the Licensed Material (including in modified
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form), You must:
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\item retain the following if it is supplied by the Licensor
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\item identification of the creator(s) of the Licensed
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Material and any others designated to receive attribution,
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in any reasonable manner requested by the Licensor
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(including by pseudonym if designated);
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\item a copyright notice;
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\item a notice that refers to this Public License;
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\item a notice that refers to the disclaimer of
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warranties;
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\item a URI or hyperlink to the Licensed Material to the
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extent reasonably practicable;
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\item indicate if You modified the Licensed Material and
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retain an indication of any previous modifications; and
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\item indicate the Licensed Material is licensed under this
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Public License, and include the text of, or the URI or
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hyperlink to, this Public License.
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\item You may satisfy the conditions in Section 3(a)(1) in any
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reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in
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which You Share the Licensed Material. For example, it may be
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reasonable to satisfy the conditions by providing a URI or
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hyperlink to a resource that includes the required information.
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\item If requested by the Licensor, You must remove any of the
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information required by Section 3(a)(1)(A) to the extent
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reasonably practicable.
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In addition to the conditions in Section 3(a), if You Share Adapted
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Material You produce, the following conditions also apply.
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\item The Adapter's License You apply must be a Creative Commons
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license with the same License Elements, this version or later, or
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a BY-SA Compatible License.
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\item You must include the text of, or the URI or hyperlink to,
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the Adapter's License You apply. You may satisfy this condition in
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any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in
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which You Share Adapted Material.
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\item You may not offer or impose any additional or different
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terms or conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological
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Measures to, Adapted Material that restrict exercise of the
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rights granted under the Adapter's License You apply.
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Section 4 – Sui Generis Database Rights.
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Where the Licensed Rights include Sui Generis Database Rights that apply
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to Your use of the Licensed Material:
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\item for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2(a)(1) grants You the
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right to extract, reuse, reproduce, and Share all or a substantial
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portion of the contents of the database;
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\item if You include all or a substantial portion of the database
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contents in a database in which You have Sui Generis Database Rights,
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then the database in which You have Sui Generis Database Rights (but
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not its individual contents) is Adapted Material, including for
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purposes of Section 3(b) ; and
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\item You must comply with the conditions in Section 3(a) if You
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For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4 supplements and does not
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replace Your obligations under this Public License where the Licensed
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Rights include other Copyright and Similar Rights.
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Section 5 --- Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
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\item Unless otherwise separately undertaken by the Licensor, to the
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extent possible, the Licensor offers the Licensed Material as-is and
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as-available, and makes no representations or warranties of any kind
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concerning the Licensed Material, whether express, implied, statutory,
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or other. This includes, without limitation, warranties of title,
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merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement,
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absence of errors, whether or not known or discoverable. Where
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disclaimers of warranties are not allowed in full or in part, this
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disclaimer may not apply to You.
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\item To the extent possible, in no event will the Licensor be liable
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to You on any legal theory (including, without limitation,
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negligence) or otherwise for any direct, special, indirect,
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incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other losses,
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costs, expenses, or damages arising out of this Public License or use
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of the Licensed Material, even if the Licensor has been advised of
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the possibility of such losses, costs, expenses, or damages. Where a
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limitation of liability is not allowed in full or in part, this
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limitation may not apply to You.
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\item The disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability
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provided above shall be interpreted in a manner that, to the extent
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possible, most closely approximates an absolute disclaimer and waiver
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of all liability.
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\end{enumerate}
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Section 6 --- Term and Termination.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item This Public License applies for the term of the Copyright and
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Similar Rights licensed here. However, if You fail to comply with
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this Public License, then Your rights under this Public License
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terminate automatically.
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\item Where Your right to use the Licensed Material has terminated
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under Section 6(a), it reinstates:
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item automatically as of the date the violation is cured,
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provided it is cured within 30 days of Your discovery of the
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violation; or
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\item upon express reinstatement by the Licensor.
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\end{enumerate}
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For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6(b) does not affect any
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right the Licensor may have to seek remedies for Your violations of
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this Public License.
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\item For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensor may also offer the
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Licensed Material under separate terms or conditions or stop
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distributing the Licensed Material at any time; however, doing so
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will not terminate this Public License.
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\item Sections 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 survive termination of this
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Public License.
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\end{enumerate}
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Section 7 – Other Terms and Conditions.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item The Licensor shall not be bound by any additional or different
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terms or conditions communicated by You unless expressly agreed.
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\item Any arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the
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Licensed Material not stated herein are separate from and independent
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of the terms and conditions of this Public License.
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\end{enumerate}
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Section 8 – Interpretation.
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item For the avoidance of doubt, this Public License does not, and
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shall not be interpreted to, reduce, limit, restrict, or impose
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||||||
conditions on any use of the Licensed Material that could lawfully
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||||||
be made without permission under this Public License.
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\item To the extent possible, if any provision of this Public License
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||||||
is deemed unenforceable, it shall be automatically reformed to the
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||||||
minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If the provision
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||||||
cannot be reformed, it shall be severed from this Public License
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||||||
without affecting the enforceability of the remaining terms and
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|
||||||
conditions.
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||||||
\item No term or condition of this Public License will be waived and
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|
||||||
no failure to comply consented to unless expressly agreed to by the
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|
||||||
Licensor.
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||||||
\item Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be interpreted
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||||||
as a limitation upon, or waiver of, any privileges and immunities that
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|
||||||
apply to the Licensor or You, including from the legal processes of
|
|
||||||
any jurisdiction or authority.
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\end{enumerate}
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