IECG Software Academic Commons License Agreement
The IECG software (“Software”) has been developed by the contributing researchers, M. G. Guenza, J. McCarty, M. Dinpajooh, and A. Clark, and made available through the University of Oregon for your internal, non-profit research use.
The Software was developed through support of a variety of funding sources, including the National Science Foundation and the University of Oregon. University and the Developers are delighted to provide this license for researchers at your Institution to run, display, copy and modify the Software on the following conditions:
1. The Software remains at your Institution and is not published, distributed, or otherwise transferred or made available to other than Institution employees and students involved in research under your supervision.
2. You agree to make results generated using Software available to other academic researchers for non-profit research purposes. If You wish to obtain Software for any commercial purposes, including fee-based service projects, You will need to execute a separate licensing agreement with the University and pay a fee. In that case please contact: techtran@uoregon.edu.
3. You retain in Software and any modifications to Software, the copyright, trademark, or other notices pertaining to Software as provided by University and Developers.
4. You provide the Developers with feedback on the use of the Software in your research, and that the Developers and University are permitted to use any information You provide in making changes to the Software. Send all bug reports and technical questions to the email address: IECGusers@uoregon.edu.
5. You acknowledge that the Developers, University and its licensees may develop modifications to Software that may be substantially similar to your modifications of Software, and that the Developers, University and its licensees shall not be constrained in any way by You in Developer’s, University’s or its licensees’ use or management of such modifications. You acknowledge the right of the Developers and University to prepare and publish modifications to Software that may be substantially similar or functionally equivalent to your modifications and improvements, and if You obtain patent protection for any modification or improvement to Software You agree not to allege or enjoin infringement of your patent by the Developers, University or by any of University’s licensees obtaining modifications or improvements to Software from the University or the Developers.
6. You agree to acknowledge the contribution Developers and Software make to your research, and cite appropriate references about the Software in your publications. The current citations for the Software can be found at:
http: iecgsim.uoregon.edu
7. Any risk associated with using the Software at your institution is with You and your Institution. Software is experimental in nature and is made available as a research courtesy “AS IS,” without obligation by University to provide accompanying services or support.
8. UNIVERSITY AND THE DEVELOPERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.