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User License Agreement for ACELP®.net Plug-In
READ BEFORE USING: CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS
OF THIS ACELP®.NET SOFTWARE PLUG-IN (“SOFTWARE”)
LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LICENSE") BEFORE
INSTALLING, COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE. THIS
LICENSE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("LICENSEE")
AND VOICEAGE CORPORATION WITH PRINCIPAL OFFICES
AT 750, CHEMIN LUCERNE, SUITE 250, MONTREAL
(QUEBEC), CANADA, H3R 2H6 ("LICENSOR")
(COLLECTIVELY THE "PARTIES"). BY INSTALLING,
COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO
BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL,
COPY OR USE THE SOFTWARE.
1 Grants
Subject to the provisions of this License, Licensor hereby grants a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license, (i) to use the Software on any single computer, solely in and as part of the Windows Media Player version 9.0 or any subsequent version; and (ii) to copy the Software for back-up or archival purposes.
1.2 Exclusions
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN
THIS LICENSE, THIS LICENSE DOES NOT COVER INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, PATENTS, COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRETS) THAT
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PARTIES NOR SHOULD THIS LICENSE BE INTERPRETED
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2 Restricted Rights
2.1 Licensee shall not modify, remove or replace
any copyright notice or trademarks of Licensor
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the Software or any part thereof, or in the
documentation.
2.2 Licensee shall not disassemble, decompile,
reverse-engineer or otherwise attempt to derive
the source code from the Software.
2.3 Licensee shall not use the Software for
any other purposes than those specifically authorized
in Section 1.1 above.
2.4 Licensee shall only use the Software for
private, non-commercial use.
3 Ownership
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Software, improvement, modification, derivative
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE EXPRESSION
"SOFTWARE" SHALL INCLUDE CONFIDENTIAL
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ITS SUPPLIERS. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AND
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BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
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AGAINST LATENT DEFECTS. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SOFTWARE IS EXEMPT FROM ERRORS, THAT
ALL ERRORS MAY BE DETECTED OR CORRECTED OR THAT
USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR FREE. LICENSOR GIVES NO WARRANTY THAT
THE SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE WITH WINDOWS MEDIA
PLAYER PRODUCTS OR WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF LICENSEE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE
FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THIS LICENSE OR USE OF,
OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF LICENSOR
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shareholders, employees and agents harmless
from any claim, lawsuit, legal proceeding, settlement
or judgment (including without limitation Licensor
and its suppliers' reasonable attorneys' and
expert witnesses' fees and costs) arising out
of or in connection with the possession or use
by Licensee of the Software in violation of
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6 Term
This License shall come into force upon the
earlier of the installation, copying or use
of the Software by Licensee and shall continue
unless terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
7 Termination
Licensor may, at its sole discretion, suspend
the performance and/or terminate this License
without notice and without thereby limiting
its rights, recourses or claims provided for
under this License, at law or in equity, against
Licensee and without incurring any liability
for any material breach of this License by Licensee
(without limiting the foregoing, the use of
the Software contrary to the requirements of
Section 1.1 shall be deemed a material breach).
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remedy under this License, or to interpret any
provision of this License, Licensor will be
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other litigation-related professionals, such
as expert witnesses and accountants.
8 Effect of Termination
Upon the expiration or termination of this License,
all grants pursuant to this License shall be
terminated and Licensee shall immediately discontinue
any use of the Software.
9 Assignment
This License, and any rights and/or obligations
hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated
by Licensee without the prior written approval
of Licensor. Any attempted assignment, delegation,
impermissible license, transfer or other disposal
without such consent shall be null and void.
Except as otherwise provided, this License will
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties' permitted successors and lawful
assigns.
10 Technical Support
Licensor shall not be responsible for providing
technical support, bug-fixes, error corrections,
maintenance or field services to Licensee.
11 General
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by a court to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable,
the remaining part of any provision shall remain
in full force and effect and the illegal, invalid
or unenforceable part of any provision shall
be replaced by part of a provision carrying
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(iii) unless the context otherwise requires
or unless it is specified otherwise, words importing
the singular include the plural and vice versa
and words importing gender include all genders;
(iv) this License sets forth the entire understanding
between the Parties with respect to the subject
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of Quebec, Canada, without regard to the conflicts
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under this License will be brought in the courts
of the district of Montreal, Province of Quebec;
(vi) Licensor is not responsible for failure
to fulfill its obligations due to causes beyond
its control;
(vii) the Parties hereto have requested that
this License be drafted in English. Les Parties
aux présentes ont exigé que ce
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