Rhizome Networks Open-Source - Corporate Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement") v1.0
http://www.virtual-workplace.org/open_source_corporate_cla
Thank you for your interest in the Rhizome Networks Open-Source project, which is presently maintained by Rhizome Networks LTD. (the "Maintainer"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, the Maintainer must have a
Contributor License Agreement ("CLA") on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below.
This license is for Your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the Maintainer and its users; it does not change Your
rights to use Your own Contributions for any other purpose.
This version of the Agreement allows an entity (the "Corporation") to submit Contributions to the Maintainer, to authorize Contributions
submitted by its designated employees to the Maintainer, and to grant copyright and patent licenses thereto.
If You have not already done so, please complete and send an original signed Agreement to:
Rhizome Networks LTD
Zichron Yakov 8
Petah Tikva 49728
Israel
* The signed Agreement may also be sent by facsimile to the Maintainer at: Attn: Rhizome Networks Open-Source 972-3-9217278
* The signed Agreement may also be scanned to PDF format and sent by Email to: support@rhizome-networks.com
Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for
Your records.
Corporation name: ________________________________________________
Corporation address: ________________________________________________
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Point of Contact: ________________________________________________
E-Mail: ________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________ Fax: _____________________
You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to the Maintainer. In
return, the Maintainer shall not use Your Contributions in a way that is contrary to the public benefit. Except for the license granted
herein to the Maintainer and recipients of software distributed by the Maintainer, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your
Contributions.
1. Definitions.
"You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement
with the Maintainer. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled
by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
"Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that
is intentionally submitted by You to the Maintainer for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by
the Maintainer (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written
communication sent to the Maintainer or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing
lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the Maintainer for the purpose of
discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You
as "Not a Contribution."
2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Maintainer and to
recipients of software distributed by the Maintainer a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your
Contributions and such derivative works.
3. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Maintainer and to
recipients of software distributed by the Maintainer a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
(except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the
Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your
Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Work to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any
entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging
that Your Contribution, or the Work to which You have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any
patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such
litigation is filed. To avoid confusion about what uses constitute necessary infringement, You must list the patent numbers of all
pertinent issued patents that are licensable by You in the two lists below. A patent is pertinent if its teachings relate to
possible uses of Your Contribution or the Work in any way and has been issued by a patent office on or before the date of Your
Contribution. By listing a patent number in the "Full License Grant" list, You grant the license described in this section on
that patent. By listing a patent in the "No License Granted" list, You reserve all rights and grant no rights on that patent. You
must list all issued patents that are licensable by You on the date of this Agreement. If You fail to list here a currently issued
patent that is licensable by You as of the date of this Agreement and that would be infringed through the making, using, importing
and/or selling of software products derived in whole or in part from Your Contribution as contemplated by the Work, You agree that
it shall be considered as listed in the "Full License Granted" list. Patents issued after the date of Your Contribution are not
deemed to be licensed hereunder. When You make future contributions to the project, You must complete and sign a new
Agreement. In considering whether to include Your Contribution, the Maintainer shall evaluate the patents that You list. If You
wish to re-designate patents from the "No License Grant" list (including when the patent is not listed on any list) to the "Full
License Grant" list, You must complete and sign a new Agreement listing such Patents under the "Full License Grant" list.
Full License Granted No License Granted
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4. You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above licenses. You represent further that each employee of the
Corporation designated on Schedule A below (or in a subsequent written modification to that Schedule) is authorized to submit
Contributions on behalf of the Corporation.
5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You
represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including,
but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which You are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your
Contributions.
6. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may
provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide
Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND including, without limitation, any
warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the Maintainer separately from any
Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to,
related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as
"Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".
8. It is Your responsibility to notify the Maintainer when any change is required to the list of designated employees authorized to
submit Contributions on behalf of the Corporation, or to the Corporation's Point of Contact with the Maintainer.
Please sign: __________________________________ Date: _______________
Title: __________________________________
Corporation: __________________________________
