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- RETURN TWO SIGNED ORIGINALS
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- DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
- BleuRoseErrorLib
- Bleu Rose Ltd.
- P.O. Box 5536
- Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 USA
- licensing@bleurose.com
-
- Licensee (Company Name) _______________________________________________
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- Individual to Contact ____________________________________________________
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- Street Address _________________________________________________________
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- City State Zip Code Country ______________________________________________
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- Telephone Number: ______________________________
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- E-Mail Address: _______________________________________________________
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- Licensee’s Web Site (URL): ______________________________________________
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- Site Administrator (Name): _______________________________________________
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- Site Administrator's Telephone Number: _____________________________________
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- Site Administrator's E-Mail Address: ________________________________________
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- Bleu Rose Ltd. ("BRL") and Licensee (your company) agree that the following terms and conditions
- shall govern Licensee's use and distribution of the BRL Software.
-
- 1. Definitions
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- 1.1 "BRL Intellectual Property" means BRL's copyrights, trade secrets, and patents in the
- BRL Software, and does not include any of BRL's other patents or intellectual
- property rights.
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- 1.2 "BRL Software" means the object code form of the BRL Software program BleuRoseErrorLib,
- and any localized versions of the BRL Software that BRL makes available to Licensees under this Agreement.
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- 1.3 “Distribution” means distribution of Licensee Program(s) to Distributors
- or End-Users with the intent to earn a profit or to promote the sale of Licensee Program(s).
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- 1.4 "Distributor" means an individual or entity that is licensed by Licensee or another
- Distributor to distribute Licensee Programs to End-Users or other Distributors.
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- 1.5 "End-User" means an individual or entity that licenses Licensee Programs for his or its
- own personal or business purposes, and not for license to others.
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- 1.6 "Licensee" means the licensee identified above.
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- 1.7 "Licensee Program" means Licensee's own computer program listed and described in
- Exhibit B.
-
- 1.8 "Licensee's Site" means any of the following; from which the Licensee Programs are
- made available:
- a. Licensee's publicly accessible page/URL on the World Wide Web
- b. Licensee's publicly accessible FTP site
- c. Licensee's publicly accessible online service
- d. Licensee's publicly accessible gopher site
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- 2. License.
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- 2.1 BRL hereby grants to Licensee a nonexclusive, nontransferable, worldwide license
- under BRL Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 1.1) to (i) copy and/or have copied
- for it the BRL Software for the sole purpose of combining the BRL Software with
- Licensee Programs and (ii) distribute, to End Users and Distributors, the BRL Software in
- object code form solely in conjunction with the distribution of Licensee Programs.
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- 2.2 Licensee acknowledges that the BRL Software is proprietary to BRL and that BRL
- retains all right, title, and interest in and to the BRL Software, including without limitation
- all copyrights and other proprietary rights.
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- 2.3 Licensee agrees not to reverse engineer, reverse compile, or otherwise disassemble the
- BRL Software, except as permitted by applicable legislation. Licensee may not use,
- reproduce, sublicense, distribute or dispose of the BRL Software, in whole or in part, other
- than as permitted under this Agreement.
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- 2.4 Licensee agrees to allow BRL the right to use Licensee's name and Licensee Program
- name in BRL advertising upon public release of Licensee Program without restriction and
- without cost to BRL.
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- 3. Effective Date.
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- 3.1 The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be the date of BRL's execution.
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- 3.2 In the event of termination, for any reason other than breach by Licensee, Licensee may
- distribute BRL Software as specified in Section 2 for up to one (1) calendar month from the
- date of termination. If termination is due to an alleged breach of the Agreement by Licensee,
- then Licensee immediately must discontinue all use and distribution of BRL Software. In
- no event will termination, for any reason, affect any End-User licenses in effect at the time of
- termination, until or unless such End-User License Agreement(s) are terminated, for any
- reason by Licensee.
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- 3.3. This Agreement shall terminate automatically when the version of Licensee Program
- described in Exhibit B is no longer available from the Licensee.
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- 4. Termination for Cause.
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- If any breach of this Agreement by Licensee continues for more than thirty (30) days after
- receipt of written notice of such breach by BRL, all rights granted to Licensee herein shall
- immediately cease unless otherwise stated in writing by BRL. Waiver by BRL of any
- breach by Licensee shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
- The rights of BRL under this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies
- provided by law or under this Agreement.
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- 5 Consideration.
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- 5.1 Licensee agrees to pay BRL the applicable cashless Royalty specified in Exhibit A.
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- 5.2 Royalties shall be payable within thirty (30) days after the official release date of the
- Licensee Program that includes the BRL Software.
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- 5.3 Licensee shall deliver the royalties to:
- Bleu Rose Ltd.
- PO Box 5536
- Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
- USA
-
- If Licensee Program has no physical packaging, it may be delivered by EMail to:
- license@bleurose.com
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- 6. Disclaimer of Warranty.
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- BRL licenses the BRL Software to Licensee on an "AS IS" basis. BRL MAKES NO
- WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE BRL SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND
- OPERATION ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH LICENSEE PROGRAM. Neither
- Licensee, its employees, agents, or Distributors have any right to make any other
- representation, warranty or promise with respect to the BRL Software.
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- 7. Limitation of Liability.
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- In no event shall BRL be liable for special, incidental or consequential damages arising
- from the use, sale or distribution of BRL Software by Licensee or by Distributors, by any
- third party under any theory of law equity, whether under contract, tort (including
- negligence), product liability or otherwise. In no event shall BRL's liability under this
- Agreement exceed $500.
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- 8. Labeling.
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- 8.1 As a condition of BRL's license grant in Section 2, Licensee shall not remove any
- copyright notices or proprietary legends contained within the BRL Software.
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- 8.2 Licensee further agrees to display the following copyright notice wherever the Licensee's
- own copyright notice is displayed:
- "Error definitions provided by Bleu Rose Ltd. Copyright © Bleu Rose Ltd. 1998-2001.
- All Rights Reserved".
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- 9. No Indemnification by BRL.
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- BRL shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless Licensee from and
- against any claim that the BRL Software infringes any third party patent, copyright, or other
- intellectual property right. Licensee shall promptly notify BRL of any such claim.
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- 10. Indemnification by Licensee.
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- Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold BRL harmless from any and all claims, damages,
- losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of attorneys and other
- professionals) arising out of or in connection with Licensee's and its distributors’ distribution
- of the BRL Software, or the use of the BRL Software incorporated in Licensee Programs.
- BRL shall promptly notify Licensee of any such claim and shall provide reasonable
- cooperation and assistance in connection with such claims.
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- 11. Export.
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- Licensee may not export or reexport the BRL Software except as authorized by United
- States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the BRL Software was obtained. In
- particular, but without limitation, the BRL Software may not be exported or reexported (i)
- into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria or any other
- U. S. embargoed country or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially
- Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders.
- Licensee shall not knowingly provide the BRL Software to a member located in, under
- control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
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- 12. Relationship of the Parties.
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- Nothing stated in this Agreement will be construed as creating the relationships of joint
- venturers, partners, employer and employee, franchisor and franchisee, master and servant, or
- principal and agent.
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- 13. Assignment or Delegation.
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- This Agreement shall be binding on the assigns, heirs and successors (whether through
- merger or otherwise) of the parties, except that it may not be assigned or delegated by
- any means, including without limitation, operation of law or merger, by Licensee without
- the prior written consent of BRL, which will not be withheld unreasonably. Any
- assignment or delegation contrary to this Section shall be null and void.
-
- 14. Notices.
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- Any notice required under this Agreement shall be deemed effective when delivered: (i)
- personally; (ii) by facsimile; (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by U.S. mail,
- postage prepaid; or (iv) via electronic mail. All communications will be sent to the
- parties’ physical or electronic addresses noted on the first page of this Agreement, or to a
- subsequent address provided in writing by that party. Both parties shall inform the other
- in writing of any change in their physical or electronic address.
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- 15. Governing Law.
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- This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
- of California as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within
- California between California residents and conflict of laws rules are expressly waived. Any
- litigation or other dispute resolution between the parties relating to this Agreement shall take
- place in the Northern District of California. The parties consent to the personal jurisdiction
- of, and venue in, the state and federal courts within that District.
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- 16. Severability.
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- If, for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or
- portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement will be enforced to the
- maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this
- Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
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- 17. Complete Understanding.
-
- This Agreement including all Exhibits hereto and any written Addenda signed by duly
- authorized representatives of both parties constitutes the entire Agreement between the
- parties concerning the use and distribution of BRL Software licensed hereunder. Any
- waiver or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing
- and signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
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- LICENSEE: Bleu Rose Ltd.
- Signature: ____________________________ Signature: _______________________________
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- Printed Name: _________________________ Printed Name: ___________________________
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- Title: ________________________________ Title: ___________________________________
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- Date Signed: __________________________ Date Signed _____________________________
- (the "Effective Date")
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- EXHIBIT A
- THIS EXHIBIT MUST BE COMPLETED BY LICENSEE
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- I. LICENSE FEES
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- Check the Cashless License Fee appropriate for your Licensee Program
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- ____ Software only Licensee Program (2 copies of the Licensee Program named in Exhibit B)
-
- ____ Hardware/Software combination Licensee Program (2 copies of the software named
- in Exhibit B plus 2 sets of hardware required to make the software fully functional)
-
-
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- EXHIBIT B
- THIS EXHIBIT MUST BE COMPLETED BY LICENSEE
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- 1. Licensee Program (Title and version number):
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- 2. Description of Licensee Program:
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- 3. Anticipated Release Date: ________________
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- 4. Please check the category that best fits Licensee Program:
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- Game/Entertainment:_______
- Business Application:_______
- Education Application:_______
- Authoring Tool:_______
- Developer Tool:_______
- Other (List category):_______________________________________
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- 5. Primary Programming Language Used:_______________________
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- A separate agreement must be filled out for each Licensee Program that incorporates
- BRL Software.