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- APPENDIX C LEGAL STUFF
-
- The first part of this appendix contains GIM's copyright
- notice. The second part applies only to GIM's beta testers
- only. The final part applies to all users of the general,
- public release.
-
-
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- PART ONE: COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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-
-
- Copyright Notice, 1991-1996
-
- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ║
- ║ GIM is copyrighted by David Blaine Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ All rights are reserved, including the right to distribute, to market ║
- ║ for profit, and to alter in whole or in part. The authors will not ║
- ║ be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential ║
- ║ damages resulting from the use of this program. Your use of this ║
- ║ program constitutes your agreement to this copyright notice and ║
- ║ disclaimer, and your releasing the authors from any form of liability ║
- ║ or litigation. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ All rights are reserved, resulting from the United States of America ║
- ║ copyright laws and from international protection by the Berne ║
- ║ Convention. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Any release of any rights provided by copyright laws must be ║
- ║ maintained in writing by the recipient and signed by one of the ║
- ║ copyright authors. ║
- ║ ║
- ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
-
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- PART TWO: BETA TEST LICENSE AGREEMENT
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-
-
- Copyright 1991-1996, David Blaine Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen
-
- The Genealogical Information Manager (GIM) is copyright by David Blaine
- Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen. All rights are reserved, including the right
- to distribute, to market for profit, and to alter in whole or in part.
-
- All rights are reserved which result from but are not limited to the
- copyright law of the United States of America and from international
- protection under the Berne Convention.
-
- Any release of any rights provided by copyright law must be maintained in
- writing by the recipient and signed by one of the copyright authors.
-
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- BETA License Agreement
- Genealogical Information Manager (GIM)
-
- Version/Date:
-
- 1. This agreement applies to licensed Beta versions and to the users of
- licensed Beta versions of Genealogical Information Manager (GIM),
- hereafter referred to as "the program". A Beta version is defined as
- a product which is in the final stages of development where extensive
- testing is desired and realized in a productive, genuine environment by
- an end-user. A Beta version may contain problems, and may in whole or
- in part be dysfunctional or nonfunctional.
-
- 2. Your agreement to this Beta License Agreement must be registered with
- the program's copyright authors. A registration of your agreement
- entails providing your name, your address, (optionally your telephone
- number), and the version/date of the program to one of the program's
- copyright authors. If any part of the registration information (i.e.
- your name, address or phone) changes, then you must provide the changed
- registration information to one of the program's copyright authors
- within thirty (30) days of the change.
-
- 3. The authors of the program and copyright shall not be held liable for
- any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting
- from the use of the program. Your use of the program constitutes your
- agreement to this Beta License Agreement and disclaimer, and releases
- the authors against any claim for liability.
-
- 4. You are prohibited from copying and distributing the program to any
- person. You may make your own backup/archive copies of the program for
- incidental purposes. You must maintain possession of all copies of the
- program which have been granted to you.
-
- 5. You are highly encouraged to communicate with the authors of the
- program about problems, recommendations for change or enhancement, and
- commendations for desirable features.
-
- 6. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions in this Beta License
- Agreement, then you must cease from using the program and destroy all
- copies of the program which are in your possession.
-
- 7. If any portion of this license agreement be found illegal by a court of
- law in any state in the U.S.A. or by any legal system in another
- country, it shall not invalidate the remainder of the license agreement
- and that portion shall be invalid only within that particular legal
- system.
-
-
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-
-
- By way of comment, we, the authors of GIM, hope that all users of GIM share
- the same enthusiasm which we have for genealogy and genealogical research.
- We hope and wish that GIM be beneficial and useful for many individuals. We
- encourage you to keep in contact with us, so that you may receive future
- releases of GIM in a timely manner. We are grateful for the assistance and
- feedback from many Beta testing individuals and from others as well. We
- look forward to the time soon when GIM becomes a fully integrated and
- releasable package.
-
- GIM Copyright Authors --
-
- David "Blaine" Wasden:
- 3374 Aztec Rd. #38B/Doraville, GA 30340
- or 160 E. Utopia Ave./Salt Lake, UT 84115-2714 (permanent)
- Brian C. Madsen:
- P. O. Box 102/Carpinteria, CA 93014
-
- Copyright 1991-1996, David Blaine Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen
-
-
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- PART THREE: LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL, PUBLIC RELEASE
- ========================================================================
-
-
- The Genealogical Information Manager (GIM) is copyright by David Blaine
- Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen. All rights are reserved, including the
- right to distribute, to market for profit, and to alter in whole or in
- part.
-
- All rights are reserved which result from but are not limited to the
- copyright law of the United States of America and from international
- protection under the Berne Convention.
-
- Any release of any rights provided by copyright law must be maintained
- in writing by the recipient and signed by one of the copyright authors.
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Shareware License Agreement
- Genealogical Information Manager (GIM)
-
- Version/Date:
-
- 1. This agreement applies to licensed versions and to the users of
- licensed versions of Genealogical Information Manager (GIM),
- hereafter referred to as "the program". The program is
- composed of executable, overlay, resource, and documentation
- files/information which may or may not be in an archive format.
-
- 2. Your agreement to this License Agreement must be registered with
- the program's copyright authors within ninety (90) days after
- receipt of the program. A registration of your agreement entails
- providing your name, your address, (optionally your telephone
- number), and the version/date of the program to one of the
- program's copyright authors. If any part of the registration
- information (i.e. your name, address or phone) changes, then you
- must provide the changed registration information to one of the
- program's copyright authors within ninety (90) days of the change.
-
- 3. The authors of the program and copyright shall not be held liable
- for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages
- resulting from the use of the program. Your use of the program
- constitutes your agreement to this Shareware License Agreement and
- disclaimer, and releases the authors against any claim for
- liability.
-
- 4. You may copy and distribute the program to any person under the
- following conditions:
- -- The recipient receives a full, complete, unmodified copy of
- the program (with associated files).
- -- If the program (with associated files) is contained in an
- archive file, then no additional material/information shall
- be added to that specific archive file. (This archive file
- may be included or enclosed unaltered within other archive
- files.)
- -- All associated fees/costs for selling, duplicating, handling,
- shipping shall not exceed in sum of ten dollars U.S.A.
- ($10US) or equivalent value in another country. If you
- desire to include the program in a collection that will cost
- more than ten dollars U.S.A. ($10US), contact the copyright
- authors for written authorization.
- If any components of the complete GIM program are missing, please
- contact one of the program's copyright authors immediately! You
- may make your own backup/archive copies of the program for
- incidental purposes.
-
- 5. You are highly encouraged to communicate with the authors of the
- program about problems, recommendations for change or enhancement,
- and commendations for desirable features.
-
- 6. Within one year (1 yr.) of possession of the program you are
- required to pay a license fee of twenty dollars U.S.A. ($20US) or
- equivalent value in another country payable to one of the
- copyright authors if you wish to continue to use the program.
-
- 7. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions in this Shareware
- License Agreement, then you must cease from using the program and
- destroy all copies of the program which are in your possession.
-
- 8. If any portion of this license agreement be found illegal by a
- court of law in any state in the U.S.A. or by any legal system in
- another country, it shall not invalidate the remainder of the
- license agreement and that portion shall be invalid only within
- that particular legal system.
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- By way of comment, we, the authors of GIM, hope that all users of GIM
- share the same enthusiasm which we have for genealogy and genealogical
- research. We hope and wish that GIM be beneficial and useful for many
- individuals. We encourage you to keep in contact with us, so that you
- may receive future releases of GIM in a timely manner. We are grateful
- for the assistance and feedback from many Beta testing individuals and
- from others as well.
-
- GIM Copyright Authors --
-
- David "Blaine" Wasden:
- Correspondence:
- 3374 Aztec Rd. #38B/Doraville, GA 30340-3277
- Registration Payment:
- 160 E. Utopia Ave./Salt Lake, UT 84115-2714
-
- Brian C. Madsen:
- Correspondence and Registration Payment:
- P. O. Box 102/Carpinteria, CA 93014