Loom® Public License
Copyright (c) 2003 University of Southern California.
All Rights Reserved.
1) The "SOFTWARE", below, refers to the LOOM software (in either
source-code, or binary form) and a "work based on the SOFTWARE" means
a work based on either the SOFTWARE, on part of the SOFTWARE, or on
any derivative work of the SOFTWARE under copyright law: that is, a
work containing all or a portion of the SOFTWARE either verbatim or
with modifications. Each licensee is addressed as "you" or
2) The University of Southern California on behalf of its Information
Sciences Institute having an address of 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite
1001, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 is the copyright holder in the
SOFTWARE. The copyright holder reserve all rights except those
expressly granted to the LICENSEE herein and U.S. Government license
3) A copy or copies of the SOFTWARE may be given to others, if you meet
the following conditions:
a) Copies in source code must include the copyright notice and this
b) Copies in binary form must include the copyright notice and this
license in the documentation and/or other materials provided with
4) All advertising materials, journal articles and documentation
mentioning features derived from or use of the SOFTWARE must display
the following acknowledgement:
"This product includes software developed by and/or derived from the
LOOM project (http://www.isi.edu/isd/LOOM/LOOM-HOME.html)."
In the event that the product being advertised includes an intact
distribution (with copyright and license included) then this clause
5) You are encouraged to package modifications to the SOFTWARE
separately, as patches to the SOFTWARE.
6) If you modify a copy or copies of the SOFTWARE or any portion of it,
thus forming a work based on the SOFTWARE, and give a copy or copies
of such work to others, either in source code or binary form, you
must meet the following conditions:
a) The SOFTWARE must carry prominent notices stating that you changed
specified portions of the SOFTWARE.
b) The SOFTWARE must display the following acknowledgement:
"This product includes software developed by and/or derived from
the LOOM Project (http://www.isi.edu/isd/LOOM/LOOM-HOME.html) to
which the U.S. Government retains certain rights."
7) LICENSEE AGREES THAT THE EXPORT OF GOODS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA FROM
THE UNITED STATES MAY REQUIRE SOME FORM OF EXPORT CONTROL LICENSE
FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THAT FAILURE TO OBTAIN SUCH EXPORT
CONTROL LICENSE MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER U.S. LAW.
8) Portions of the SOFTWARE resulted from work developed under a
U.S. Government contract and are subject to the following license:
the Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf
a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in this
SOFTWARE to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly
and display publicly.
9) The SOFTWARE was prepared, in part, as an account of work sponsored
by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United
States, nor the University of Southern California, nor any of their
employees, makes any warranty express or implied, or assumes any
legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process
disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately
10) IN NO EVENT WILL THE UNITED STATES OR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM EXERCISE OF THIS
LICENSE AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.
11) THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE ARE DISCLAIMED. THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SOFTWARE,
MODIFICATIONS, ENHANCEMENTS OR DERIVATIVE WORKS THEREOF, WILL NOT
INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE SECRET OR OTHER PROPRIETARY
END OF LICENSE