Mfold 3xxx ACADEMIC NONCOMMERCIAL USE LICENSE AGREEMENT 1 Mfold

mfold 3.xxx academic non-commercial use license agreement 1. mfold 3.xxx is the work of dr. michael zuker. the copyright in

mfold 3.xxx ACADEMIC NON-COMMERCIAL USE LICENSE AGREEMENT
1.
mfold 3.xxx is the work of Dr. Michael Zuker. The copyright in
mfold 3.xxx is owned by and the National Research Council of
Canada and WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. The National Research Council of
Canada has given WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY the right to distribute
mfold 3.xxx.
2.
This is a legal agreement between you, RECIPIENT, and WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY. By accepting, receiving, and using mfold 3.xxx, you
agree to be bound by all of its terms. If you do not agree to all
of the terms of this Agreement, please DO NOT download the
software; or, if you have already done so, please delete all of
the source code, documentation and compiled programs associated
with mfold 3xxx.
3.
mfold 3.xxx is provided to RECIPIENT as source code. WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY GRANTS to RECIPIENT a royalty free, non-exclusive, and
non-transferable license to compile, install, use mfold for
internal research only. RECIPIENT acknowledges that mfold 3.xxx is
a research tool that is provided free of charge and only provided
“as is.” WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, its faculty, employees, or
students, or former employees who have developed mfold 3.xxx, have
no obligation to assist RECIPIENT in its use, correction,
modification, or enhancement and are without any obligation to
provide any updates. RECIPIENT may also offer mfold 3.xxx to the
public over a web server provided the program resides on a server
at RECIPIENT’s institution and users are not able to download or
modify the program.
4.
The title and copyright to mfold 3.xxx and any associated programs
and documentation shall remain with WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY and the
National Research Council of Canada. RECIPIENT agrees to preserve
same. RECIPIENT agrees not to make any copies of mfold except for
use in RECIPIENT’s laboratory without WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’s
prior written permission. Written permission can be obtained by
contacting Washington University’s Office of Technology Management
by e-mail at [email protected], or telephoning (314)747-0920.
RECIPIENT agrees to place the appropriate copyright notice on any
such copies.
5.
RECIPIENT may not modify mfold 3.xxx, except to fix minor errors,
or create derivative works without WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’s
permission. Please send all requests for modification to
[email protected]. Errors and bugs that are found should be reported
to Michael Zuker, whether or not they are corrected.
6.
RECIPIENT shall not distribute mfold 3.xxx to other laboratories
within RECIPIENT’s institution. RECIPIENT shall not transfer mfold
3.xxx to another location or person outside of RECIPIENT’s
institution without WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’s prior written
permission. Please send all requests for distribution to
[email protected].
7.
If WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY grants RECIPIENT permission to distribute
mfold 3.xxx, under Paragraph 6, RECIPIENT shall only export, mfold
3.xxx, or any part thereof, directly or indirectly, to any country
where such export or reexport is authorized in full compliance
with the laws of the United States of America.
8.
RECIPENT shall cite the following publications in any abstract,
paper, or presentation referencing mfold:
1.
M. Zuker, D.H. Mathews & D.H. Turner Algorithms and
Thermodynamics for RNA Secondary Structure Prediction: A
Practical Guide. In RNA Biochemistry and Biotechnology, J.
Barciszewski & B.F.C. Clark, eds., NATO ASI Series, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, (1999).
2.
D.H. Mathews, J. Sabina, M. Zuker & D.H. Turner Expanded
Sequence Dependence of Thermodynamic Parameters Provides Robust
Prediction of RNA Secondary Structure. J. Mol. Biol. 288,
910-940 (1999).
9.
RECIPIENT acknowledges that mfold 3.xxx is a research tool and
provided free of charge, it is only provided “as is.” WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY, its faculty, employees, or students, have not
obligation to assist RECIPIENT in its use, correction,
modification, or enhancement and without any obligation to provide
any updates.
10.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTENDS NO
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THERE ARE NO
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF
mfold 3.xxx FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT THE USE OF mfold
3.xxx WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE
SECRET, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PARTY, OR
ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO RECIPIENT FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES ARISING
FROM YOUR RECIPIENT’S OF mfold 3.xxx, ANY CLAIM FOR ANY LOSS OR
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND.