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  INFERNO® BINARY AND LIMITED SOURCE LICENCE

IMPORTANT NOTICE - READ CAREFULLY: This Inferno® Binary and Limited Source Licence Agreement (including Appendices A, B, C and D) ("LICENCE") is a legal agreement between you as an individual person or organisation (``YOU'') and Vita Nuova Holdings Limited ("VITA NUOVA") (having an office at The Innovation Centre, University Road, York England YO10 5DG), for all or any portion of the Inferno software product accompanying this LICENCE, which includes computer software in binary and source code form, other information and documentation ("LICENSED SOFTWARE").

By installing, copying or otherwise using the LICENSED SOFTWARE YOU accept all the terms and conditions of this LICENCE.

YOU may cancel this LICENCE without explanation or penalty by ceasing to use or distribute the LICENSED SOFTWARE, and removing it if installed.

1.

Licence Grant

Subject to the restrictions in Clause 2 (and in particular Clause 2.2) below and to third party intellectual property claims YOU MAY on a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and perpetual basis (subject to Clause 3):

1.1

make ADAPTATIONS of the LICENSED SOFTWARE in binary or source code form. ADAPTATIONS means any work (ie code, document, etc) based on the LICENSED SOFTWARE or any part of it, for example (i) any work incorporating the LICENSED SOFTWARE or any part of it, (ii) any work incorporating any modified form of the LICENSED SOFTWARE or any part of it (eg where the LICENSED SOFTWARE is rewritten in a different computer language or converted to operate on a different type of CPU) (iii) any work using a method or concept from the LICENSED SOFTWARE, or (iv) any work otherwise covered by any of VITA NUOVA's or any third party's intellectual property rights in the LICENSED SOFTWARE.

1.2

use and copy the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS in binary or source code form provided that each copy of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and ADAPTATIONS shall contain copyright notices in the form specified in Appendix A. If YOU create any copyright material in developing any ADAPTATIONS YOU may add YOUR copyright notice, in the form specified in Appendix A.

1.3

distribute any LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS in binary or source code form provided any such distribution is pursuant to a valid and enforceable non-exclusive sub-licence agreement. YOU shall have the right to determine the form and content of any non-exclusive sub-licence provided that YOU include and give full effect to the relevant minimum sub-licensing terms set out in Appendix C of this LICENCE. YOU will provide a copy of YOUR sub-licence agreement to VITA NUOVA upon request. YOUR right to grant such sub-licence is always subject to the terms of this LICENCE with VITA NUOVA. YOU agree that in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provision of this LICENCE and any sub-licence granted under this Clause, this LICENCE shall prevail.

1.4

charge a fee for the distribution in binary form or source code form of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS and YOU may choose to offer, and to make an additional charge for support, warranties, indemnity or liability obligations "Additional Terms" provided always that YOU may only offer such Additional Terms on YOUR own behalf and as YOUR exclusive responsibility and not on behalf of VITA NUOVA. YOU must obtain YOUR sub- licensees agreement that any Additional Terms are offered by YOU alone and YOU hereby agree to indemnify, defend hold harmless VITA NUOVA its servants and agents for any liability arising directly or indirectly as a result of any such Additional Terms.

1.5

if YOU are an academic, YOU may make available copies of the LICENSED SOFTWARE for teaching purposes within an academic institution. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that all such copies are returned on completion of the teaching purpose.

2. Licence Restrictions

All rights not specifically and expressly granted under this LICENCE are reserved by VITA NUOVA. Notwithstanding Clause 1 above YOU MAY NOT:

2.1

make an ADAPTATION of that portion of the LICENSED SOFTWARE that is copyright Bigleow & Holmes found in the directory and sub-directories of "/font" ("FONT SOFTWARE").

2.2

distribute source code copies of that portion of the LICENSED SOFTWARE found in the directories and sub-directories contained in Appendix D ("CORE SOFTWARE") and any ADAPTATIONS to the CORE SOFTWARE to other individuals or organisations who DO NOT have a valid and current annual subscription with VITA NUOVA pursuant to the terms of this LICENCE which has not expired or terminated ("INFERNO SUBSCRIBER"). It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that anyone receiving CORE SOFTWARE is an INFERNO SUBSCRIBER. In particular YOU are prohibited from publishing the CORE SOFTWARE on a web site or through a news group where there is a possibility that non INFERNO SUBSCRIBERS could gain access.

2.3

distribute FONT SOFTWARE except as part of a larger software distribution incorporating the LICENSED SOFTWARE and any ADAPTATIONS of the LICENSED SOFTWARE provided that the distribution is in accordance with Clause 1.3 above and the minimum sub-licence terms specified in Appendix B ("FONT LICENCE").

2.4

use, distribute, transfer, or transmit the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS in source or binary code form, or technical information (even if incorporated into other products) except in compliance with U.S. and UK export regulations.

2.5

allow more individuals to make use of the LICENSED SOFTWARE than the number of concurrent users purchased by YOU from VITA NUOVA.

2.6

use the "Inferno®", "Styx®", "Dis®" and "Limbo®" trade marks without the following trade mark notice - "Inferno® , Styx® , Dis® and Limbo® are the registered trade marks of Vita Nuova Holdings Limited". YOU may only use these trade mark as permitted by and in strict compliance at all times with VITA NUOVA's third party trade mark usage guidelines which are posted at www.vitanuova.com/trademark.htm.

2.7

use the "Inferno®", "Styx®", "Dis®" and "Limbo®" trade marks other than in relation to the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS of the LICENSED SOFTWARE.

3. Termination for breach
3.1

This LICENCE is effective until terminated. Without prejudice to any other rights, VITA NUOVA has the option to terminate this LICENCE by written notice if YOU fail to comply with any term or condition of this LICENCE or if YOU initiate or participate in any intellectual property action against VITA NUOVA. Further, YOU agree upon any termination of this LICENCE to cease to use in any manner whatsoever and destroy or return to VITA NUOVA (at VITA NUOVA's option) the LICENSED SOFTWARE and any ADAPTATIONS together with all copies and to certify in writing to VITA NUOVA that YOU have done so.

3.2

All sub-licences of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and any ADAPTATIONS validly granted pursuant to the terms of this LICENCE shall survive any termination of this LICENCE. Those terms of this LICENCE, which by their nature survive the termination of this LICENCE, shall remain in effect beyond any termination of this LICENCE.

4. Subscription Renewal
 

In order to continue to distribute and receive source code copies of any CORE SOFTWARE and any ADAPTATIONS received by YOU from VITA NUOVA or any third party, pursuant to Clauses 1.3 and 2.2, YOU must renew annually YOUR Inferno® subscription licence with VITA NUOVA.

5. Ownership and Licence Grant Back
5.1

The LICENSED SOFTWARE is protected by copyright law and international treaty provisions. YOU acknowledge that all rights, title and interest (including but without limitation all intellectual property rights) in the LICENSED SOFTWARE will remain the exclusive property of VITA NUOVA or its suppliers, and YOU will not acquire any rights to the LICENSED SOFTWARE other than those expressly set out in this LICENCE. VITA NUOVA and its suppliers reserve all rights not expressly granted to YOU, and no other licences are granted or implied.

5.2

YOU acknowledge that title and ownership of the "Inferno®", "Styx®", "Dis®" and "Limbo®" trade marks, including any associated common law rights, rests with VITA NUOVA.

5.3

Subject to Clause 5.1 above, YOU shall own all rights title and interest in any intellectual property rights resulting from YOUR creation of ADAPTATIONS and additions to the LICENSED SOFTWARE.

5.4

YOU agree to grant VITA NUOVA a perpetual, royalty-free, world-wide and non-exclusive irrevocable licence to use, reproduce, execute, compile, display, perform, modify (or have modified), distribute and sub-licence in any form any ADAPTATIONS of LICENSED SOFTWARE (which for the purposes of this Clause 5.4 shall include any bug fixes, enhancements or new components to the LICENSED SOFTWARE supplied by VITA NUOVA (from time to time at its discretion) to YOU and for the avoidance of doubt such bug fixes, enhancements or new components shall be supplied subject to the terms of this LICENCE unless otherwise stated by VITA NUOVA) made known to VITA NUOVA by YOU or a third party or which enter the public domain by any means (e.g. orally, by email or newsgroups, distributed on YOUR behalf by VITA NUOVA or otherwise published by YOU).

5.5

YOU shall notify VITA NUOVA promptly in writing of any known or suspected breach by any third party of this LICENCE and any sub-licence granted by YOU.

6. Disclaimer of warranty
6.1

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW VITA NUOVA PROVIDES THE LICENSED SOFTWARE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. THE LICENSED SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN IN WHOLE OR IN PART PRE-RELEASE, UNTESTED OR NOT FULLY TESTED SOFTWARE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IS AT YOUR SOLE AND ENTIRE RISK. THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT UPGRADES OR SUPPORT OF ANY KIND AND VITA NUOVA AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, WITH REGARD TO THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS.

6.2

NOTHING IN THIS LICENCE LIMITS VITA NUOVA'S LIABILITY TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OR WILFUL DEFAULT OF VITA NUOVA.

7. Limitation of liability for loss or damage
7.1

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL VITA NUOVA OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, AND LOSS OF BUSINESS AND/OR PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR DATA, OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND/OR ANY ADAPTATIONS, EVEN IF VITA NUOVA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, VITA NUOVA'S AND ITS SUPPLIERS' ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER THIS LICENCE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE.

8. Exploitation and Assignment
8.1

VITA NUOVA enters into this LICENCE on the basis that YOU are the sole beneficiary of any commercial gain from the use and exploitation of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and ADAPTATIONS under this LICENCE. YOU are not however, restricted as to where and for what purpose YOU may use the LICENSED SOFTWARE and ADAPTATIONS under this LICENCE. For the avoidance of doubt, if YOU are an individual YOU may use YOUR subscription and/or LICENCE at YOUR place of work for research or product development but YOUR employer has no rights in and may not benefit financially directly or indirectly from YOUR exploitation of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and ADAPTATIONS as a consequence of YOUR subscription and/or LICENCE.

8.2

YOU may not assign or transfer (by operation of law or otherwise) this LICENCE or any licences or rights provided by this LICENCE without VITA NUOVA's prior written consent.

8.3

YOU agree to enforce the terms of YOUR non-exclusive sub-licence agreements pursuant to Clause 1.3 of this LICENCE and to inform VITA NUOVA of any known breach of such terms. YOU hereby agree to indemnify VITA NUOVA against all damages or loss suffered by VITA NUOVA caused by YOUR failure to include the required minimum sub-licence terms set forth in Appendix C in such non-exclusive sub-licences. If YOU shall fail to use YOUR best endeavours to enforce the terms of YOUR non-exclusive sub-licence agreements then YOU shall be deemed to be in breach of this LICENCE and VITA NUOVA shall have the right to enforce such agreements as a third party beneficiary and upon VITA NUOVA's request YOU shall assign to VITA NUOVA any rights in the agreements necessary to enforce the terms of such sub-licence agreements.

9. Choice of Law
9.1

YOU agree that the laws of England shall apply to any dispute arising from this LICENCE. YOU agree for the benefit of VITA NUOVA that the Courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any suit, action or proceedings ("Proceedings"), and to settle any disputes, which may arise out of or in connection with this LICENCE and, for these purposes you irrevocable submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

9.2

The submission to the jurisdiction of the English Courts does not limit VITA NUOVA's right to take any Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions, nor does the taking of Proceedings by VITA NUOVA in any one or more jurisdictions preclude VITA NUOVA taking Proceedings in another jurisdiction if and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

10. Miscellaneous
10.1

This is the entire agreement between YOU and VITA NUOVA which supersedes any prior agreement or understanding whether written or oral relating to the subject matter of this LICENCE. In the event of any conflict between the Clauses and Appendices of this LICENCE (including in particular the FONT LICENCE) the Clauses shall prevail.

10.2

YOU will in all YOUR dealings with the LICENSED SOFTWARE and any ADAPTATIONS act as an independent contractor. Nothing in this LICENCE will be construed as creating an agency, partnership, or any other legal association between YOU and VITA NUOVA and YOU will not represent that YOU have any authority to assume or create any obligation express or implied on behalf of VITA NUOVA.

10.3

A person who is not a party to this LICENCE shall have no rights pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the "Act") to enforce any term of this LICENCE provided that a person who is the lawful successor to or permitted assignee of the rights of a party is considered to be a party to this LICENCE. Any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from the Act is not affected.

10.4

VITA NUOVA may from time to time and at its sole discretion publish a revised and/or new version of this LICENCE which shall then govern the licensing of all copies of LICENSED SOFTWARE supplied by VITA NUOVA after the posting of such revised or new licence.

 

Should YOU have any questions regarding this LICENCE or wish to contact VITA NUOVA for any reason visit our web site at www.vitanuova.com for contact details.

APPENDIX A - COPYRIGHT NOTICE

1.

For source files with no copyright notice YOU must add the following notice: Copyright © 1998, 1999 Lucent Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Revisions Copyright © 1999, 2000 Vita Nuova Limited. All rights reserved. Revisions Copyright © [year] [YOUR name]. All rights reserved.

2.

For source files where there is already a copyright notice YOU may add YOUR own notice as follows: "Revisions Copyright © [year] [YOUR name]. All rights reserved."

APPENDIX B - FONT LICENCE

The FONT SOFTWARE includes Fonts and Typefaces that are licensed from Bigelow & Holmes Inc ("B&H"). YOU must include the following licence terms when distributing the Fonts or Typefaces to any sublicensee and impose the same restrictions on them in respect of any sublicence that they may grant.

1. Licence and Title
 

This FONT LICENCE conveys a limited right to use, reproduce and distribute the Fonts and Typefaces in accordance with the terms and conditions in this FONT LICENCE and the Inferno Subscription Licence Agreement but does not convey title or any other licences or rights which are not expressly provided relating to the Typefaces or Fonts to YOU, sublicensees or any other end users. YOU acknowledge and agree that B&H owns all proprietary rights including without limitation all intellectual property rights in the Typefaces and Fonts and derivative works.

2. B&H Trade Mark Ownership
 

YOU acknowledge that B&H owns the entire right, title and interest in the trade marks "Lucida and Bigelow & Holmes".

3. Notices
3.1

YOU agree that all advertising, promotion, marketing and distribution in connection with this FONT LICENCE shall acknowledge and use the trade marks of B&H in such a way as to protect such trade marks.

3.2

YOU may not identify the Typefaces and Fonts by any trade mark or trade name other than "Lucida". If YOU make any reference to any of the Typefaces or Fonts in sales literature, advertising, manuals and documentation, on equipment, visual displays, printed output and image carrier labels and outer containers, such references shall include the "Lucida" trade marks together with (i) the symbol ® and (ii) the phrase "Lucida is a registered trade mark of Bigelow & Holmes Inc".

3.3

YOU shall publish notices of B&H copyright and/or design patent rights on the Image Carrier labels and diskette, tape or cartridge containers in which the Typefaces and Fonts are packaged separately from the LICENSED SOFTWARE, and in the header of files containing Typefaces or Fonts. Such notices shall be in the following form; "Lucida and Pellucida are registered trademarks of Bigelow & Holmes Inc. Lucida® digital fonts copyright © 1985, 1986 by Bigelow & Holmes Inc".

4. B&H Rights in the Typeface Designs
4.1

YOU shall produce only machine readable Raster Fonts from Fonts provided by B&H.

4.2

YOU may not modify the Fonts or Typefaces represented by the Fonts in Style (ie. the combination of typographic design characteristics that distinguish one typeface from another), design features or in any other respect, nor add additional characters without the prior written consent of B&H.

4.3

YOU may permit the LICENSED SOFTWARE to make automatic modifications of any Typeface or Font including scaling, rotating, condensation, extension, obliquing, reversal, tinting, shadowing, outlining, or other transformations which LICENSED SOFTWARE can perform automatically.

5. Protection Against Unauthorised Reproduction
5.1

YOU shall use due care in protecting the Typeface and Font digital data YOU received against unauthorised use or reproduction.

5.2

YOU shall notify VITA NUOVA promptly in writing of any known or suspected unauthorised reproduction, use or distribution of the Fonts or Typefaces by Sublicensees, end users or others.

APPENDIX C

MINIMUM SUB-LICENSING TERMS

1

YOU may only sub-licence binary copies of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or any ADAPTATIONS and source code copies of non-CORE SOFTWARE of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or any ADAPTATIONS provided YOU include terms in YOUR sub-licence agreement which have the same effect as the following:

1.1

the restrictions contained in Clauses 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7 of this LICENCE;

1.2 clauses 3.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 8.3 of this LICENCE;
1.3

any sub-licence of the LICENSED SOFTWARE shall be on a non-exclusive basis only;

1.4

require the End User to reproduce and include the copyright notices in the form specified in Appendix A of this LICENCE in any authorised copies of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS and/or accompanying documentation;

1.5

include a prominent notice in the code and accompanying documentation that the source code of the LICENSED SOFTWARE (but not the source code to YOUR ADAPTATIONS) is available from VITA NUOVA under the terms of this LICENCE with information on how and where to obtain such source code under this LICENCE;

1.6

require the sub-licensee to consent to VITA NUOVA's right to enforce the sub-licence as a third party beneficiary and the assignment by YOU of YOUR rights in the sub-licence to VITA NUOVA which are necessary for VITA NUOVA to enforce the required terms of the sub-licence;

2

YOU may only sub-licence source code copies of CORE SOFTWARE and/or any ADAPTATIONS provided YOU comply with the requirements of Clause 2.2 and include terms in YOUR sub-licence agreement which have the same effect as the following:

2.1

the restrictions contained in Clauses 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7 of this LICENCE;

2.2 clauses 3.1, 4, 5.1, 5.2 and 8.3 of this LICENCE;
2.3

require the End User to reproduce and include the copyright notices in the form specified in Appendix A of this LICENCE in any authorised copies of the LICENSED SOFTWARE and/or ADAPTATIONS and/or accompanying documentation;

2.4

any sub-licence of the LICENSED SOFTWARE shall be on a non-exclusive basis only;

2.5

require the sub-licensee to consent to VITA NUOVA's right to enforce the sub-licence as a third party beneficiary and the assignment by YOU of YOUR rights in the sub-licence to VITA NUOVA which are necessary for VITA NUOVA to enforce the required terms of the sub-licence;

APPENDIX D - CORE SOFTWARE

The following directories and their sub-directories form that part of the LICENSED SOFTWARE referred to as the CORE SOFTWARE.

/appl/limbo
/limbo
/interp
/emu
/os
/doc
/asm
/crypt
/kern
/keyring
/kfs
/limbo
/memimage
/memlayer
/prefab
/tk
/tk