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Wordcab Transcribe License 0.1 (WTLv0.1)
This License Agreement governs the use of the Software and its Modifications.
It is a binding agreement between the Licensor and You.
This License Agreement shall be referred to as Wordcab Transcribe License 0.1
or WTLv0.1. We may publish revised versions of this License Agreement from time
to time. Each version will be given a distinguished number.
By downloading, accessing, modifying, distributing or otherwise using the
Software, You consent to all of the terms and conditions below. So, if You do
not agree with those, please do not download, access, modify, distribute, or
use the Software.
1. PERMISSIONS
You may use, modify and distribute the Software pursuant to the following terms
and conditions:
Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement
and where and as applicable, each Contributor hereby grants You a perpetual,
worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, copyright license to reproduce, prepare,
publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense under the terms herein, and
distribute the Software and Modifications of the Software.
Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement
and where and as applicable, each Contributor hereby grants You a perpetual,
worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free patent license to make, have made, Use,
import, and otherwise transfer the Software, where such license applies only to
those patent claims licensable by such Contributor that are necessarily
infringed by their Contribution(s) alone or by combination of their
Contribution(s) with the Software to which such Contribution(s) was submitted.
If You institute patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim
or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Software or a Contribution
incorporated within the Software constitutes direct or contributory patent
infringement, then any rights granted to You under this License Agreement for
the Software shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
No other rights. All rights not expressly granted herein are retained.
2. RESTRICTIONS
You may not distribute the Software as a hosted or managed, and paid service,
where the service grants users access to any substantial set of the features or
functionality of the Software. If you wish to do so, You will need to be granted
additional rights from the Licensor which will be subject to a separate mutually
agreed agreement.
You may not sublicense the Software under any other terms than those listed in
this License.
3. OBLIGATIONS
When You modify the Software, You agree to: - attach a notice stating the
Modifications of the Software You made; and - attach a notice stating that the
Modifications of the Software are released under this License Agreement.
When You distribute the Software or Modifications of the Software, You agree to:
- give any recipients of the Software a copy of this License Agreement;
- retain all Explanatory Documentation; and if sharing the Modifications of the
Software, add Explanatory Documentation documenting the changes made to create
the Modifications of the Software; -retain all copyright, patent, trademark and
attribution notices.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
Termination. Licensor reserves the right to restrict Use of the Software in
violation of this License Agreement, upon which Your licenses will automatically
terminate.
Contributions. Unless You explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution
intentionally submitted for inclusion in the Software by You to the Licensor
shall be under the terms and conditions of this License, without any additional
terms or conditions. Notwithstanding the above, nothing herein shall supersede
or modify the terms of any separate license agreement you may have executed with
Licensor regarding such Contributions.
Trademarks and related. Nothing in this License Agreement permits You (i) to
make Use of Licensors’ trademarks, trade names, or logos, (ii) otherwise suggest
endorsement by Licensor, or (iii) misrepresent the relationship between the
parties; and any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the
Licensors.
Output You generate. Licensor claims no rights in the Output. You agree not to
contravene any provision as stated in the License Agreement with your Use of the
Output.
Disclaimer of Warranty. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, and to
the fullest extent permitted by law, Licensor provides the Software (and each
Contributor provides its Contributions) AS IS, and Licensor disclaims all
warranties or guarantees of any kind, express or implied, whether arising under
any law or from any usage in trade, or otherwise including but not limited to
the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, quiet enjoyment,
fitness for a particular purpose, or otherwise.
You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of the Software
and Modifications of the Software for your purposes (including your use or
distribution of the Software and Modifications of the Software), and assume any
risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this License Agreement.
Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort
(including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable
law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing,
shall any Contributor be liable to You for damages, including any direct,
indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising
as a result of this License Agreement or out of the Use or inability to Use the
Software (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work
stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, model failure or malfunction, or
any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if such Contributor has
been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Accepting Warranty or Additional Liability. While sharing the Software or
Modifications of the Software thereof, You may choose to offer and charge a fee
for, acceptance of support, warranty, indemnity, or other liability obligations
and/or rights consistent with this
License Agreement. However, in accepting such obligations, You may act only on
Your own behalf and on Your sole responsibility, not on behalf of Licensor or
any other Contributor, and you hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold
Licensor and each other Contributor (and their successors or assigns) harmless
for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against, such Licensor or
Contributor (and their successors or assigns) by reason of your accepting any
such warranty or additional liability.
Severability. This License Agreement is a license of copyright and patent rights
and an agreement in contract between You and the Licensor. If any provision of
this License Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions shall be unaffected thereby and remain valid as if such
provision had not been set forth herein.
5. DEFINITIONS
“Contribution” refers to any work of authorship, including the original version
of the Software and any Modifications of the Software that is intentionally
submitted to Licensor for inclusion in the Software by the copyright owner or by
an individual or entity authorized to submit on behalf of the copyright owner.
For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic,
verbal, or written communication sent to the Licensor or its representatives,
including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source
code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on
behalf of, the Licensor for the purpose of discussing and improving the
Software, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise
designated in writing by the copyright owner as “Not a Contribution.”
“Contributor” refers to Licensor and any individual or entity on behalf of whom
a Contribution has been received by Licensor and subsequently incorporated
within the Software.
“Data” refers to a collection of information extracted from the dataset used
with the Model, including to train, pretrain, or otherwise evaluate the Model.
The Data is not licensed under this License Agreement.
“Explanatory Documentation” refers to any documentation or related information
including but not limited to model cards or data cards dedicated to inform the
public about the characteristics of the Software. Explanatory documentation is
not licensed under this License.
"License Agreement" refers to these terms and conditions.
“Licensor” refers to the rights owners or entity authorized by the rights owners
that are granting the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
“Model” refers to machine-learning based assemblies (including checkpoints),
consisting of learnt weights and parameters (including optimizer states),
corresponding to a model architecture as embodied in Software source code.
Source code is not licensed under this License Agreement.
“Modifications of the Software” refers to all changes to the Software, including
without limitation derivative works of the Software.
“Output” refers to the results of operating the Software.
“Share” refers to any transmission, reproduction, publication or other sharing
of the Software or Modifications of the Software to a third party, including
providing the Softwaire as a hosted service made available by electronic or
other remote means, including - but not limited to - API-based or web access.
“Software” refers to the software and Model (or parts of either) that Licensor
makes available under this License Agreement.
“Third Parties” refers to individuals or legal entities that are not under
common control with Licensor or You.
“Use” refers to anything You or your representatives do with the Software,
including but not limited to generating any Output, fine tuning, updating,
running, training, evaluating and/or reparametrizing the Model.
"You" (or "Your") refers to an individual or Legal Entity exercising
permissions granted by this License Agreement and/or making Use of the Software
for whichever purpose and in any field of Use.
Last update:
2023-10-12
Created: 2023-10-12
Created: 2023-10-12