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CLA for VirionDB
Thank you for your interest in the Virion DB Open Source Project (the “Project”), a project owned and hosted by Autodesk, Inc. ("Autodesk"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, Autodesk must have a Contributor License Agreement ("CLA") on file that has been signed by each Contributor to the Project, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor to the Project as well as the protection of Autodesk and the other Project users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.
Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.
You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to Autodesk for use with the Project. Except for the license granted herein to Autodesk and the other Project users, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.
1. Definitions. "You" (or "Your") means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with Autodesk. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity. "Contribution" means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to Autodesk for inclusion in, or documentation of, the Project (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Autodesk (including to the Project) or its representatives relating explicitly or implicitly to the Project, 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, Autodesk for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
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3. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Autodesk and the other Project users a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Work to which such Contribution(s) were submitted, as such Work existed as of the date of your Contribution(s). This patent license does not apply to any other combinations which include the Contribution(s). If any entity (a “Litigant”) institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that Litigant under this Agreement for that Contribution or Work will terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above licenses and agree that Autodesk may make use of Your Contributions in a version of the Project software that Autodesk combines with its proprietary products and distributes under license terms other than the terms of the Project. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that you create that includes your Contributions to the Project, you represent that you have received permission to make Contributions to the Project on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for your Contributions to Autodesk and the Project, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with Autodesk.
5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which you are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions.
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7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to Autodesk separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".
8. You agree to notify Autodesk of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.
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