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Arphic Public License
Copyright: 1999 Arphic Technology Co., Ltd.
URL: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/non-gnu/chinese-fonts-truetype/LICENSE
Type: Content
Media: Software
Country: International
Licence text
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is forbidden.
Preamble
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the ARPHIC PUBLIC LICENSE specifically permits and encourages you to use this software, provided that you give the recipients all the rights that we gave you and make sure they can get the modifications of this software.
Legal Terms
0. Definitions:
Throughout this License, "Font" means the TrueType
fonts "AR PL Mingti2L Big5", "AR PL KaitiM Big5" (BIG-5 character set) and "AR
PL SungtiL GB", "AR PL KaitiM GB" (GB character set) which are originally
distributed by Arphic, and the derivatives of those fonts
created through any
modification including modifying glyph, reordering glyph, converting format,
changing font name, or adding/deleting
some characters in/from glyph table.
"PL" means "Public License".
"Copyright Holder" means whoever is named in the copyright or copyrights for the Font.
"You" means the licensee, or person copying, redistributing or modifying the Font.
"Freely Available" means that you have the freedom to copy or modify the Font as well as redistribute copies of the Font under the same conditions you received, not price. If you wish, you can charge for this service.
1. Copying & Distribution
You may copy and distribute verbatim
copies of this Font in any medium, without restriction, provided that you retain
this license
file (ARPHICPL.TXT) unaltered in all copies.
2. Modification
You may otherwise modify your copy of this Font in any
way, including modifying glyph, reordering glyph, converting format, changing
font name, or adding/deleting some characters in/from glyph table, and copy and
distribute such modifications under the terms of
Section 1 above, provided that
the following conditions are met:
a) You must insert a prominent notice in each modified file stating how and when you changed that file.
b) You must make such modifications Freely Available as a whole to all third parties under the terms of this License, such as by offering access to copy the modifications from a designated place, or distributing the modifications on a medium customarily used for software interchange.
c) If the modified fonts normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the Font under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License.
These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Font, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works. Therefore, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Font with the Font on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License.
3. Condition Subsequent
You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or
distribute the Font except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt
otherwise
to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Font will automatically
retroactively void your rights under this License. However,
parties who have
received copies or rights from you under this License will keep their licenses
valid so long as such parties remain
in full compliance.
4. Acceptance
You are not required to accept this License, since you
have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to copy,
modify,
sublicense or distribute the Font. These actions are prohibited by law if you do
not accept this License. Therefore, by copying,
modifying, sublicensing or
distributing the Font, you indicate your acceptance of this License and all its
terms and conditions.
5. Automatic Receipt
Each time you redistribute the Font, the recipient
automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute
or modify the Font subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any
further restrictions on the recipients' exercise
of the rights granted herein.
You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this
License.
6. Contradiction
If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation
of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues),
conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise)
that contradict the conditions of this License, they
do not excuse you from the
conditions of this License. If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy
simultaneously your obligations
under this License and any other pertinent
obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Font at all. For
example,
if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the
Font by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly
through you, then
the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain
entirely from distribution of the Font.
If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances.
7. NO WARRANTY
BECAUSE THE FONT IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY FOR THE FONT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT
WHEN
OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE
FONT "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE FONT IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE FONT PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME
THE COST OF
ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
8. DAMAGES WAIVER
UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN
WRITING, IN NO EVENT WILL ANY COPYRIGHTT HOLDERS, OR OTHER PARTIES WHO MAY COPY,
MODIFY OR REDISTRIBUTE THE FONT AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS; OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDERS OR OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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