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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L6"><a href="#L6">6</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>wishes to provide a tool to foster collaboration and sharing among
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L7"><a href="#L7">7</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>hardware designers. The CERN OHL is copyright CERN. Anyone is welcome
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L8"><a href="#L8">8</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>to use the CERN OHL, in unmodified form only, for the distribution of
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L9"><a href="#L9">9</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>their own Open Hardware designs. Any other right is reserved. Release
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L10"><a href="#L10">10</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>of hardware designs under the CERN OHL does not constitute an
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L11"><a href="#L11">11</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>endorsement of the licensor or its designs nor does it imply any
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L12"><a href="#L12">12</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>involvement by CERN in the development of such designs.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L16"><a href="#L16">16</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>In this Licence, the following terms have the following meanings:
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L22"><a href="#L22">22</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>and other explanatory material that is explicitly stated as being made
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L23"><a href="#L23">23</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>available under the conditions of this Licence. The Documentation may
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L24"><a href="#L24">24</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>be in any medium, including but not limited to computer files and
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L25"><a href="#L25">25</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>representations on paper, film, or any other media.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L27"><a href="#L27">27</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>“Documentation Location” means a location where the Licensor has
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L28"><a href="#L28">28</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>placed Documentation, and which he believes will be publicly
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L29"><a href="#L29">29</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>accessible for at least three years from the first communication to
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L30"><a href="#L30">30</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>the public or distribution of Documentation.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L32"><a href="#L32">32</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>“Product” means either an entire, or any part of a, device built using
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L33"><a href="#L33">33</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>the Documentation or the modified Documentation.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L35"><a href="#L35">35</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>“Licensee” means any natural or legal person exercising rights under
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L38"><a href="#L38">38</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>“Licensor” means any natural or legal person that creates or modifies
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L39"><a href="#L39">39</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>Documentation and subsequently communicates to the public and/ or
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L40"><a href="#L40">40</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>distributes the resulting Documentation under the terms and conditions
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L41"><a href="#L41">41</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>of this Licence.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L45"><a href="#L45">45</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>Use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L46"><a href="#L46">46</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>and is employed solely to facilitate reading.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L50"><a href="#L50">50</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>2.1. This Licence governs the use, copying, modification,
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L51"><a href="#L51">51</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>communication to the public and distribution of the Documentation, and
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L52"><a href="#L52">52</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>the manufacture and distribution of Products. By exercising any right
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L53"><a href="#L53">53</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>granted under this Licence, the Licensee irrevocably accepts these
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L54"><a href="#L54">54</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>terms and conditions.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L56"><a href="#L56">56</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>2.2. This Licence is granted by the Licensor directly to the Licensee,
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L57"><a href="#L57">57</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>and shall apply worldwide and without limitation in time. The Licensee
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L58"><a href="#L58">58</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>may assign his licence rights or grant sub-licences.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L60"><a href="#L60">60</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>2.3. This Licence does not extend to software, firmware, or code
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L61"><a href="#L61">61</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>loaded into programmable devices which may be used in conjunction with
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L62"><a href="#L62">62</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>the Documentation, the modified Documentation or with Products, unless
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L63"><a href="#L63">63</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>such software, firmware, or code is explicitly expressed to be subject
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L64"><a href="#L64">64</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>to this Licence. The use of such software, firmware, or code is
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L65"><a href="#L65">65</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>otherwise subject to the applicable licence terms and conditions.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L67"><a href="#L67">67</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3. Copying, modification, communication to the public and distribution
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L68"><a href="#L68">68</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>of the Documentation
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L70"><a href="#L70">70</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3.1. The Licensee shall keep intact all copyright and trademarks
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L71"><a href="#L71">71</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>notices, all notices referring to Documentation Location, and all
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L72"><a href="#L72">72</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>notices that refer to this Licence and to the disclaimer of warranties
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L73"><a href="#L73">73</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>that are included in the Documentation. He shall include a copy
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L74"><a href="#L74">74</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>thereof in every copy of the Documentation or, as the case may be,
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L75"><a href="#L75">75</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>modified Documentation, that he communicates to the public or
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L78"><a href="#L78">78</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3.2. The Licensee may copy, communicate to the public and distribute
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L79"><a href="#L79">79</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>verbatim copies of the Documentation, in any medium, subject to the
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L80"><a href="#L80">80</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>requirements specified in section 3.1.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L82"><a href="#L82">82</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3.3. The Licensee may modify the Documentation or any portion thereof
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L83"><a href="#L83">83</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>provided that upon modification of the Documentation, the Licensee
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L84"><a href="#L84">84</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>shall make the modified Documentation available from a Documentation
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L85"><a href="#L85">85</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>Location such that it can be easily located by an original Licensor
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L86"><a href="#L86">86</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>once the Licensee communicates to the public or distributes the
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L87"><a href="#L87">87</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>modified Documentation under section 3.4, and, where required by
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L88"><a href="#L88">88</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>section 4.1, by a recipient of a Product. However, the Licensor shall
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L89"><a href="#L89">89</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>not assert his rights under the foregoing proviso unless or until a
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L90"><a href="#L90">90</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>Product is distributed.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L92"><a href="#L92">92</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3.4. The Licensee may communicate to the public and distribute the
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L93"><a href="#L93">93</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>modified Documentation (thereby in addition to being a Licensee also
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L94"><a href="#L94">94</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>becoming a Licensor), always provided that he shall:
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L98"><a href="#L98">98</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>b) cause the modified Documentation to carry prominent notices stating
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L99"><a href="#L99">99</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>that the Licensee has modified the Documentation, with the date and
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L100"><a href="#L100">100</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>description of the modifications;
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L102"><a href="#L102">102</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>c) cause the modified Documentation to carry a new Documentation
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L103"><a href="#L103">103</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>Location notice if the original Documentation provided for one;
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L105"><a href="#L105">105</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>d) make available the modified Documentation at the same level of
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L106"><a href="#L106">106</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>abstraction as that of the Documentation, in the preferred format for
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L107"><a href="#L107">107</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>making modifications to it (e.g. the native format of the CAD tool as
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L108"><a href="#L108">108</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>applicable), and in the event that format is proprietary, in a format
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L109"><a href="#L109">109</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>viewable with a tool licensed under an OSI-approved license if the
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L110"><a href="#L110">110</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>proprietary tool can create it; and
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L112"><a href="#L112">112</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>e) license the modified Documentation under the terms and conditions
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L113"><a href="#L113">113</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>of this Licence or, where applicable, a later version of this Licence
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L114"><a href="#L114">114</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>as may be issued by CERN.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L116"><a href="#L116">116</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>3.5. The Licence includes a non-exclusive licence to those patents or
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L117"><a href="#L117">117</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>registered designs that are held by, under the control of, or
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L118"><a href="#L118">118</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>sub-licensable by the Licensor, to the extent necessary to make use of
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L119"><a href="#L119">119</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>the rights granted under this Licence. The scope of this section 3.5
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L120"><a href="#L120">120</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>shall be strictly limited to the parts of the Documentation or
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L121"><a href="#L121">121</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>modified Documentation created by the Licensor.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L125"><a href="#L125">125</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>4.1. The Licensee may manufacture or distribute Products always
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L126"><a href="#L126">126</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>provided that, where such manufacture or distribution requires a
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L127"><a href="#L127">127</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>licence under this Licence the Licensee provides to each recipient of
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L128"><a href="#L128">128</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>such Products an easy means of accessing a copy of the Documentation
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L129"><a href="#L129">129</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>or modified Documentation, as applicable, as set out in section 3.
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L131"><a href="#L131">131</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>4.2. The Licensee is invited to inform any Licensor who has indicated
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L132"><a href="#L132">132</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>his wish to receive this information about the type, quantity and
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L133"><a href="#L133">133</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>dates of production of Products the Licensee has (had) manufactured
<tr><th class="line-num" id="L137"><a href="#L137">137</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>5.1. DISCLAIMER – The Documentation and any modified Documentation are
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<tr><th class="line-num" id="L138"><a href="#L138">138</a></th><td class="line-code"><pre>provided "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but
