These terms apply to your contribution of materials to a product
These terms apply to your contribution of materials to a product or project owned or managed by us ('project'), and set out the intellectual property rights you grant to us (Maarch) in the contributed materials. If this contribution is on behalf of a company, the term 'you' will also mean the company you identify below. If you agree to be bound by these terms, fill in the information requested below and provide your signature. Read this agreement carefully before signing.
or project owned or managed by us ('project'), and set out the
intellectual property rights you grant to us (Maarch) in the
1. The term 'contribution' means any source code, object code, patch, tool, sample, graphic, specification, manual, documentation, or any other material posted or submitted by you to a project.
contributed materials. If this contribution is on behalf of a
company, the term 'you' will also mean the company you identify
2. With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright applications and registrations, in your contribution:
below. If you agree to be bound by these terms, fill in the
* you hereby assign to us joint ownership, and to the extent that such assignment is or becomes invalid, ineffective or unenforceable, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide, nocharge, royaltyfree, unrestricted license to exercise all rights under those copyrights. This includes, at our option, the right to sublicense these same rights to third parties through multiple levels of sublicensees or other licensing arrangements;
information requested below and provide your signature. Read this
* you agree that each of us can do all things in relation to your contribution as if each of us were the sole owners, and if one of us makes a derivative work of your contribution, the one who makes the derivative work (or has it made) will be the sole owner of that derivative work;
agreement carefully before signing.
* you agree that you will not assert any moral rights in your contribution against us, our licensees or transferees;
* you agree that we may register a copyright in your contribution and exercise all ownership rights associated with it; and
1. The term 'contribution' means any source code, object code,
3. With respect to any patents you own, or that you can license without payment to any third party, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide, nocharge, royaltyfree license to:
documentation, or any other material posted or submitted by you to
* make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise transfer your contribution in whole or in part, alone or in combination with or included in any product, work or materials arising out of the project to which your contribution was submitted, and
a project.
* at our option, to sublicense these same rights to third parties through multiple levels of sublicensees or other licensing arrangements.
2. With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright
4. Except as set out above, you keep all right, title, and interest in your contribution. The rights that you grant to us under these terms are effective on the date you first submitted a contribution to us, even if your submission took place before the date you sign these terms. Any contribution we make available under any license will also be made available under a suitable FSF (Free Software Foundation) or OSI (Open Source Initiative) approved license.
applications and registrations, in your contribution:
• you hereby assign to us joint ownership, and to the extent
5. Public Domain United Stated Government Works: Sections 1 through 4 of this agreement do not apply to any Contribution to the extent that it is a work of the United States Government for which copyright is unavailable under 17 U.S.C. 105. However, any contribution will be made available under a suitable FSF (Free Software Foundation) or OSI (Open Source Initiative) approved license.
that such assignment is or becomes invalid, ineffective or
unenforceable, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable,
6. With respect to your contribution, you represent that:
* it is an original work and that you can legally grant the rights set out in these terms;
license to exercise all rights under those copyrights. This
* it does not to the best of your knowledge violate any third party's copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights; and
includes, at our option, the right to sublicense these same rights
* you are authorized to sign this contract on behalf of your company (if identified below).
to third parties through multiple levels of sublicensees or other
licensing arrangements;
7. These terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable U.S. Federal law. Any choice of law rules will not apply. If available, please list your username(s) and the name of the project(s) (or project website(s)) for which you would like to contribute materials.
• you agree that each of us can do all things in relation to
your contribution as if each of us were the sole owners, and if
Your username:
one of us makes a derivative work of your contribution, the one
Project name (or project website):
who makes the derivative work (or has it made) will be the sole
Your contact information (Please print clearly):
owner of that derivative work;
Your name:
• you agree that you will not assert any moral rights in your
Your company's name (if applicable):
contribution against us, our licensees or transferees;
Mailing address:
• you agree that we may register a copyright in your
Telephone, Fax and Email:
contribution and exercise all ownership rights associated with it;
Your signature:
and
Date:
• you agree that neither of us has any duty to consult with,
obtain the consent of, pay or render an accounting to the other
To deliver these terms to us, scan and email, or fax a signed copy to us using the email address info@Maarch.org
for any use or distribution of your contribution.
Maarch Contributor Agreement – version 2.0 This document is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bysa/3.0/ and based on original work from Sun Microsystems.
3. With respect to any patents you own, or that you can license
without payment to any third party, you hereby grant to us a
