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  1. ETHYMONICS FREE MUSIC LICENSE
  2. Version 1, August 2000
  3. Copyright (C) 2000, Ethymonics Limited
  4. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
  5. license document, but changing it is not allowed.
  6. Preamble
  7. The licenses for most musical works are designed to take away your
  8. freedom to share the music. By contrast, this Free Music License is
  9. intended to guarantee your freedom to make copies of a piece of music,
  10. and charge for this service if you wish. Recipients of those copies
  11. have the same freedom. The word "Free" in "Free Music License" means
  12. the freedom to make copies. It does not mean that those copies cannot
  13. then be sold.
  14. This license is designed to protect and pass on the right to make
  15. copies to whoever receives a copy. This encourages wide distribution on
  16. the artist's behalf. You can apply this license to your own music too.
  17. To protect the right to copy the music, it is necessary to pass on
  18. certain requirements that must be followed when the music is copied or
  19. distributed. For example, if you distribute a piece of music subject to
  20. this license, even if this is done for a fee, you must give the
  21. recipients all the rights that you have. You must show them these terms
  22. so that they know their rights.
  23. The freedom to copy is protected by two things: (1) Copyright of the
  24. music, and (2) This license that provides legal permission to copy and
  25. distribute the music.
  26. The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
  27. performance follow.
  28. FREE MUSIC LICENSE
  29. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND PERFORMANCE
  30. 1. This License applies to any musical work or other type of work which
  31. has a notice placed by the copyright holder saying that it may be
  32. distributed under the terms of this Free Music License. The "Music",
  33. below, refers to any such music or work, whether in a recording,
  34. performance or other form of musical representation, or any derivative
  35. work under copyright law: that is to say, a work, in any medium,
  36. containing the Music or a portion of it, either unaltered, modified and
  37. or re-performed.
  38. You may play or perform the Music publicly, for example in a broadcast,
  39. provided that you make available to listeners the title of the work and
  40. the name of the Artist. A recording made as a result of the Music being
  41. played or performed is covered by this License when its contents
  42. constitute a work based on the Music. If a listener wishes to make
  43. copies of such a recording, the terms and conditions of this License
  44. must be made available to them, along with any other information
  45. required to make and distribute copies according to the terms and
  46. conditions of this License.
  47. 2. You may copy and distribute copies of the Music as you receive it,
  48. in any medium, provided that you:
  49. (a) conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate
  50. copyright notice;
  51. (b) keep intact all the notices that refer to this License;
  52. (c) supply, with each copy of the Music, all significant information
  53. about the Music, including the title of the work, the name of the
  54. artist, and the names and roles of all credited personnel;
  55. (d) supply, to each recipient of the Music, along with the Music,
  56. either a copy of this License or a clearly visible URL that lets the
  57. recipient know where to find a copy of this License on the Internet.
  58. If the information required by (a) to (d) above is not available, for
  59. example when the Music has been received by making a recording of a
  60. performance, then this information must be obtained independently and
  61. no copies can be made or distributed without this information being
  62. included with each copy of the Music.
  63. You may, at your option, charge a fee for the act of supplying a copy
  64. of the Music.
  65. 3. You may not copy, distribute, perform or sub-license the Music
  66. except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt to
  67. otherwise do so is void, and will automatically terminate your rights
  68. under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or
  69. rights, from you under this License will not have their Licenses
  70. terminated as long as such parties remain in full compliance.
  71. 4. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not
  72. signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to copy,
  73. distribute, play or perform the Music or any of its derivative works.
  74. Therefore, by copying, distributing, playing or performing the Music,
  75. or any of its derivative works, you indicate your acceptance of this
  76. License to do so, and all of its terms and conditions.
  77. 5. Each time you redistribute the Music the recipient automatically
  78. receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute, play
  79. and or perform the Music subject to the terms and conditions of this
  80. License. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipient's
  81. exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for
  82. enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
  83. 6. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of copyright
  84. infringement or for any reason (not limited to copyright issues),
  85. conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or
  86. otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not
  87. excuse you from the conditions of this License. If you cannot satisfy
  88. simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other
  89. pertinent obligations, then your rights under this License are
  90. terminated. For example, if an existing agreement would not permit
  91. royalty-free redistribution of the Music by all those who receive
  92. copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way to satisfy
  93. both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from
  94. redistributing the Music.
  95. If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
  96. any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
  97. apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other
  98. circumstances.
  99. It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any
  100. copyright or other property right claims or to contest validity of any
  101. such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the
  102. integrity of a music distribution system, which is implemented by
  103. copyright and license practices.
  104. 7. If an activity permitted by this License is restricted in certain
  105. countries either for copyright or other reasons, the original copyright
  106. holder who places the Music under this License may add an explicit
  107. geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that
  108. distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded.
  109. In such cases, this License incorporates the limitation as if written
  110. in the body of this License.
  111. 8. Ethymonics may publish revised and or new versions of the Free Music
  112. License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit
  113. to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new
  114. problems as they arise.
  115. Each License is given a distinguishing version number. If the Music
  116. specifies a version number of this License which applies to it, and
  117. "any later version", you have the option of following the terms and
  118. conditions either of that version or any later version published by
  119. Ethymonics. If the Music does not specify a version number of this
  120. License, you may choose any version ever published by Ethymonics.
  121. 9. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Music into another work
  122. whose distribution conditions are different, write to the composer to
  123. ask for permission.
  124. END OF FREE MUSIC LICENSE