Thank you for your interest in the OpenDID project (the “Project”). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions (defined below) from any person or entity, the Project must have a Contributor License Agreement (“CLA”) on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the Project and its users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.
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1. Definitions. This document is a CLA (Contributor License Agreement) that must be signed by all Contributors to the Project. “You” or “Your” shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this CLA with the Project. 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” shall mean the code, documentation or other original works of authorship expressly identified in Schedule A, as well as any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the Project for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the Project (the “Work”). For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Project or its representatives, 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, the Project 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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7. Non-Original Creations. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the Project 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].” Additionally, if submitting non-original works, You must cleary specify the original author's license and submit it as a separate file. If You violate this obligation by submitting a third party's work without proper authorization, resulting in copyright infrigement, You shall be solely responsible for any legal liabilities arising from such infrigement.
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