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ETHYMONICS FREE MUSIC LICENSE
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Version 1, August 2000
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Copyright (C) 2000, Ethymonics Limited
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
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license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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Preamble
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The licenses for most musical works are designed to take away your
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freedom to share the music. By contrast, this Free Music License is
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intended to guarantee your freedom to make copies of a piece of music,
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and charge for this service if you wish. Recipients of those copies
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have the same freedom. The word "Free" in "Free Music License" means
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the freedom to make copies. It does not mean that those copies cannot
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then be sold.
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This license is designed to protect and pass on the right to make
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copies to whoever receives a copy. This encourages wide distribution on
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the artist's behalf. You can apply this license to your own music too.
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To protect the right to copy the music, it is necessary to pass on
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certain requirements that must be followed when the music is copied or
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distributed. For example, if you distribute a piece of music subject to
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this license, even if this is done for a fee, you must give the
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recipients all the rights that you have. You must show them these terms
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so that they know their rights.
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The freedom to copy is protected by two things: (1) Copyright of the
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music, and (2) This license that provides legal permission to copy and
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distribute the music.
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The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
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performance follow.
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FREE MUSIC LICENSE
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND PERFORMANCE
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1. This License applies to any musical work or other type of work which
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has a notice placed by the copyright holder saying that it may be
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distributed under the terms of this Free Music License. The "Music",
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below, refers to any such music or work, whether in a recording,
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performance or other form of musical representation, or any derivative
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work under copyright law: that is to say, a work, in any medium,
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containing the Music or a portion of it, either unaltered, modified and
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or re-performed.
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You may play or perform the Music publicly, for example in a broadcast,
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provided that you make available to listeners the title of the work and
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the name of the Artist. A recording made as a result of the Music being
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played or performed is covered by this License when its contents
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constitute a work based on the Music. If a listener wishes to make
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copies of such a recording, the terms and conditions of this License
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must be made available to them, along with any other information
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required to make and distribute copies according to the terms and
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conditions of this License.
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2. You may copy and distribute copies of the Music as you receive it,
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in any medium, provided that you:
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(a) conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate
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copyright notice;
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(b) keep intact all the notices that refer to this License;
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(c) supply, with each copy of the Music, all significant information
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about the Music, including the title of the work, the name of the
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artist, and the names and roles of all credited personnel;
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(d) supply, to each recipient of the Music, along with the Music,
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either a copy of this License or a clearly visible URL that lets the
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recipient know where to find a copy of this License on the Internet.
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If the information required by (a) to (d) above is not available, for
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example when the Music has been received by making a recording of a
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performance, then this information must be obtained independently and
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no copies can be made or distributed without this information being
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included with each copy of the Music.
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You may, at your option, charge a fee for the act of supplying a copy
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of the Music.
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3. You may not copy, distribute, perform or sub-license the Music
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except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt to
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otherwise do so is void, and will automatically terminate your rights
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under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or
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rights, from you under this License will not have their Licenses
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terminated as long as such parties remain in full compliance.
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4. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not
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signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to copy,
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distribute, play or perform the Music or any of its derivative works.
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Therefore, by copying, distributing, playing or performing the Music,
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or any of its derivative works, you indicate your acceptance of this
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License to do so, and all of its terms and conditions.
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5. Each time you redistribute the Music the recipient automatically
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receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute, play
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and or perform the Music subject to the terms and conditions of this
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License. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipient's
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exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for
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enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
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6. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of copyright
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infringement or for any reason (not limited to copyright issues),
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conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or
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otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not
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excuse you from the conditions of this License. If you cannot satisfy
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simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other
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pertinent obligations, then your rights under this License are
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terminated. For example, if an existing agreement would not permit
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royalty-free redistribution of the Music by all those who receive
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copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way to satisfy
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both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from
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redistributing the Music.
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If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
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any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
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apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other
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circumstances.
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It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any
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copyright or other property right claims or to contest validity of any
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such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the
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integrity of a music distribution system, which is implemented by
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copyright and license practices.
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7. If an activity permitted by this License is restricted in certain
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countries either for copyright or other reasons, the original copyright
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holder who places the Music under this License may add an explicit
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geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that
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distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded.
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In such cases, this License incorporates the limitation as if written
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in the body of this License.
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8. Ethymonics may publish revised and or new versions of the Free Music
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License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit
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to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new
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problems as they arise.
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Each License is given a distinguishing version number. If the Music
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specifies a version number of this License which applies to it, and
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"any later version", you have the option of following the terms and
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conditions either of that version or any later version published by
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Ethymonics. If the Music does not specify a version number of this
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License, you may choose any version ever published by Ethymonics.
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9. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Music into another work
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whose distribution conditions are different, write to the composer to
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ask for permission.
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END OF FREE MUSIC LICENSE
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