Working Groups: Contributor License Agreement

To clarify the intellectual property license granted with contributions of software from any person or entity (the "Contributor"), Internet2 would like to have an Internet2 Contributor License Agreement on file that has been signed by the Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. Please complete this Agreement and send it by facsimile to Internet2 at +1-734-9134255, followed by regular mail to Attn: John Kennedy, Internet2, 3025 Boardwalk, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 U.S.A.

Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records. A signed copy will be returned to you. (Note: if you are not an individual contributor, you must have the full power and authority to execute this agreement on behalf of the organization owning the contribution, which is often your employer).

In recognition of the promises contained herein and certain other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, you and Internet2 hereby accept and agree to the following terms and conditions:

• The term "Contribution(s)" means any or all of your contribution(s) of any kind including object code, source code and documentation to the Project identified on this form, however and whenever submitted to the Project, either before or after execution of this agreement, excluding any submissions that are specifically designated in writing by you as "Not a Contribution."

• You hereby grant to Internet2 a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable license including, without limitation, the rights to: modify (including the right to create derivative works), and with respect to both the original and modified versions of the contribution(s), use, transfer, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and publicly display your contribution(s). Except for the rights granted to Internet2 in this paragraph, you reserve all right, title and interest in and to your contribution(s).

• You represent and warrant that you are legally entitled to and have all necessary power and authority to grant the above license. If your employer(s) have rights to intellectual property that you create, you represent and warrant that you have received permission to make the Contributions on behalf of that employer, or that your employer has waived its rights to your Contributions, at least for the benefit of Internet2.

• You represent and warrant that, except as otherwise disclosed in your Contribution submission(s), each of your Contributions is your original creation. You represent and warrant that your Contribution submission(s) include complete details of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) associated with any part of your Contribution(s) (including a copy of any applicable license agreement). You agree to notify Internet2 of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make your representations and warranties in this agreement inaccurate in any respect.

• You are not expected to provide support for your Contributions, except to the extent you desire to provide support. Your Contributions are provided as-is, with all faults defects and errors, and, except as otherwise provided herein, without warranty of any kind, (either express or implied) including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and any warranty of non-infringement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed as of the latter date set forth below.

Please sign:

___________________________ Date: _____________________________________ Contributor

___________________________ Date: _____________________________________ Internet2

Contributor Information:

Internet2 Project: _______________________________________________________

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