Andrew Geissler | 5199d83 | 2021-09-24 16:47:35 -0500 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | # PolyForm Small Business License 1.0.0 |
| 2 | |
| 3 | <https://polyformproject.org/licenses/small-business/1.0.0> |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Acceptance |
| 6 | |
| 7 | In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree |
| 8 | to them as both strict obligations and conditions to all |
| 9 | your licenses. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Copyright License |
| 12 | |
| 13 | The licensor grants you a copyright license for the |
| 14 | software to do everything you might do with the software |
| 15 | that would otherwise infringe the licensor's copyright |
| 16 | in it for any permitted purpose. However, you may |
| 17 | only distribute the software according to [Distribution |
| 18 | License](#distribution-license) and make changes or new works |
| 19 | based on the software according to [Changes and New Works |
| 20 | License](#changes-and-new-works-license). |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ## Distribution License |
| 23 | |
| 24 | The licensor grants you an additional copyright license |
| 25 | to distribute copies of the software. Your license |
| 26 | to distribute covers distributing the software with |
| 27 | changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works |
| 28 | License](#changes-and-new-works-license). |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Notices |
| 31 | |
| 32 | You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of |
| 33 | the software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the |
| 34 | URL for them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines |
| 35 | beginning with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided |
| 36 | with the software. For example: |
| 37 | |
| 38 | > Required Notice: Copyright Yoyodyne, Inc. (http://example.com) |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ## Changes and New Works License |
| 41 | |
| 42 | The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to |
| 43 | make changes and new works based on the software for any |
| 44 | permitted purpose. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ## Patent License |
| 47 | |
| 48 | The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that |
| 49 | covers patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able |
| 50 | to license, that you would infringe by using the software. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | ## Fair Use |
| 53 | |
| 54 | You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the |
| 55 | law. These terms do not limit them. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | ## Small Business |
| 58 | |
| 59 | Use of the software for the benefit of your company is use for |
| 60 | a permitted purpose if your company has fewer than 100 total |
| 61 | individuals working as employees and independent contractors, |
| 62 | and less than 1,000,000 USD (2019) total revenue in the prior |
| 63 | tax year. Adjust this revenue threshold for inflation according |
| 64 | to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price |
| 65 | index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for all items, |
| 66 | not seasonally adjusted, with 1982–1984=100 reference base. |
| 67 | |
| 68 | ## No Other Rights |
| 69 | |
| 70 | These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of |
| 71 | your licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from |
| 72 | granting licenses to anyone else. These terms do not imply |
| 73 | any other licenses. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## Patent Defense |
| 76 | |
| 77 | If you make any written claim that the software infringes or |
| 78 | contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license |
| 79 | for the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If |
| 80 | your company makes such a claim, your patent license ends |
| 81 | immediately for work on behalf of your company. |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ## Violations |
| 84 | |
| 85 | The first time you are notified in writing that you have |
| 86 | violated any of these terms, or done anything with the software |
| 87 | not covered by your licenses, your licenses can nonetheless |
| 88 | continue if you come into full compliance with these terms, |
| 89 | and take practical steps to correct past violations, within |
| 90 | 32 days of receiving notice. Otherwise, all your licenses |
| 91 | end immediately. |
| 92 | |
| 93 | ## No Liability |
| 94 | |
| 95 | ***As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without |
| 96 | any warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable |
| 97 | to you for any damages arising out of these terms or the use |
| 98 | or nature of the software, under any kind of legal claim.*** |
| 99 | |
| 100 | ## Definitions |
| 101 | |
| 102 | The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these |
| 103 | terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes |
| 104 | available under these terms. |
| 105 | |
| 106 | **You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these |
| 107 | terms. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | **Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship, |
| 110 | or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all |
| 111 | organizations that have control over, are under the control of, |
| 112 | or are under common control with that organization. **Control** |
| 113 | means ownership of substantially all the assets of an entity, |
| 114 | or the power to direct its management and policies by vote, |
| 115 | contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect. |
| 116 | |
| 117 | **Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the |
| 118 | software under these terms. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | **Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one |
| 121 | of your licenses. |