Section 1: Preamble and Application |
1.1 | By viewing, surfing, reading, using, transmitting, or searching these pages (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~parsec/) you agree to and acknowledge the following sections: |
Section 2: Copyright Notice |
2.1 | These pages (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~parsec/) and their contents (except as noted in section 2 paragraph 2) have been created by Michael Joseph Skora (hereafter referred to as "the artist") and are subject to United States Copyright law and the International Berne Convention. |
2.2 | Property of others not labeled as such should not be construed as an attempt to claim ownership. |
2.3 | This notice shall expand to take advantage of any additional laws or treaties protecting the artist's work wherever available. |
Section 3: Restrictions of Use |
3.1 | The reproduction or broadcast of these pages is restricted to the following situations: |
3.2 | Educational usage: |
| 3.2.1 | Limited to usage in curriculum of public educational institutions. Private institutions are prohibited. |
3.3 | Personal usage: |
| 3.3.1 | Personal means an individual not involved in business or political activities. |
| 3.3.2 | Limited to one paper copy (must include copyright notice: "© Michael Skora") and one temporary non-permanent digital copy specifically the browser cache file. |
3.4 | Business usage: |
| 3.4.1 | A business includes but is not limited to any for profit business, private education, political organization. |
| 3.4.2 | Limited to one paper copy (must include copyright notice: "© Michael Skora") and one temporary non-permanent digital copy specifically the browser cache file. |
| 3.4.3 | Intent beneficial to the artist must be obvious. It shall be the sole discretion of the artist to determine the definition of beneficial intent. |
| 3.4.4 | Otherwise prohibited without written permission. |
3.5 | For profit reproduction, transmittal, or storage: |
| 3.5.1 | Paper, analog, electromechanical, electromagnetic, encrypted or part of an encryption scheme, digital. |
| 3.5.2 | Reproduction or transmittal by service or product of the Microsoft Corporation is prohibited in all circumstances overriding any other agreement. (examples: Microsoft Network (MSN), Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows). |
3.6 | Unspecified use: |
| 3.6.1 | Prohibited without my express written consent. |
Section 4: Compensation for Misuse |
4.1 | Establishment of a fee, fine, or compensation structure shall not be construed as permission for use. |
4.2 | Compensation shall be set at a rate of $50,000.00 (1999 U.S. dollars) per unit (defined in section 4 paragraph 3) or 1000% of total gross profits, whichever is larger. |
4.3 | A unit shall be measured in commonly accepted computing standards as a pixel for images and a byte for text or code. |
Section 5: Indemnification and Warranty |
5.1 | The artist shall not be held liable for any damage occurred as a consequence of using (or not using) these pages under any circumstances. They are made available on an as-is basis. |
5.2 | There is no warrenty express or implied associated with these pages. |
Section 6: Correctness |
6.1 | The artist is always right. |
Section 7: Substitution |
7.1 | The artist reserves the right to substitute any appropriate foodstuff in place of a wet noodle for your well deserved whipping. |
Section 8: Changes |
8.1 | The artist reserves the right to modify this agreement at will and without notification to any other party to clarify the intent of the agreement. |
8.2 | The artist reserves the right to add or remove clauses such as Section 7 at any time without notification to any party. |
Section 9: Intent |
9.1 | The intent of the agreement shall be considered more important than the phrasing so that if any loopholes exist they shall be considered closed by intent. |
Section 10: Intolerance |
10.1 | Bigots, misogynists, and other lowlifes as determined by the artist have no rights under this agreement but are wholly and irrevocably bound by section 10 paragraphs 2 and 3. |
10.2 | As determined in section 10 paragraph 1, those who fit the description shall duly and swiftly remove themselves from the gene pool by any means necessary. |
10.3 | As determined in section 10 paragraph 1, those who fit the description shall hereafter maintain a distance of no less than 100 meters from any person less than 21 years of age. |
10.4 | As determined in section 10 paragraph 1, those who fit the description shall hereafter not attempt to communicate or influence any person less than 21 years of age. Examples are web sites, television programming, and advertising. |
Section 11: Legal Agreement |
11.1 | This constitutes the whole of the agreement between the artist and you. If any part of the agreement is weakened or rendered null it shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the artist, and shall not weaken or nullify any other part of the agreement. |