Fossil SCM

Add a new contributor agreement that is based loosely on the Oracle CLA.

drh 2011-02-17 22:43 trunk
Commit 252e83d9526da79fdb1f73e54dc6620492b3ed0a
--- www/copyright-release.html
+++ www/copyright-release.html
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<h1 align="center">
2
-Assignment of Copyright for<br>
3
-Contributions To The Fossil SCM
2
+Fossil SCM Contributor Agreement
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</h1>
54
65
<p>
7
-This Agreement is made between Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc., a
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-Georgia corporation with headquarters at 6200 Maple Cove Lane, Charlotte, NC,
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-(hereafter "Hwaci")
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-and <font color="blue">
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-
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- NAME AND ADDRESS OF PROGRAMMER
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-
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-</font> (hereafter "Programmer").
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-</p>
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-
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-<p>For valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
18
-acknowledged, Programmer and Hwaci agree as follows:
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-</p>
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+This agreement applies to your contribution of material to the
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+Fossil Software Configuration Management System ("Fossil") that is
8
+mananged by Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc. ("Hwaci") and
9
+sets out the intellectual property rights you grant to Hwaci in the
10
+contributed material.
11
+The terms "contribution" and "contributed material" mean any source code,
12
+object code, patch, tool, sample, graphic, specification, manual,
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+documentation, or any other material posted, submitted, or uploaded by
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+you to the Fossil project.
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+ The term "you" means the person identified
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+and signing at the bottom of this document. If your contribution
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+is on behalf of a company, the term "you" also means the company
18
+identified in the signature area below.
2019
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<ol>
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<li><p>
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-Programmer does hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hwaci, its successors
24
-and assigns, the entire right, title and interest in and to the copyright
25
-in software source code, documentation, build scripts, and other
26
-components of the Fossil Software Configuration Management System
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-(hereafter "Fossil") found on the Fossil website,
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-<a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/">http://www.fossil-scm.org/</a>,
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-or any portions thereof whether created before or after this agreement
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-and any registrations and copyright applications relating thereto and any
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-renewals and extensions thereof, and in and to all income,
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-royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due or payable
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-with respect thereto, and in and to all causes of action, either in law
34
-or in equity for past, present, or future infringement based on the
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-copyrights, and in and to all rights corresponding to the foregoing
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-throughout the world.
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-
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-<li><p>
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-Programmer hereby represents and
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-warrants to Hwaci that Programmer is the owner of those portions of
41
-the Fossil software developed and produced by Programmer or
42
-otherwise has the right to grant to Hwaci the rights set forth in
43
-this Agreement.
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-
45
-<li><p>
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-This agreement applies only to any software,
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-documentation, scripts, of other content that has been deliberately
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-uploaded to the public distribution of Fossil found at
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-<a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/">http://www.fossil-scm.org/</a>.
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-Nothing in this agreement shall limit the rights of
51
-Programmer or Hwaci with regard to software, documentation, scripts, or
52
-other content that is not found in on the Fossil website.
22
+With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright applications and
23
+registrations, in your contribution:
24
+<ul>
25
+<li> You hereby assign to Hwaci joint ownership, and to the extent that
26
+ such assignment is or becomes invalid, ineffective or unenforceable,
27
+ you hereby grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
28
+ worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free, unrestricted license to exercise
29
+ all rights under those copyrights, including the right to sublicense.
30
+<li> You agree that both you and Hwaci can do all things in relation to your
31
+ contribution as if each of us were the sole owners, and if one of us
32
+ makes a derivative work of your contribution, the one who makes
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+ (or has made) the derivative work will be the sole owner of that
34
+ derivative work.
35
+<li> You agree that you will not assert any moral rights in your
36
+ contribution against Hwaci, Hwaci's licensees or transferees, or
37
+ any other user or consumer of your contribution.
38
+<li> You agree that Hwaci may register a copyright in your contribution and
39
+ exercise all ownership rights associated with it.
40
+<li> You agree that neither you nor Hwaci has any duty to consult with,
41
+ obtain the consent of, or pay or render an accounting to the other
42
+ for any use or distribution of your contribution.
43
+</ul>
44
+
45
+<li><p>
46
+With respect to any patents you own, or that you can license without payment
47
+to any third party, and which are relevant to your contribution, you hereby
48
+grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, no-charge,
49
+royalty-free license to
50
+make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise
51
+transfer your contribution in whole or in part, alone or in
52
+combination with or included in any product, work or materials arising
53
+out of the Fossil project, and to sublicense these same rights.
54
+
55
+<li><p>
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+Except as set out above, you keep all right, title, and interest in your
57
+contribution. The rights that you grant to Hwaci under this agreement
58
+are effective on the date that you first submitted your contribution to the
59
+Fossil project, even if your submission took place before the date that
60
+you sign this agreement.
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+
62
+<li><p>
63
+You represent and warrant the following:
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+<ul>
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+<li> Your contribution is an original work and that you can legally
66
+ grant the rights set out in this agreement.
67
+<li> Your contribution does not, to the best of your knowledge and belief,
68
+ violate any third party's copyrights, trademarks, patents,
69
+ or other intellectual property rights.
70
+<li> You are authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of your
71
+ company (if appliable).
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+</ul>
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</ol>
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-<p>
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-In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement,
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-effective this <font color="blue">
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-
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- YYYY-MM-DD
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-
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-</font>
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-
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-<p><table width="100%" border="0">
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-<tr><td valign="top">
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-HWACI<br>
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-By:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-Print Name:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-Title:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-</td><td width="10%"></td>
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-<td valign="top">
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-PROGRAMMER<br>
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-By:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-Print Name:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-Title:<hr>
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-<p>&nbsp;</p>
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-</td></tr></table>
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+<p>By filling in the following information and signing your name,
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+you agree to be bound by all of the terms
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+set forth in this agreement. Please print clearly.</p>
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+
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+<center>
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+<p><table width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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+<tr><td width="20%" valign="top">Your name &amp email:</td><td width="80%">
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+
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+ <!-- Replace this line with your name and email --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
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+
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+</td></tr>
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+<tr><td valign="top">Company name:<br>(if applicable)</td><td>
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+
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+ <!-- Replace this line with your company name --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
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+
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+&nbsp;</td></tr>
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+<tr><td valign="top">Postal address:</td><td>
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+
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+ <!-- Replace this line and the next line with your postal address -->
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+ <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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+
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+</td></tr>
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+<tr><td valign="top">Signature:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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+<tr><td valign="top">Date:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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+</table>
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+</center>
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+
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+<p>Send completed forms to:
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+<blockquote>
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+Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc.<br>
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+6200 Maple Cove Lane<br>
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+Charlotte, NC 28269-1086<br>
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+USA
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+</p>
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ADDED www/copyright-release.pdf
--- www/copyright-release.html
+++ www/copyright-release.html
@@ -1,81 +1,108 @@
1 <h1 align="center">
2 Assignment of Copyright for<br>
3 Contributions To The Fossil SCM
4 </h1>
5
6 <p>
7 This Agreement is made between Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc., a
8 Georgia corporation with headquarters at 6200 Maple Cove Lane, Charlotte, NC,
9 (hereafter "Hwaci")
10 and <font color="blue">
11
12 NAME AND ADDRESS OF PROGRAMMER
13
14 </font> (hereafter "Programmer").
15 </p>
16
17 <p>For valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
18 acknowledged, Programmer and Hwaci agree as follows:
19 </p>
20
21 <ol>
22 <li><p>
23 Programmer does hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hwaci, its successors
24 and assigns, the entire right, title and interest in and to the copyright
25 in software source code, documentation, build scripts, and other
26 components of the Fossil Software Configuration Management System
27 (hereafter "Fossil") found on the Fossil website,
28 <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/">http://www.fossil-scm.org/</a>,
29 or any portions thereof whether created before or after this agreement
30 and any registrations and copyright applications relating thereto and any
31 renewals and extensions thereof, and in and to all income,
32 royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due or payable
33 with respect thereto, and in and to all causes of action, either in law
34 or in equity for past, present, or future infringement based on the
35 copyrights, and in and to all rights corresponding to the foregoing
36 throughout the world.
37
38 <li><p>
39 Programmer hereby represents and
40 warrants to Hwaci that Programmer is the owner of those portions of
41 the Fossil software developed and produced by Programmer or
42 otherwise has the right to grant to Hwaci the rights set forth in
43 this Agreement.
44
45 <li><p>
46 This agreement applies only to any software,
47 documentation, scripts, of other content that has been deliberately
48 uploaded to the public distribution of Fossil found at
49 <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/">http://www.fossil-scm.org/</a>.
50 Nothing in this agreement shall limit the rights of
51 Programmer or Hwaci with regard to software, documentation, scripts, or
52 other content that is not found in on the Fossil website.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53 </ol>
54
55 <p>
56 In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement,
57 effective this <font color="blue">
58
59 YYYY-MM-DD
60
61 </font>
62
63 <p><table width="100%" border="0">
64 <tr><td valign="top">
65 HWACI<br>
66 By:<hr>
67 <p>&nbsp;</p>
68 Print Name:<hr>
69 <p>&nbsp;</p>
70 Title:<hr>
71 <p>&nbsp;</p>
72 </td><td width="10%"></td>
73 <td valign="top">
74 PROGRAMMER<br>
75 By:<hr>
76 <p>&nbsp;</p>
77 Print Name:<hr>
78 <p>&nbsp;</p>
79 Title:<hr>
80 <p>&nbsp;</p>
81 </td></tr></table>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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83 DDED www/copyright-release.pdf
--- www/copyright-release.html
+++ www/copyright-release.html
@@ -1,81 +1,108 @@
1 <h1 align="center">
2 Fossil SCM Contributor Agreement
 
3 </h1>
4
5 <p>
6 This agreement applies to your contribution of material to the
7 Fossil Software Configuration Management System ("Fossil") that is
8 mananged by Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc. ("Hwaci") and
9 sets out the intellectual property rights you grant to Hwaci in the
10 contributed material.
11 The terms "contribution" and "contributed material" mean any source code,
12 object code, patch, tool, sample, graphic, specification, manual,
13 documentation, or any other material posted, submitted, or uploaded by
14 you to the Fossil project.
15 The term "you" means the person identified
16 and signing at the bottom of this document. If your contribution
17 is on behalf of a company, the term "you" also means the company
18 identified in the signature area below.
19
20 <ol>
21 <li><p>
22 With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright applications and
23 registrations, in your contribution:
24 <ul>
25 <li> You hereby assign to Hwaci joint ownership, and to the extent that
26 such assignment is or becomes invalid, ineffective or unenforceable,
27 you hereby grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
28 worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free, unrestricted license to exercise
29 all rights under those copyrights, including the right to sublicense.
30 <li> You agree that both you and Hwaci can do all things in relation to your
31 contribution as if each of us were the sole owners, and if one of us
32 makes a derivative work of your contribution, the one who makes
33 (or has made) the derivative work will be the sole owner of that
34 derivative work.
35 <li> You agree that you will not assert any moral rights in your
36 contribution against Hwaci, Hwaci's licensees or transferees, or
37 any other user or consumer of your contribution.
38 <li> You agree that Hwaci may register a copyright in your contribution and
39 exercise all ownership rights associated with it.
40 <li> You agree that neither you nor Hwaci has any duty to consult with,
41 obtain the consent of, or pay or render an accounting to the other
42 for any use or distribution of your contribution.
43 </ul>
44
45 <li><p>
46 With respect to any patents you own, or that you can license without payment
47 to any third party, and which are relevant to your contribution, you hereby
48 grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, no-charge,
49 royalty-free license to
50 make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise
51 transfer your contribution in whole or in part, alone or in
52 combination with or included in any product, work or materials arising
53 out of the Fossil project, and to sublicense these same rights.
54
55 <li><p>
56 Except as set out above, you keep all right, title, and interest in your
57 contribution. The rights that you grant to Hwaci under this agreement
58 are effective on the date that you first submitted your contribution to the
59 Fossil project, even if your submission took place before the date that
60 you sign this agreement.
61
62 <li><p>
63 You represent and warrant the following:
64 <ul>
65 <li> Your contribution is an original work and that you can legally
66 grant the rights set out in this agreement.
67 <li> Your contribution does not, to the best of your knowledge and belief,
68 violate any third party's copyrights, trademarks, patents,
69 or other intellectual property rights.
70 <li> You are authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of your
71 company (if appliable).
72 </ul>
73 </ol>
74
75 <p>By filling in the following information and signing your name,
76 you agree to be bound by all of the terms
77 set forth in this agreement. Please print clearly.</p>
78
79 <center>
80 <p><table width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
81 <tr><td width="20%" valign="top">Your name &amp email:</td><td width="80%">
82
83 <!-- Replace this line with your name and email --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
84
85 </td></tr>
86 <tr><td valign="top">Company name:<br>(if applicable)</td><td>
87
88 <!-- Replace this line with your company name --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
89
90 &nbsp;</td></tr>
91 <tr><td valign="top">Postal address:</td><td>
92
93 <!-- Replace this line and the next line with your postal address -->
94 <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
95
96 </td></tr>
97 <tr><td valign="top">Signature:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
98 <tr><td valign="top">Date:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
99 </table>
100 </center>
101
102 <p>Send completed forms to:
103 <blockquote>
104 Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc.<br>
105 6200 Maple Cove Lane<br>
106 Charlotte, NC 28269-1086<br>
107 USA
108 </p>
109
110 DDED www/copyright-release.pdf

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