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d2bec5a… drh 1 <h1 align="center">
252e83d… drh 2 Fossil SCM Contributor Agreement
d2bec5a… drh 3 </h1>
d2bec5a… drh 4
d2bec5a… drh 5 <p>
252e83d… drh 6 This agreement applies to your contribution of material to the
252e83d… drh 7 Fossil Software Configuration Management System ("Fossil") that is
fe38a76… drh 8 managed by Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc. ("Hwaci") and
252e83d… drh 9 sets out the intellectual property rights you grant to Hwaci in the
252e83d… drh 10 contributed material.
4db19dc… jan.nijtmans 11 The terms "contribution" and "contributed material" mean any source code,
4db19dc… jan.nijtmans 12 object code, patch, tool, sample, graphic, specification, manual,
4db19dc… jan.nijtmans 13 documentation, or any other material posted, submitted, or uploaded by
252e83d… drh 14 you to the Fossil project.
252e83d… drh 15 The term "you" means the person identified
252e83d… drh 16 and signing at the bottom of this document. If your contribution
252e83d… drh 17 is on behalf of a company, the term "you" also means the company
252e83d… drh 18 identified in the signature area below.
d2bec5a… drh 19
d2bec5a… drh 20 <ol>
d2bec5a… drh 21 <li><p>
252e83d… drh 22 With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright applications and
252e83d… drh 23 registrations, in your contribution:
252e83d… drh 24 <ul>
252e83d… drh 25 <li> You hereby assign to Hwaci joint ownership, and to the extent that
252e83d… drh 26 such assignment is or becomes invalid, ineffective or unenforceable,
252e83d… drh 27 you hereby grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
252e83d… drh 28 worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free, unrestricted license to exercise
252e83d… drh 29 all rights under those copyrights, including the right to sublicense.
252e83d… drh 30 <li> You agree that both you and Hwaci can do all things in relation to your
252e83d… drh 31 contribution as if each of us were the sole owners, and if one of us
252e83d… drh 32 makes a derivative work of your contribution, the one who makes
252e83d… drh 33 (or has made) the derivative work will be the sole owner of that
252e83d… drh 34 derivative work.
252e83d… drh 35 <li> You agree that you will not assert any moral rights in your
252e83d… drh 36 contribution against Hwaci, Hwaci's licensees or transferees, or
252e83d… drh 37 any other user or consumer of your contribution.
4db19dc… jan.nijtmans 38 <li> You agree that Hwaci may register a copyright in your contribution and
252e83d… drh 39 exercise all ownership rights associated with it.
252e83d… drh 40 <li> You agree that neither you nor Hwaci has any duty to consult with,
252e83d… drh 41 obtain the consent of, or pay or render an accounting to the other
252e83d… drh 42 for any use or distribution of your contribution.
252e83d… drh 43 </ul>
252e83d… drh 44
252e83d… drh 45 <li><p>
252e83d… drh 46 With respect to any patents you own, or that you can license without payment
252e83d… drh 47 to any third party, and which are relevant to your contribution, you hereby
252e83d… drh 48 grant to Hwaci a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, no-charge,
252e83d… drh 49 royalty-free license to
252e83d… drh 50 make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise
252e83d… drh 51 transfer your contribution in whole or in part, alone or in
252e83d… drh 52 combination with or included in any product, work or materials arising
252e83d… drh 53 out of the Fossil project, and to sublicense these same rights.
252e83d… drh 54
252e83d… drh 55 <li><p>
252e83d… drh 56 Except as set out above, you keep all right, title, and interest in your
252e83d… drh 57 contribution. The rights that you grant to Hwaci under this agreement
252e83d… drh 58 are effective on the date that you first submitted your contribution to the
252e83d… drh 59 Fossil project, even if your submission took place before the date that
252e83d… drh 60 you sign this agreement.
252e83d… drh 61
252e83d… drh 62 <li><p>
252e83d… drh 63 You represent and warrant the following:
252e83d… drh 64 <ul>
252e83d… drh 65 <li> Your contribution is an original work and that you can legally
252e83d… drh 66 grant the rights set out in this agreement.
252e83d… drh 67 <li> Your contribution does not, to the best of your knowledge and belief,
252e83d… drh 68 violate any third party's copyrights, trademarks, patents,
252e83d… drh 69 or other intellectual property rights.
252e83d… drh 70 <li> You are authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of your
fe38a76… drh 71 company (if applicable).
252e83d… drh 72 </ul>
d2bec5a… drh 73 </ol>
d2bec5a… drh 74
252e83d… drh 75 <p>By filling in the following information and signing your name,
252e83d… drh 76 you agree to be bound by all of the terms
252e83d… drh 77 set forth in this agreement. Please print clearly.</p>
4db19dc… jan.nijtmans 78
fcfaae3… jan.nijtmans 79 <p><table width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
5cdaeb0… jan.nijtmans 80 <tr><td width="20%" valign="top">Your name &amp; email:</td><td width="80%">
252e83d… drh 81
252e83d… drh 82 <!-- Replace this line with your name and email --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
252e83d… drh 83
252e83d… drh 84 </td></tr>
252e83d… drh 85 <tr><td valign="top">Company name:<br>(if applicable)</td><td>
252e83d… drh 86
252e83d… drh 87 <!-- Replace this line with your company name --> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;
252e83d… drh 88
252e83d… drh 89 &nbsp;</td></tr>
252e83d… drh 90 <tr><td valign="top">Postal address:</td><td>
252e83d… drh 91
252e83d… drh 92 <!-- Replace this line and the next line with your postal address -->
252e83d… drh 93 <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
252e83d… drh 94
252e83d… drh 95 </td></tr>
252e83d… drh 96 <tr><td valign="top">Signature:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
252e83d… drh 97 <tr><td valign="top">Date:</td><td>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>
252e83d… drh 98 </table>
252e83d… drh 99
252e83d… drh 100 <p>Send completed forms to:
252e83d… drh 101 <blockquote>
252e83d… drh 102 Hipp, Wyrick &amp; Company, Inc.<br>
252e83d… drh 103 6200 Maple Cove Lane<br>
252e83d… drh 104 Charlotte, NC 28269-1086<br>
252e83d… drh 105 USA
252e83d… drh 106 </p>

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