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Legal Issues

Software Components

The WinImages software consists of the following applications:

Together, these components are referred to as WinImages R7, and in some cases as "the software" in the discussion that follows:

Ownership

WinImages R7 is both sold to individual users, and in some cases licensed for use by multiple users. In either case, ownership and the term owner as used below are indicative of both the purchaser of the software and the licensees, although formal ownership of the software remains with Black Belt Systems in the case of a Site License Agreement. In the case of a valid transfer of ownership, the transferee is the new owner.

Authorship

Black Belt Systems is the sole author of all source code for this product, with the exception of certain publicly available components incorporated from sources acknowledged elsewhere in this documentation.

Software Copyright and Usage

WinImages R7 is Copyright © 1992-2001 Black Belt Systems ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Under the Pan-American Conventions. All rights to the code remain with Black Belt Systems. Use of the binary executable that comprises the program for any purpose other than image and image stream manipulation by any person(s) other than the registered owner(s), including disassembly and reconstruction for any purpose is expressly forbidden, and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Network Installations

WinImages R7 may be installed upon any local area network that is owned or licensed to the owner(s) of this copy of WinImages R7, for the purpose of use by the registered owner(s). Use by more than one individual requires the purchase of a Site License; contact Black Belt Systems for details.

The software may not be installed on a network that is generally accessible from the Internet.

Renting, Lending and Leasing

In accordance with the Computer Software Rental Act of 1990: This software may not be rented, lent, or leased.

Documentation Copyright and Usage

This documentation is Copyright © 1992-2001 Black Belt Systems ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Under the Pan-American Conventions. The presentation of this documentation by any individual or entity other than Black Belt Systems to any other person or entity who/which is not a legal owner of the WinImages R7 software is expressly forbidden, and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Modification of this documentation is also expressly forbidden. If you feel that the documentation would benefit from one or more changes, please contact Black Belt Systems by FAX at (406) 228-8943 or via email using feedback@blackbeltsystems.com, and formally suggest the changes to us. They will be seriously considered for a future release of the documentation.

Copyright Venue and Right Of Use

The above copyright claims are made upon items that are unique creations of Black Belt Systems. These products have been created for customers of Black Belt Systems; the use of this product is contingent upon purchase of WinImages R7. Individuals who have not purchased WinImages R7 have no right to use it. Individuals who violate the terms specified here are in violation of multiple laws, and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible to protect our paying customers and company. Such action is theft.

Other Copyrights

Images and textual content in the documentation are believed to all be either public domain, or directly owned by Black Belt Systems. However, it is possible that this presumption may be partially in error, though it is certainly our intent to have been as diligent as possible in this matter. Accordingly, if you discover an image or a textual section in the documentation where you know the rights are owned by another entity, and that entity is not properly credited, corporate or otherwise, please contact us immediately and supply us with all of the relevant information so that arrangements can be made for use of the image as well as proper credit, or the image can be removed from future revisions of the documentation, according to the wishes of the owner of the image. Such contacts must be written out in order to reduce the possibility of errors. Here is the contact information to use:

Email:sales@blackbeltsystems.com
FAX:(406) 228-8943
Mail:Black Belt Systems
13 Turning Wheel
Glasgow, MT
59230
USA

Transferability

Ownership of single copies of WinImages R7 may be transferred once from the first party owner as long as the first party owner is properly registered. The first party owner must contact Black Belt Systems prior to the transfer to inform us of the change of ownership. We will then make some additional documentation requirements known to the first party owner. When those are met, we will provide the first party owner with a de-registration code and the first party owner in return provides us with the de-registration confirmation code produced by the software.

The software must remain installed on the first party owner's machine or machines until this process is complete, or transfer will not be possible.

The second party owner then must actively register the software within 30 days. Once the de-registration process is complete, the software and documentation must be completely removed from all computers and network servers owned by the first party owner, and all materials pertaining to the software are transferred to the second party owner. To pursue this process, begin by contacting us via these methods:

Email:sales@blackbeltsystems.com
Telephone:(406) 228-8945

If any of the above conditions are not met, the software will remain registered in the original owner's name and neither support nor upgrade opportunities will be provided to the new holder of the software.

The second party owner may not transfer the ownership of the software further; Black Belt Systems will not provide support or upgrades to third- or later-party owners.

Site Licenses are not transferable.

Using Output from the Software

As long as the owner of the software has the appropriate legal rights to all images used in creation of any derivative work with WinImages R7, such rights shall transfer to any output from the software. Black Belt Systems is not responsible for copyright violations of the user with regard to output from the software; the user is wholly responsible for determining the copyright status of all images processed by the software, and for obtaining the appropriate rights and permissions for use in both derivative and facsimile works of any third-party artwork or document. The owner of the software is responsible for any copyright violations in this regard.

Backup

The software may be backed up from both its original media and from its installed location for the purpose of protecting the investment of both time and funds of the owner of the software. It may not be backed up for the benefit of any other party, or in such a way that any other party has access to the backup such that they may derive a working copy of the software that has not been properly purchased or licensed from Black Belt Systems

Disclaimer

This software is provided "as is." Black Belt Systems takes no responsibility for data manipulated with this software; or for the interpretation of such data. The WinImages R7 product is not intended to be used as a medical tool, or as a tool in any situation where lives or property of any nature are at stake in any manner.

The user is entirely responsible for interpretation and uses of image data manipulated with the WinImages R7 software. The user is also responsible for observing the copyright restrictions on materials manipulated within WinImages R7. Black Belt Systems will make solid efforts to maintain WinImages R7 in a reliable, bug-free form, but cannot be held responsible if problems with the software incur losses of any type upon the user.

If the user desires that a problem with the software be fixed, the user is required to report the problem or problems with the software to Black Belt Systems technical support detailed in such a way that we can dependably reproduce the problem. If the problem or problems is or are then found to be a fault with our software rather than the operating system or any kind of problem with the user's hardware or software configuration, then we will use our best efforts to correct the problem as long as the problem is in the currently shipping version of the software. If the problem the user is experiencing is in an older version of the software, we may fix the problem in the current version and an upgrade may be required for the user to have access to the fix.

If these terms and conditions are not acceptable to the user, then Black Belt Systems declines to issue permission to the user to use WinImages R7 in any manner, for any purpose whatsoever.

Plug-In Modules

WinImages F/x is supplied with a number of "plug-in" modules. Any of these that were developed by Black Belt Systems may be considered part of the WinImages F/x package. Other modules may be supplied that were developed by other software manufacturers. In that case, the copyrights and ownership are as noted with the plug-in's documentation and/or "About..." dialog.


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WinImages F/x, WinImages Morph and all associated documentation
Copyright © 1992-2001 Black Belt Systems ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Under the Pan-American Conventions
In accordance with the Computer Software Rental Act of 1990:
This software may not be rented, lent, or leased.

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