LICENSE

Software License Agreement 
 

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 


This Vanderbilt University ("Vanderbilt") End User License Agreement ("Agreement") 
accompanies the "ARINC Component Model (ACM) tools and library" ("Software") which 
was developed at Vanderbilt's Institute For Software Integrated Systems. The term "Software" 
shall include any upgrades, modified versions, or updates of the Software licensed to you by 
Vanderbilt. Please read this Agreement carefully. At the end you will be asked to accept this 
Agreement, provide all pertinent individual/company contact information and be permitted to 
download the Software. Or, if you do not wish to accept the terms and conditions of this 
Agreement, to decline this Agreement in which case you will not be permitted to download the 
Software. 

Upon your acceptance of this Agreement, Vanderbilt grants to you a free of charge, nonexclusive 
license to use the Software, provided that you agree to the following: 

 

Use of the Software. 
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1. You may download the Software and install it on a hard disk or other storage device. You 
may use the Software on a file server for use on a network for the purposes of (i) 
permanent installation onto hard disks or other storage devices or (ii) use of the Software 
over such network. You may make backup copies of the Software. 
2. You may modify the Software, change it, make derivate works and otherwise improve it 
for your own use. 
3. You may utilize this Software to assist in developing, debugging, testing and verifying 
your own software and system for any commercial or research platform. You may also 
distribute this Software in source or object form for supporting your continuing research 
or commercial product. However, you may not license or sell the Software (by itself, 
bundled with other software, or integrated into other software) to a third party for a fee or 
compensation. 




 

Copyright and Trademark Rights. 
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1. This Software is owned by Vanderbilt, and its structure, organization and code are the 
valuable property of Vanderbilt. The Software is also protected by United States 
Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. You may not use the registered or 
unregistered trademarks of Vanderbilt except as may be unavoidable and only insofar as 
required to comply with Section 1.0 of this Agreement. 
2. This Agreement does not grant you any rights in the Software or in the registered or 
unregistered marks of Vanderbilt. You shall not remove any copyright notices from the 
Software. 




 

Restrictions. 
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1. You may not combine or distribute the Software with other software that is licensed 
pursuant to terms that seek to require that the Software (or any associated intellectual 
property) be licensed to or otherwise shared with others. 
2. If the Software is distributed in source code form, a copy of this Agreement must 
accompany the distribution. 
3. If the Software is distributed in object form, you shall do so under the terms of an 
agreement that complies with this Agreement. 
4. The rights associated with this Agreement apply only to the downloaded Software, not to 
any derivate work(s) which may be made to or are derived from the Software. 
5. If any legal action is pursued during the course of the use of the Software, which is 
associated with the Software, all rights under this Agreement shall end automatically. 
6. This Agreement and all rights associated with it shall end automatically should there be 
any breach of this Agreement, or false information provided. 

 

Warranty. 
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THE SOFTWARE IS BEING DELIVERED TO YOU AS IS AND VANDERBILT MAKES 
NO WARRANTY AS TO ITS USE OR PERFORMANCE. VANDERBILT DOES NOT 
AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN 
BY USING THE SOFTWARE. VANDERBILT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS 
OR IMPLIED, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, 
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO 
EVENT SHALL VANDERBILT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, 
INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST 
SAVINGS, EVEN IF A VANDERBILT REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED 
OFTHE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD 
PARTY. 


 

Governing Law and General Provisions. 
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This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, U.S.A., excluding the 
application of its conflicts of law rules. If any part of this Agreement is found void and 
unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of the balance of the Agreement, which shall remain 
valid and enforceable according to its terms. You agree that the Software shall not be shipped, 
transferred, or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States 
Export Administration Act, or any other export laws, restrictions or regulations. This Agreement 
shall automatically terminate upon failure by you to comply with its terms and conditions, or for 
providing false information. This Agreement may only be modified in writing and signed by an 
authorized officer of Vanderbilt.