SOFT WAY TO MOZART FORUMS LEGAL AGREEMENT
1. GENERAL
1.1 This Agreement governs your use of the Soft Way to Mozart Forums
("Forums") which are operated by Do Re Mi Fa Soft
1.2 Do Re Mi Fa Soft reserves the right, in its discretion, to change
or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any time, effective immediately
upon notice published on the Forums. Your continued use of the Forums
constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any
changes or modifications made by Do Re Mi Fa Soft as permitted above. If
at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable
to you, you should immediately cease use of the Forums.
2. USE OF CONTENT
2.1 You acknowledge that the Forums contain information, software,
photographs, audio and video clips, graphics, links and other material
(collectively, the "Content") that are protected by copyright,
trademark or other proprietary rights of Do Re Mi Fa Soft or third parties. All
Content on the Forums is copyrighted as a collective work of Do Re Mi Fa Soft
pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional
copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content
available on or accessed through the Forums.
2.2 You may post on the Forums any Content owned by you (such as your
original statements), Content for which you have received express permission
from the owner, and Content in the public domain (collectively, "User
Content") and you assume all risk for determining whether any such User
Content is in the public domain. You grant to Do Re Mi Fa Soft the right
to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium
(whether now known or hereafter discovered), any User Content that you place on
the Forums, without compensation to you. You represent and warrant that you are
authorized to grant all rights set forth in the preceding sentence.
2.3 You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce,
create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way
exploit any Content other than the User Content ("Third Party
Content"), in whole or in part, except as otherwise expressly permitted in
this Agreement. Third Party Content consisting of downloadable software may not
be reverse engineered unless specifically authorized by the owner of the
software's patent and/or copyright unless and to the extent permitted under
applicable law.
2.4 You may download or copy the Third Party Content only for your own
personal, noncommercial use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other
notices contained in such Third Party Content. Except as expressly permitted by
the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of such
Third Party Content is permitted without the express permission of Do Re Mi Fa Soft
or the owners of such Third Party Content or their authorized persons, if other
than Do Re Mi Fa Soft . You may download from the Forums any Third Party Content
in the public domain for your own personal use or for non-commercial
redistribution; provided, however, that you assume all risk and responsibility
for determining whether such Third Party Content is in the public domain.
3. RULES OF CONDUCT
You shall not post on the Forums any User Content which (a) is libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, abusive, harassing or threatening,
(b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c)
violates the rights of others, such as User Content which infringes any
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or any other intellectual property
right or which violates any right of privacy or publicity, (d) violates any laws
regarding unfair competition, or (e) otherwise violates any applicable law. You
may not post on the Forums any links to any external Internet sites that are
obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Forums for any commercial purpose
or to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods.
4. MANAGING CONTENT
Do Re Mi Fa Soft is not responsible for and assumes no liability with
respect to the Content posted by users on the Forums. However, Do Re Mi Fa Soft
reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Content that it may determine, in
its sole discretion, violates this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. Do Re Mi Fa Soft
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or omissions
in any Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion. You shall remain
solely responsible for all User Content.
5. NO ENDORSEMENT
5.1 Do Re Mi Fa Soft does not represent or endorse the accuracy or
reliability of any Content posted in any Forum and you acknowledge that any
reliance upon such Content shall be at your sole risk. Any Content placed in any
Forum by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not
represent the views of Do Re Mi Fa Soft .
5.2 The Forums may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and
operated by third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that
Do Re Mi Fa Soft is not responsible for the availability of, or the
content located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site
administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns
regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.
6. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Do Re Mi Fa Soft and its
affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents,
information providers and licensors (collectively, the "Do Re Mi Fa Soft
Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses,
costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any Do Re Mi Fa Soft
Party in connection with any use or alleged use of the Forums under your
password by any person, whether or not authorized by you. Do Re Mi Fa Soft
reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such
case, you agree to cooperate with Do Re Mi Fa Soft 's defense of such claim.
7. TERMINATION OF FORUMS
Do Re Mi Fa Soft reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Forums at
any time for any reason without prior notice or liability. Without limiting the
preceding sentence, your access to the Forums will be suspended, in appropriate
circumstances, if you post materials that infringe the intellectual property
rights of others. Do Re Mi Fa Soft may change, suspend or discontinue all
or any aspect of the Forums at any time, including the availability of any
feature, database, or Content, without prior notice or liability.
8. NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Do Re Mi Fa Soft a Notice
containing the following elements:
a. a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been
infringed;
b. a description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been
infringed and identification of what material in such work(s) is claimed to be
infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be
disabled;
c. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the Do Re Mi Fa Soft site;
d. information sufficient to permit Do Re Mi Fa Soft to contact you, such
as your physical address, telephone number, and email address;
e. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the
material identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
f. a statement by you that the information in your Notice is accurate and, under
penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the
copyright owner's behalf.
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
9.1 DO RE MI FA SOFT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FORUMS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES DO RE MI FA SOFT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO
BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE FORUMS OR THE CONTENT. THE FORUMS AND THE CONTENT
ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. DO RE MI FA SOFT
DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE FORUMS, ANY CONTENT OR
ANY PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THE FORUMS. NEITHER DO RE MI FA SOFT NOR ANY THIRD
PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER WARRANTS THAT ANY FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING THROUGH
THE FORUMS WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE
FEATURES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE FORUMS AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS
ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU.
9.2 NEITHER DO RE MI FA SOFT, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
FORUMS EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
9.3 Some states may not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitation
of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations
or exclusions may not apply to you. Some states may also not allow limitations
on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to
you. In such states, the liability of Do Re Mi Fa Soft , third party content
providers and their respective agents shall be limited to the greatest extent
permitted by law.
10. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws. If
any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such
provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Do Re Mi Fa Soft
's failure to act with respect to a breach by you does not waive Do Re Mi Fa Soft
's right to act with respect to subsequent breaches.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement.
I am authorized to, and do, agree to the terms and conditions of the Soft Way
to Mozart Forums Legal Agreement.