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ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
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Use ("TOU"). Microsoft reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without
notice to you. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on
the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of our Web pages.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Through its network of Web properties, Microsoft provides you with access to a variety
of resources, including developer tools, download areas, communication forums and
product information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any updates,
enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject
to the TOU.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial
use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information,
software, products or services obtained from the Services.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
See the Privacy Statement disclosures relating to the collection and use of your
information.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE
Any software that is made available to download from the Services ("Software") is
the copyrighted work of Microsoft and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed
by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is
included with the Software ("License Agreement"). An end user will be unable to
install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless
he or she first agrees to the License Agreement terms.
The Software is made available for download solely for use by end users according
to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not
in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may
result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the
maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER
SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED,
UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE LICENSE
AGREEMENT ACCOMPANYING SUCH SOFTWARE.
THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE
AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, MICROSOFT MAY MAKE AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE SERVICES OR IN
ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, TOOLS AND UTILITIES FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD. MICROSOFT DOES
NOT MAKE ANY ASSURANCES WITH REGARD TO THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS OR OUTPUT THAT
DERIVES FROM SUCH USE OF ANY SUCH TOOLS AND UTILITIES. PLEASE RESPECT THE INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS WHEN USING THE TOOLS AND UTILITIES MADE AVAILABLE ON THE
SERVICES OR IN MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND
Any Software which is downloaded from the Services for or on behalf of the United
States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"), is
provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government
is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights
in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs
(c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR
52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way,
Redmond, WA 98052-6399.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and
FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice
appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice
appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial
or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or
broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited
educational institutions, such as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and
state community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution
in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission.
Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent
possible.
Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the Microsoft.com
Web site or any other Microsoft owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements
of Microsoft Web sites are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition,
and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic,
sound or image from any Microsoft Web site may be copied or retransmitted unless
expressly permitted by Microsoft.
MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY
OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED AS
PART OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS
HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA
OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FROM THE SERVICES.
THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE SERVICES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION
HEREIN. MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES
IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.
NOTICES REGARDING SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE
IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE,
DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FROM THE SERVICES.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration
process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted
by the applicable registration form. You also will choose a password and a user
name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password
and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities
that occur under your account. You agree to notify Microsoft immediately of any
unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Microsoft will
not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using
your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could
be held liable for losses incurred by Microsoft or another party due to someone
else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any
time, without the permission of the account holder.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any
purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden,
or impair any Microsoft server, or the network(s) connected to any Microsoft server,
or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer systems
or networks connected to any Microsoft server or to any of the Services, through
hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain
any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available
through the Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news
groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets
and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate
with others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication Services").
You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages
and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication
Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the
Communication Services, you will not:
- Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes,
chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial
or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such
as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
- Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software
or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of
example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy
or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all
necessary consent to do the same.
- Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made
available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
- Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots,
corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation
of another's computer or property of another.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose,
unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
- Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know,
or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or
distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions,
legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin
or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any
particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
- Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
- Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person
or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information
or any portion thereof.
Microsoft has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Microsoft
reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and
to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Microsoft reserves the right to
terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without
notice, for any reason whatsoever.
Microsoft reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as Microsoft
deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental
request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in
whole or in part, in Microsoft's sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about
yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Microsoft does not control
or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services
and, therefore, Microsoft specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the
Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any
Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Microsoft spokespersons,
and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft.
Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations
on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to
such limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO MICROSOFT OR POSTED AT ANY MICROSOFT WEB SITE
Microsoft does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Microsoft (including
feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its
associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public
or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However,
by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission
you are granting Microsoft, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees
permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet
businesses (including, without limitation, all Microsoft Services), including, without
limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish
your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights
to any supplier of the Services.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided
herein. Microsoft is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide
and Microsoft may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.
By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control
all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including,
without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input
or submit the Submissions.
In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission
that contain images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole
or in part ("Images"), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright
owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you
permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in such Images
consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by
these Terms of Use and the Services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant
the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and (c) that each
person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images
as set forth in these Terms of Use, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation,
the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images,
you are granting (a) to all members of your private community (for each such Images
available to members of such private community), and/or (b) to the general public
(for each such Images available anywhere on the Services, other than a private community),
permission to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these
Terms of Use, of any of the Services, (including, by way of example, and not as
a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and including,
without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy,
distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate
and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images, and the
right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. The licenses granted
in the preceding sentences for a Images will terminate at the time you completely
remove such Images from the Services, provided that, such termination shall not
affect any licenses granted in connection with such Images prior to the time you
completely remove such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the
use of your Images.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed
copyright infringement should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL
INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.
See Notice and Procedure
for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE MICROSOFT'S SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE
NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF MICROSOFT AND MICROSOFT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS
OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES
TO SUCH SITES. MICROSOFT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF
TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. MICROSOFT IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO
YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT
BY MICROSOFT OF THE SITE.
UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
MICROSOFT OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER UNSOLICITED IDEAS, INCLUDING
IDEAS FOR NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES,
PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW PRODUCT NAMES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY
ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES, DEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS
POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN MICROSOFT'S PRODUCTS
OR MARKETING STRATEGIES MIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS SUBMITTED TO MICROSOFT. SO,
PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNSOLICITED IDEAS TO MICROSOFT OR ANYONE AT MICROSOFT. IF,
DESPITE OUR REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND
THEM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MICROSOFT MAKES NO ASSURANCES THAT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS
WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE & FAQ
� 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The following is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed
as legal advice. If you need legal advice, contact a lawyer.
What is copyright?
Copyright law protects original works, such as websites, books, music, paintings,
photos and video. A work is �original� if it contains some elements you created
and did not borrow from others. Typically, when you create an original work, you
own the copyright. As the copyright owner, you can control how others use your work.
For example, if you write a movie script, you have the right to, and can prevent
others from, copying your script, sharing it with others (�distributing it�), making
a movie or book from your script (a �derivative work�), or publicly performing your
script as a play or movie. You also have the ability to sell or give away these
rights. In other words, you could sell the right to make a movie based on your script
to a movie studio.
If you use someone else�s copyrighted materials without permission, that use generally
violates the copyright owner's exclusive rights, and is copyright infringement.
So if you create a new work and include parts of other people�s works in it (such
as an existing photo, lengthy quotes from a book or a loop from a song), you must
own or have permission to use the elements you borrow. For example, if your script
is based on an existing popular series, you should obtain permission to use the
elements you borrow from the series.
Copyright law is different from the law of personal property. If you buy a physical
object, such as a movie on DVD, you own the physical object. You do not, however,
obtain ownership of the �copyrights� (the rights to make copies, distribute, make
derivatives and publicly perform or display) in the content of the movie. The fact
that you have obtained physical possession of a DVD does not automatically grant
you the right to copy or share it.
If you make your own movie, it may include many copyrighted works in it. So, if
you decide to make a movie based on your script, you must either create all elements
of it on your own, or have permission to use the elements you borrow. Especially
keep in mind that photos or artwork hanging on the walls of your sets and music
on the soundtrack (even if you own the CD or MP3) may be copyrighted. You should
not include copyrighted works such as these in your movie without authorization.
A few other things to keep in mind are:
- Just because a work does not include a copyright notice (e.g., � 2006 Microsoft
Corporation) does not mean the work is in the public domain. Copyright notices are
generally not required for works to be protected by copyright.
- Just because a work is easily available on the internet or elsewhere does not mean
you may use the work freely. Look for terms of use, such as Creative Commons, that
explain how works you find on the Internet may be used.
Isn't it in the public domain?
Just because a work is freely available, does not mean it is in the �public domain.�
Copyright is for a limited term; it does not last forever. In the copyright context,
�public domain� means the copyright term has expired. Once a work is in the public
domain, it may be freely used without permission from the copyright owner.
Determining the term of copyright can be complex, particularly because copyright
laws vary from country to country. Also, even if the copyright on a work has expired,
you should be careful about how you use a public domain work. For example, a book
may be in the public domain, but it might not be ok to scan the book cover to cover
and post it on the internet. This is because the particular version of the book
may contain new copyrightable material that is not in the public domain, such as
cover art or footnotes.
What about fair use?
In limited situations, you can use copyrighted works without permission from the
copyright holder. It can be difficult to figure out whether use of copyrighted works
without permission is legal, though, because the laws in this area are often vague
and vary from country to country.
The copyright law in the United States has a doctrine called �fair use�. Fair use
provides a defense to copyright infringement in some circumstances. For example,
fair use allows documentary filmmakers to use very short clips of copyrighted movies,
music and news footage without permission from the copyright owner. Fair use is
a difficult concept because determining whether something is a fair use involves
weighing four factors. Unfortunately, weighing the fair use factors rarely results
in a clear-cut answer.
Rather than applying a fair use test, many other countries have specific exceptions
to copyright infringement. The number and type of exceptions vary by country, but
they frequently allow copyrighted materials to be used without permission from the
copyright holder for activities such as nonprofit research, teaching, news reporting,
or private study.
If you incorrectly decide that something is a fair use or falls into an exception
to copyright infringement, you could be held criminally and civilly liable and have
to pay damages. We suggest you talk to a lawyer if you have questions regarding
fair uses of copyrighted works.
What happens if you upload copyrighted materials to one of our websites without permission?
By law, we are required to take down videos, music, photographs or other content
you upload onto a website hosted by Microsoft if we learn that it infringes someone
else�s copyright. If you believe that we have mistakenly taken down content you
uploaded that you own or have permission to upload, you can also let us know that.
Finally, if you upload infringing content repeatedly, we will terminate your account
and you could face criminal and civil penalties. So please, respect other people�s
copyrights.
What if my stuff is on a Microsoft website without my permission?
If you believe that anything on a website hosted by Microsoft infringes your copyright,
let us know. Just provide us with the information requested
here and we will see that your copyrighted works are taken down.
I want to share my content, but...
Many of our websites and services allow you to share content you create, such as
video, music and photographs. Though there is no way for us to ensure that your
content will not be misused when you share it online, you may consider making it
available under a Creative Commons License.
Creative Commons licenses are a simple way for you to let people know what uses
they can make of your creative works and under what conditions. Creative Commons
licenses are customizable based on your preferences and are automatically generated
through the use of an online form. The form includes questions such as whether your
work may be used only for non-commercial purposes and whether the work may be modified.
As such, a variety of licenses are possible. For example, an �attribution only�
license allows others to make any use of your work as long as they indicate that
you are the copyright holder.
Creative Commons is continually developing new licenses tailored to needs identified
by creative people like you. To learn more about Creative Commons, or to prepare
a Creative Commons license, visit their website (http://creativecommons.org/).
What if I don't want my website crawled?
Microsoft search services (MSN Search and Windows Live Search) follow the Robots
Exclusion Standards. This means that you can control which pages Microsoft search
engines index and how often Microsoft bots access your website. To learn how to
do so, or for more information regarding Microsoft�s webcrawling and site indexing
practices, please visit http://search.msn.com/docs/siteowner.aspx.
TRADEMARKS
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