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The code that Max generates automatically and that end users are capable of exporting and using, and any associated documentation files (the “Software”) is a work of authorship for which Cycling '74 is the author and owner for copyright purposes.
This Software is dual-licensed either under the terms of the Cycling '74 License for Max-Generated Code for Export, or alternatively under the terms of the General Public License (GPL) Version 3. You may use the Software according to either of these licenses as it is most appropriate for your project on a case-by-case basis (proprietary or not).
A) Cycling '74 License for Max-Generated Code for Export
A license is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Software (“Licensee”) to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The Software is licensed to Licensee for all uses that do not include the sale, sublicensing, or commercial distribution of software that incorporates this source code. This means that the Licensee is free to use this software for educational, research, and prototyping purposes, to create musical or other creative works with software that incorporates this source code, or any other use that does not constitute selling software that makes use of this source code. Commercial distribution also includes the packaging of free software with other paid software, hardware, or software-provided commercial services.
For entities with UNDER $200k in annual revenue or funding, a license is hereby granted, free of charge, for the sale, sublicensing, or commercial distribution of software that incorporates this source code, for as long as the entity's annual revenue remains below $200k annual revenue or funding.
For entities with OVER $200k in annual revenue or funding interested in the sale, sublicensing, or commercial distribution of software that incorporates this source code, please send inquiries to licensing@cycling74.com.
The above copyright notice and this license shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Please see our article RNBO Export Licensing FAQ for additional information.
B) General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3)
Details of the GPLv3 license can be found at: www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html