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‎legal/cla/CLA‎

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"You" means the individual who Submits a Contribution to Us.
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"We", "Us", and "LizardByte" mean David Lane and any successor or assignee that owns or manages a LizardByte project.
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"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us in which You own or assert ownership of the
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Copyright. If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship, please follow the instructions in
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2.1 Copyright License
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2.1 Copyright Assignment
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(b) If any part of the assignment in Section 2.1(a) is not effective under applicable law, You grant to Us a perpetual,
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worldwide, exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution,
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(c) Except for the Copyright assigned to Us under Section 2.1(a), this Agreement does not limit any rights You would
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Based on the assignment and grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your Contribution in a Material, We
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may license the Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As
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a condition on the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or
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with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform
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LIZARDBYTE SOURCE-AVAILABLE LICENSE
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