Infobright Contributor License Agreement v0.1

This is the current version 0.1 of the Infobright Contributor Agreement, as of September 15, 2008.

Summary

The Infobright Contributor Agreement (CA) means, in simple terms, that:

• You assign and transfer the copyright of your contribution to Infobright to the extent permitted by applicable law.  In return you receive back a broad license to re-use and distribute your contribution.
• You grant a patent license to Infobright and its users, in the event that you own a patent that covers your contribution.
• You represent that you coded and own the contribution, and are legally entitled to grant the assignment and license.
• You agree Infobright has no obligation to accept or use your contribution.
• You agree that the assignment and licenses that are made or granted in the CA to Infobright are permanent and irrevocable and that you will not seek additional compensation for the rights transferred and licensed under the CA now or at any time in the future.

If you have any questions regarding the CA you should contact Infobright at commnuity-contributions at infobright dot com.

You are not obligated to make any contribution to Infobright, but if you choose to do so, and if we accept your contribution, we will provide you attribution in the GA release notes unless you ask not to be mentioned.  You will also receive an Infobright Contributor’s tee shirt and Infobright will make a US $100 donation to the Free Software Foundation (FSF).

Infobright Contributor Agreement

Thank you for your interest in participating as a contributor to the Infobright development project (the "Project").  The Project consists of individual development projects for Infobright products, including but not limited to Infobright Community Edition, which may be made available by Infobright under free and/or commercial licenses and subscriptions, including Infobright Community Edition and Infobright Enterprise Edition.

In order to conclusively and clearly set out the responsibilities and obligations associated with Contributions (as defined below), Infobright ("Infobright"), as owner of the Project, has each Contributor enter into this Contributor Agreement (the "Agreement") and agree to the terms below.

You and Infobright hereby accept and agree to the following terms and conditions:

1.    Contributors and Contributions

1.1     Any individual or legal entity that voluntarily submits to the Project a Contribution is addressed herein as "Contributor" or "You". For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means

(a) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or

(b) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or

(c) beneficial ownership of such entity.

1.2     A "Contribution" is any original work, including any modification or addition to an existing work that has been submitted for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the Project, where such work originates from that particular Contributor.

1.3     A Contribution is "submitted" when any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication or documentation sent to the Project (including but not limited to communication via email to 
commnuity-contributions at infobright dot com or to individual developers @infobright.com) that includes a reference of your intent to make a contribution to the Project.

1.4.     Any Contribution submitted by You to the Project shall be under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, without any additional terms or conditions. In the event Infobright should request that You execute this Agreement in written form with a personal signature, or execute a form of assignment or other documents necessary to complete a copyright registration filing, You agree to do so promptly and without additional consideration.

2.     Contributor Grants.

For the benefit of Infobright:

2.1    You hereby irrevocably assign, transfer, and convey to Infobright all right, title and interest in and to the Contribution. Such assignment includes all copyrights, copyright applications, and copyright registrations, and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights other than patents relating to the Contribution, together with all causes of actions accrued in your favor for infringement thereof, recognized in any jurisdiction, whether or not perfected ("Proprietary Rights"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Infobright shall have the right to use or not use the Contribution and to use, sell, register, distribute, license, reproduce, re-use, alter, modify, edit, change, or otherwise commercialize the Contribution as it sees fit, in any manner now known or in the future discovered, and for any purpose. To the extent that under any applicable mandatory law, Proprietary Rights cannot be assigned, You irrevocably agree to grant, and You hereby grant, to Infobright an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, fully paid, and unconditional license to use and commercialize Proprietary Right to the Contribution in any manner now known or in the future discovered. To the extent such license grant is not fully valid, effective or enforceable under mandatory law, You irrevocably agree to grant, and You hereby grant, to Infobright, such rights as Infobright reasonably requests in order to acquire a legal position as close as possible to full and exclusive legal ownership.

2.2     You hereby grant to Infobright and to and to any and all individuals and entities who obtain, access, use, or distribute any Infobright product a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty free, irrevocable (except as set forth below with respect to litigation) license to any patent rights to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise exploit or transfer your Contribution or prepare derivative works thereof, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by your Contribution alone or by combination of your Contribution with other work of the Project. The patent license granted in this Section shall immediately terminate with respect to any party that institutes patent litigation against You or Infobright (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Project work to which You have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement.

2.3     Upon making the assignment and grants set forth in Section 2.1, You shall receive from Infobright a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable license to make, have made, use, reproduce, distribute, sub-license, modify and prepare derivative works based on your Contribution.

2.4     In case that under mandatory law, You retain any moral rights or other inalienable rights to Contributions, You agree not to exercise such rights, until You have provided prior written notice to Infobright and then only in accordance with any reasonable instructions that Infobright issues in the interest of protecting its rights and the rights of its users and customers.

2.5     In order to ensure that Infobright will be able to acquire, perfect and use its Proprietary Rights under Section 2.1 and its patent license under Section 2.2, You will: (i) sign any documents to assist Infobright in the documentation, perfection and enforcement of its rights, and (ii) provide Infobright with support and reasonable access to information for recording, perfecting, securing, defending, and enforcing its rights. You also irrevocably authorize Infobright to act and sign on your behalf and take any necessary steps in order to perfect Infobright’s rights under this Agreement.

3.     Identification of Contributors
Upon general availability release of an Infobright product that includes your Contribution, Infobright shall identify You by name in the acknowledgements section of the code notes.  Infobright's sole liability and your sole remedy for breach of this Section is for Infobright to correct the attribution in the next release following the date on which the breach was brought to Infobright's attention. Any Contributor who does not want to be identified as a Contributor must notify Infobright of that by means of an email to commnuity-contributions at infobright dot com.

4.     Contributor Representations.
With acknowledgement and agreement that Infobright and Users of its products will invest significant resources in product development, application development, marketing, and other cost-intensive undertakings in reliance upon your representations in this Agreement, You represent and warrant that:

4.1     You are legally entitled to grant the above assignment and license.

4.2     If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that You create that includes your Contributions, You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for your Contributions to the Project, or that your employer has executed a separate CA with Infobright.

4.3     Each of your Contributions is your original creation. You represent that any Contribution submission(s) You make shall include full disclosure and complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related copyright, patents and trademarks) which are associated with any part of your Contribution.

4.4     To the best of your knowledge, no government license or permission is required for the export, import, transfer or use of the Contribution.

4.5     No claim or dispute has been alleged, threatened, made or filed in connection with the ownership, use or distribution of your Contribution.

4.6     Entering into this Agreement and submitting a Contribution does not violate, breach or constitute a default under any other agreement to which You or your employer is a party, does not require any consent, approval or waiver from or notice to any third party, and does not violate any law or regulation.

5.     Contributor's Ongoing Obligation.
You agree to notify the Project promptly of any facts or circumstances of which You become aware that would make the representations and warranties in Section 4 inaccurate or untrue in any respect.

6.      Disclaimer of Warranties.
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 4, NEITHER YOU NOR INFOBRIGHT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE OTHER PARTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF A CONTRIBUTION'S MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

7.     Support for Contributions.
You are not expected or obligated to provide technical support for your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide such support. You may provide technical support for free, for a fee, or not at all.  If You decide to provide technical support for a fee, Infobright shall have no obligation to pay any such fee unless the terms of such support (including applicable fees) are set forth in a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of Infobright.

8.     Acceptance and Compensation.

8.1    The Project is under no obligation to accept any Contribution or include any Contribution in any Project software or documentation.

8.2     For any Contribution from You that Infobright accepts and, You will also receive an Infobright Contributor’s tee shirt and Infobright will make a US$100 donation to the Free Software Foundation (FSF).  If You do not receive these items, please contact Infobright at commnuity-contributions at infobright dot com.

8.3     Do not submit a Contribution if the compensation set forth in this Agreement is not acceptable to you. Instead contact Infobright at commnuity-contributions at infobright dot com with a complete description of the contribution you are prepared to make and a summary of the business terms on which the contribution could be made. From time to time Infobright will make extraordinary compensation available for a Contribution that provides extraordinary benefit to the Project.

9.     Future Claims.
At no time hereafter shall You dispute, contest, or aid or assist others in disputing or contesting, either directly or indirectly, Infobright's exclusive right, title, and interest in any and all Contributions, including (but not limited to) any and all copyright and other intellectual property rights therein claimed by Infobright.

10.     Miscellaneous.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understanding, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.  The terms of this Agreement are binding contractual obligations and not mere guidelines or recitals.  The "License Summary" made available in conjunction with this Agreement is provided for informational purposes only, and in the event of a conflict between the License Summary and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon written notice to the other party, provided that the terms of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any Contribution submitted prior to the termination date of this Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only in a writing executed by both parties. If any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and such provision shall be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to make such provision consistent with applicable law.  If You are a resident of Canada, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (without regard to its principles of conflicts of law).   If You are a resident of a country outside Canada, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. (without regard to its principles of conflicts of law). The parties agree that neither the United Nations Convention of the International Sale of Goods or the (U.S.) Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act shall apply to this Agreement. You agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for protection of Infobright's interest in the Project and the assigned Contributions, and that irreparable injury will result to Infobright if You breach any term or condition herein.  You agree that Infobright may take any necessary action to compel specific performance or enjoin any violation of this Agreement before any court of competent jurisdiction.  Infobright, as used herein, shall mean Infobright Inc., as well as its successors and assigns.