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HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES
The SONY SOFTWARE is not fault-tolerant
and is not designed, manufactured or intended
for use or resale as on-line control equipment in
hazardous environments requiring fail-safe
performance, such as in the operation of nuclear
facilities, aircraft navigation or communication
systems, air traffic control, direct life support
machines, or weapons systems, in which the
failure of the SONY SOFTWARE could lead to
death, personal injury, or severe physical or
environmental damage (High Risk Activities).
SONY and its suppliers specifically disclaim
any express or implied warranty or condition of
fitness for High Risk Activities.
PROHIBITION ON EXPORT.
THE SONY SOFTWARE AND ANY
UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY MAY NOT
BE EXPORTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES OR TO ANY FOREIGN ENTITY OR
“FOREIGN PERSON” AS DEFINED BY U.S.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANYONE WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN,
NATIONAL OR LAWFUL PERMANENT
RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. BY
DOWNLOADING OR USING THE SONY
SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO
THE FOREGOING AND YOU ARE
WARRANTING THAT YOU ARE NOT A
“FOREIGN PERSON” OR UNDER THE
CONTROL OF A FOREIGN PERSON.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED
RIGHTS.
(I) THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT and
documentation are provided with
RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or
disclosure by the United States Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in
subparagraph (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial
Computer Software-Restricted Rights at 48
CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is
Sony Electronics Inc., One Sony Drive, Park
Ridge, New Jersey 07656. (II) All SONY
technical data and computer software is
commercial in nature and developed solely at
private expense. Software is delivered as
Commercial Computer Software as defined in
DFARS 252.227-7014 (June 1995) or as a
commercial item as defined in FAR 2.101(a)
and as such is provided with only such rights as
are provided in the SONY standard commercial
license for such software. Technical data is
provided with limited rights only as provided in
DFARS 252.227-7015 (Nov.1995) or FAR
52.227-14 (June 1987), whichever is
applicable.
EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY ON
SONY SOFTWARE.
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT USE OF THE SONY
SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE
SONY SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND AND SONY
AND SONY’S LICENSORS
(HEREINAFTER, SONY AND SONY’S
LICENSORS SHALL BE COLLECTIVELY
REFERRED TO AS “SONY”) EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABLE
QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SONY DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS
CONTAINED IN THE SONY SOFTWARE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR
THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SONY
SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
FURTHERMORE, SONY DOES NOT
WARRANT OR MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE
USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF
THE SONY SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL