Ethernet/IP Communications | 13 Appendix C: Software Distribution License
13 Appendix C: Software Distribution License
SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE FOR THE
ETHERNET/IP(TM) COMMUNICATION STACK
(ADAPTED BSD STYLE LICENSE)
Copyright (c) 2009, Rockwell Automation, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of
ODVA, Inc.
Redistribution of the Communications Stack Software for EtherNet/IP and use in source and binary forms,
with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright and trademark notices, this list of conditions
and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the fol-
lowing disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Neither the name of Rockwell Automation, ODVA, nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse
or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission from the respective
owners.
The Communications Stack Software for EtherNet/IP, or any portion thereof, with or without modifications,
may be incorporated into products for sale. However, the software does not, by itself, convey any right to
make, have made, use, import, offer to sell, sell, lease, market, or otherwise distribute or dispose of any
products that implement this software, which products might be covered by valid patents or copyrights of
ODVA, Inc., its members or other licensors nor does this software result in any license to use the Ether-
Net/IP mark owned by ODVA. To make, have made, use, import, offer to sell, sell, lease, market, or oth-
erwise distribute or dispose of any products that implement this software, and to use the EtherNet/IP mark,
one must obtain the necessary license from ODVA through its Terms of Usage Agreement for the Ether-
Net/IP technology, available through the ODVA web site at www.odva.org. This license requirement applies
equally (a) to devices that completely implement ODVA's Final Specification for EtherNet/IP (“Network
Devices”), (b) to components of such Network Devices to the extent they implement portions of the Final Spe-
cification for EtherNet/IP, and (c) to enabling technology products, such as any other EtherNet/IP or other net-
work protocol stack designed for use in Network Devices to the extent they implement portions of the Final
Specification for EtherNet/IP. Persons or entities who are not already licensed for the EtherNet/IP technology
must contact ODVA for a Terms of Usage Agreement.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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