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Licence agreement
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This appendix includes the terms of the MNE software End-User
License Agreement (EULA).

License agreement
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THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

ACADEMIC RESEARCH USE

SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR BINARY CODE

By downloading and/or using the MNE software which is the
subject of this Agreement (the "Software"), you
hereby accept and agree to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.  As used in this Agreement, "you" means
the individual who clicks the "I accept" button
required as a condition of downloading the Software and the not-for-profit
or governmental institution or entity which employs or is otherwise
affiliated with such individual at the time of such download (the "Institution").

- *License Grant.* Subject
  to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, [The General
  Hospital Corporation, d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital] [The
  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.] ("Licensor") hereby
  grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license
  under Licensor's rights in the Software to copy and use the binary
  code of the Software solely for research and educational purposes
  under your direction at the Institution ("Research and
  Educational Purposes," which term shall include company
  sponsored research conducted by you in accordance with Institution's
  policies).

- *No Transfer.* You may not sell, license,
  distribute, rent, lease, offer on an ASP or service bureau basis,
  grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer the Software
  to any third party or use the Software for any commercial purpose.

- *Installation and Maintenance.* You are
  solely responsible for installing and maintaining the Software and
  for testing the Software for proper operation.  Licensor shall have
  no obligation to provide any support, maintenance, corrections,
  debugging, improvements, modifications, upgrades or updates of the
  Software or notice of any of the forgoing, or otherwise assist Licensee
  in installing, configuring, integrating, understanding or using
  the Software.

- *Attributions and Acknowledgments.* You
  must preserve and maintain all applicable attributions, copyright
  notices and licenses included in or applicable to the Software.
  You agree to provide acknowledgement of Licensor and its designated
  professional staff who participated in the creation of the Software
  in publications or presentations in accordance with standard academic
  practice, provided that you may not otherwise use Licensor's name,
  logos or trademarks or the name of any individual associated with
  Licensor, or of any funding agency, in any advertising, promotional
  or sales material or publicity or in any document employed to obtain
  funds or financing, or to endorse or promote any research results
  or products related to or arising from the Software, without the
  prior written consent of a person authorized to make such consent.

- *Third Party Software.* This Agreement
  does not grant any rights with respect to any third party software,
  except those rights that Licensor has been authorized by a third
  party to grant to you, and accordingly you are solely responsible
  for obtaining any permissions from third parties which are necessary
  to use and copy the Software.

- *Compliance with Law.* You must comply
  with all applicable governmental laws, regulations and orders, including
  without limitation those relating to export and import control,
  in exercising your rights under this Agreement.

- *Termination.* You may terminate this
  Agreement at any time by destroying all copies of the Software.
  Licensor may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing
  notice to you of such termination.  Any use or copying of the Software
  by you which is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this
  Agreement shall automatically render this Agreement null and void
  and terminate the license granted hereunder.  Upon any termination
  of this Agreement you must stop using the Software and return or
  destroy all copies of the Software, including any portion thereof.

- *DISCLAIMERS.* YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
  SOFTWARE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY AND HAS NOT
  BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OR
  BY ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
  ARE NEITHER RECOMMENDED NOR ADVISED.  The Software is provided "AS
  IS", is experimental, may contain errors and is subject to further
  development and revision.  Licensor does not guarantee the accuracy
  of the Software, or of any results or data.  LICENSOR SPECIFICALLY
  DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING,
  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
  PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT

- *LIMITATION OF LIABILITY*. IN NO EVENT
  SHALL LICENSOR OR ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEDICAL OR
  PROFESSIONAL STAFF, EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS OR  AGENTS ("LICENSOR'S
  PERSONNEL") BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED
  AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE
  SOFTWARE, EVEN IF LICENSOR OR ANY OF LICENSOR'S PERSONNEL HAS BEEN
  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
  PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION, YOU ASSUME ALL RISK AND LIABILITY
  FOR YOUR USE AND COPYING OF THE SOFTWARE, AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND
  HOLD HARMLESS LICENSOR AND EACH OF LICENSOR'S PERSONNEL FROM AND
  AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, DEMANDS AND JUDGMENTS ARISING
  THEREFROM

- *U.S. Government Rights.* For Software
  supported by federal funding, the license granted under this Agreement
  is subject to the rights, conditions and limitations imposed by
  U.S. law including without limitation 35 U.S.C. § 202 et
  seq. and regulations pertaining thereto.

- *General.* This Agreement constitutes
  the entire understanding between you and Licensor with respect to
  the subject matter hereof, and supercedes any prior or contemporaneous
  oral or written agreements with respect thereto.  :ref:`c_reference`,
  :ref:`ch_browse`, :ref:`ch_mne`, :ref:`ch_morph`, and :ref:`ch_misc`
  shall survive any termination of this Agreement.  This
  Agreement may be modified or amended only in a writing signed by
  duly authorized representatives of both Parties hereto.  The invalidity
  or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
  affect any other provision hereof.  This Agreement and the license
  granted hereunder may not be assigned
