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Last Updated Date: October 13, 2021
SIDE EFFECTS SOFTWARE
LICENSE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: Side Effects Software Inc.
or its subsidiary (as applicable, "SideFX") licenses this
software and all upgrades and related materials
(collectively, the "Software"), excluding any open source
software that is distributed with the Software, subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. BY
SELECTING "ACCEPT", OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR
USING THE SOFTWARE, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT BECOME LEGALLY BINDING ON YOU
AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT YOU
REPRESENT.
IF YOU THE INDIVIDUAL (A) DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR (B) ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
TO DOWNLOAD OR INSTALL THE SOFTWARE OR TO AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOUR ORGANIZATION,
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SELECT "DO NOT ACCEPT", IN WHICH CASE
YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DOWNLOAD, INSTALL OR USE THE
SOFTWARE.
NOTE: The terms and conditions of this Agreement were
last updated, and are effective as of, the "Last Updated
Date" indicated above. Any downloading, installation or
Use of the Software or an earlier version of the Software
that was licensed prior to such date is governed by prior
terms and conditions, which differ from those set out in
this Agreement.
1. GENERAL
1.1. Formation of Legally Binding Contract. A legally
binding contract is immediately formed upon your
acceptance of this Agreement. The licensee who is bound
by this Agreement ("Licensee") is: (i) the individual
accepting this Agreement, if the individual is licensing
the Software for his or her personal use or use as a sole
proprietor; or (ii) the corporation, institution,
partnership, organization or other entity
("Organization") on whose behalf the individual accepting
this Agreement is acting. Where a Transaction
Confirmation is provided to Licensee, Licensee's name
will be confirmed in the Transaction Confirmation. Where
no Transaction Confirmation is provided to Licensee and
Licensee obtains an Entitlement(s) or License(s) through
the online process, Licensee's name will be the name
provided as part of the online process or, where no name
is provided, the name associated with the email address
provided or used as part of the online process. The
Entitlement(s) and License(s) issued to Licensee will be
associated with such name. Licensee represents that the
name provided to SideFX, if any, is its full and correct
legal name.
1.2. Application and Priority of Terms. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement apply regardless of, and
take priority over, any terms and conditions applicable
to Licensee's software or, subject to Section 3.11, any
third party software which may be used in conjunction
with the Software.
1.3. Subsequent Licensing; Upgrades. Subsequent
licensing of the Software may be subject to updated terms
and conditions that differ from those set out in this
Agreement (an "Updated Agreement"). SideFX may require
Licensee to accept an Updated Agreement in connection
with: (i) any subsequent downloading and/or installation
of Upgrades; or (ii) the issuance of subsequent
Entitlements or Licenses to Use the Software (see Section
2.2); in which case any downloading, installation of Use
of such Upgrade (in the case of (i)), or any Use of the
Software under such Entitlements and Licenses (in the
case of (ii)), will be governed by the Updated Agreement.
An Updated Agreement will be indicated by a change to the
"Last Updated Date" indicated at the top of this
Agreement. If Licensee obtains additional Entitlements
and Licenses to Use the Software without having to accept
an Updated Agreement, this Agreement will continue to
apply to Licensee's Use of the Software under such
Entitlements and Licenses.
1.4. Communication of Usage Data. Licensee acknowledges
that the Software may communicate to SideFX certain
technical, non-personal information concerning Licensee's
Use of the Software in the form of anonymous usage
statistics. As well, the Software is capable of
transmitting License usage information to SideFX, but
only if Licensee explicitly chooses to do so. In order
to detect License Servers open to the internet and
protect Licensee’s Licenses from unauthorized Use, the
Software will also attempt to ping SideFX from the
Licensee’s License Servers, sending only the License
Server name, version, and IP address. In addition,
User's names, usernames and Computer names may be
communicated to SideFX if the Software detects the Use of
fraudulent Licenses. Licensee hereby consents to such
communication.
1.5. Information Provided by Licensee. Licensee
represents, warrants and covenants that any information
provided by Licensee to SideFX concerning Licensee's
identity, contact information, Authorized Users, revenue,
applicable project or otherwise is, and will continuously
be, true and accurate and not misleading. Licensee
agrees to notify SideFX of any changes in such
information.
1.6. Defined Terms. Section 14 sets out certain defined
terms used in this Agreement.
2. RIGHT TO USE
2.1. Grant of Rights. Subject to Licensee's payment of
the applicable fees and continuous compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, SideFX hereby
grants to Licensee a limited, non-transferable,
non-exclusive, non-sublicensable right for Authorized
Users to install and Use the Software: (i) solely in
object code format; (ii) solely in the applicable
Territory; (iii) solely for the Usage Purpose; and (iv)
subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable
License Type (as set out in Section 3).
2.2. Entitlements and Licenses. Licensee acknowledges
that Use of the Software requires: (i) the issuance by
SideFX of an Entitlement(s); (ii) the redemption of such
Entitlement(s) by Licensee to obtain a License(s); and
(iii) the installation of such License(s) on the
applicable Computer using the tools provided as part of
the Software. SideFX will issue Licensee an
Entitlement(s) based on the applicable License Type and
permitted Use. Each License permits Use of the Software
on a single Computer (in the case of a Workstation
Installation) or on a single License Server and single
Client Computer (in the case of a Network Installation).
2.3. Licensee Responsibilities. Licensee shall: (i) take
appropriate action to ensure that non-Authorized Users do
not Use the Software; (ii) ensure that all Authorized
Users comply with all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including the restrictions set out in Section
4.1; (iii) be solely responsible for any digital assets
or other content that is uploaded to the Software by
Authorized Users, including compliance with any
restrictions imposed by the author of the content and any
violations of intellectual property rights; (iv) be
solely responsible for the accuracy, integrity, legality
and appropriateness of all content created by Authorized
Users using the Software; and (v) Use the Software in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations (including those relating to export, homeland
security, anti-terrorism, data protection and privacy)
and any documentation included with the Software.
Licensee shall be responsible for any breach of this
Agreement by Authorized Users and any installation or Use
of the Software by persons other than Authorized Users
utilizing Licenses issued to Licensee. Licensee shall
immediately notify SideFX of any unauthorized
installation or Use of the Software.
3. LICENSE TYPES AND SCOPE OF USE
3.1. License Types. The Software is provided to Licensee
subject to specific terms and conditions that further
define the scope of Licensee's permitted installation of
Licenses and Use of the Software based on the type of
license granted ("License Type"). The License Types, and
the terms and conditions applicable to each License Type,
are set out in Appendix A to this Agreement. Licensee
must not, and must not attempt to, install any License(s)
or Use the Software outside of the scope of the License
Type that applies to the License(s) issued to Licensee.
Any actual or attempted installation of Licenses or Use
of the Software outside of the scope of the applicable
License Type is a breach of this Agreement and an
infringement of the rights of SideFX.
3.2. Additional Limitations and Restrictions. For
greater certainty, the limitations and restrictions of
the applicable License Type are in addition to all other
limitations and restrictions under this Agreement,
including those set out in Section 2, Section 3 and
Section 4.
3.3. Network Installation. Certain of the License Types
provide for Network Installation. "Network Installation"
means that each of the Licenses issued to Licensee may be
installed on one (1) Computer acting as a license server
(the "License Server") that can be accessed by other
Client Computers through a local area network connection
or through a VPN connection, provided that: (i) the VPN
connection is secure; (ii) each Client Computer is within
the Territory; and (iii) the Software may only be Used on
the Client Computers accessing the License Server. The
number of Client Computers accessing the Licenses on the
License Server(s) and on which the Software is being Used
concurrently shall not exceed the number of Licenses
issued. For example, if Licensee has been issued ten
(10) Local Access Licenses, each of the ten (10) Licenses
may be installed on a License Server, and the Software
may be Used on a maximum of ten (10) Client Computers at
any given time. For certainty, each of the Licenses
issued to Licensee does not have to be installed on the
same License Server, but any single License cannot be
installed on more than one License Server.
3.4. Workstation Installation. Certain of the License
Types provide for Workstation Installation. "Workstation
Installation" means that the License may be installed on
one (1) dedicated Computer and the Software may only be
Used on that Computer. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in Appendix A, the License cannot subsequently
be relocated (i.e. installed on a different Computer).
3.5. Location. The rights granted under this Agreement
provide for Use of the Software in the applicable
Territory and certain of the License Types may provide
for Use of the Software only at a particular location.
Authorized Users will be considered to be Using the
Software in the Territory (or at a particular location)
only if the individual is physically located within the
Territory (or at the particular location) at the time he
or she is Using the Software.
3.6. Use of Cloud Services. Subject to section 4.1,
Appendix A, and all other restrictions in this Agreement,
the Licensee may install the License Server or the
Software to a Computer provided by a Cloud Service.
Notwithstanding section 4.1, the following and only the
following authorized third parties are permitted to sell,
lease, or rent the Software in a software-as-a-service or
other similar basis: GridMarkets and AWS Thinkbox. The
agreement for Use of the Software through the
aforementioned third party services supercedes this
agreement.
3.7. Use of Third Party Rendering. Except for Users
under an Apprentice License, Users may utilize third
party software (the "Third Party Rendering Software") for
the purpose of rendering images created using the
Software; provided that with respect to Indie Licenses:
(i) the Third Party Rendering Software and its dedicated
Houdini plug-in must be installed and used on the same
dedicated Computer on which the Software is installed and
Used; and (ii) intermediate files produced by either the
Software or the Third Party Rendering Software (the
"Intermediate Files") do not qualify as final rendered
images as used in Section 6.2. Intermediate Files
include but are not limited to .ifd and .usd files. For
clarity, Indie Users may not Use the Software for
Commercial Use to create Intermediate Files for other
Organizations unless those Organizations are Eligible
Indie Organizations.
3.8. Non-Concurrent Use. For all License Types, only one
individual may Use the Software interactively (i.e.
operating the Software through its graphical user
interface) on a Computer (including, for certainty, a
Client Computer or a dedicated Computer) at any given
time. Without limiting the foregoing in this Section,
where the Software is being Used interactively on a
Client Computer or a dedicated Computer by an individual,
a second individual may not Use the Software on that same
dedicated Computer or Client Computer indirectly through
a separate Computer, terminal or monitor.
3.9. Limits on Number of Licenses. SideFX may limit the
number of Licenses of a particular License Type available
to any particular Licensee, alone or together with its
related individuals and Affiliates.
3.10. Orbolt. Digital assets that are authored Using the
Software can be uploaded to and downloaded from the
website maintained by the SideFX affiliate, Orbolt Inc.,
at (the "Orbolt Website"), pursuant to the
Orbolt Inc. Terms and Conditions of Website Use.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions on Commercial Use under
the Non-Commercial Licenses, the Software may be Used
under the Non-Commercial Licenses (as well as under the
Commercial Licenses) for the purpose of authoring digital
assets for upload to the Orbolt Website. Any other
Commercial Use of the Software under a Non-Commercial
License is strictly prohibited. Any digital asset that
is downloaded from the Orbolt Website may be further
developed subject to: (i) the terms of the applicable
License Type under which the digital asset was
downloaded; and (ii) any restrictions imposed by the
author of the downloaded digital asset or by the License
Type under which the digital asset was created.
3.11. Open Source Software. The Software may be
accompanied by certain open source software (in source
code and executable forms, as applicable) (the "Open
Source Software") that works with the Software. The Open
Source Software forms, and is distributed as, a separate
and independent software program from the Software (and
the Software is not a modification of, or a work based
on, the Open Source Software), even though the Open
Source Software may have been aggregated or packaged with
the Software for purposes of distribution. The Open
Source Software is distributed under and subject to the
terms and conditions of the applicable open source
licenses and notices set out at
(the "Open
Source Licenses"). Licensee hereby agrees to the terms
and conditions of the Open Source Licenses as they relate
to the applicable Open Source Software.
4. RESTRICTIONS ON USE
4.1. Restrictions on Use of Software. Subject to the
terms and conditions for the applicable License Type,
Licensee agrees that it will not, and will not permit any
third party to, directly or indirectly: (i) copy the
Software (except that Licensee may download and install
the Software and make one (1) copy of the Software solely
for backup purposes) or create derivative works based on
the Software; (ii) assign, transfer, lease, rent,
sublicense, distribute or otherwise make available the
Software, any Entitlement, any License or any right
granted under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any
other Person, including on a timesharing,
software-as-a-service or other similar basis (except
that, with certain License Types, Licensee may permit
third party Authorized Users to Use the Software to
create content for Licensee); (iii) permit any third
party, other than an Authorized User, to redeem or
un-redeem Entitlements, install Licenses or Use the
Software; (iv) share any user ids or passwords with
anyone other than Authorized Users; (v) Use the Software
to provide any service bureau services or any services on
a similar basis; (vi) except as provided under Section
3.10, Use the Software under a Non-Commercial License for
Commercial purposes, or receive any form of compensation
for work product created or work performed Using the
Software under a Non-Commercial License; (vii) reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to
discover the source code of any portion of the Software;
(viii) disassemble, reverse engineer or use the file
format of any file generated by the Software for purposes
of by-passing any restrictions or requirements of the
Software; (ix) attempt to tamper with, alter, disable,
hinder, by-pass, override, or circumvent any security,
reliability, integrity, accounting or other mechanism,
restriction or requirement of the Software, including any
Entitlement or License or any other mechanism that
permits, monitors or limits installation of Licenses or
Use of the Software to the applicable scope in accordance
with this Agreement; (x) convert the file format of any
file generated by the Software when licensed under a
Non-Commercial License to a file format generated by the
Software when licensed under a Commercial License; (xi)
attempt to tamper with or alter (or with respect to
Non-Commercial Licenses, hinder) the usage information
conveyed by the Software to SideFX; (xii) modify or
attempt to modify the Software; (xiii) install or Use the
Software in any way that would subject the Software, in
whole in or in part, to governmental regulation that
would not have otherwise applied but for such
installation or Use; (xiv) remove, obscure or alter any
copyright, trade-mark, patent or proprietary notice
affixed to the media or packaging of the Software or
displayed by or in the Software; (xv) access or attempt
to access SideFX' network, databases, or systems (other
than to download the Software); or (xvi) perform load
tests, brute-force attacks, spamming, or any other
security test procedures on the SideFX network that are
disallowed by SideFX's Responsible Disclosure Program set
out at
.
4.2. Further Restrictions on Use of Software. Licensee
agrees that it will not, and will not permit any third
party to, directly or indirectly: (i) Use the Software to
conduct any competitive analysis of or with the Software;
(ii) access the Software in order to compete or build a
competitive product or service, or impair the market for
the Software or any part thereof; or (iii) copy any
features, functions, graphics or other component of the
Software.
4.3. Restrictions on Open Source Software. Licensee's use
of the Open Source Software is governed by the Open
Source Licenses, as applicable.
5. OWNERSHIP AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
5.1. Ownership of Software. The Software is not sold; it
is licensed to Licensee under the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. SideFX and its licensors are the owners
of the Software, including all intellectual property
rights (including trade secrets rights) relating thereto.
No title to the Software or such rights is transferred to
Licensee by this Agreement. All rights not expressly
granted pursuant to this Agreement are reserved by
SideFX.
5.2. Feedback. SideFX shall have a royalty-free,
perpetual, fully-paid, irrevocable, transferable,
sublicensable, worldwide license to use any suggestions,
enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback
("Feedback") provided by or on behalf of Licensee or
Authorized Users, and Licensee shall not have any right,
title or interest in any enhancements or other
modifications to the Software that SideFX creates based
on any Feedback.
6. FEES AND PAYMENT
6.1. Fees. Fees are based upon, among other things: (i)
the applicable License Type; (ii) the characteristics of
Licensee; and (iii) the number of authorized Licenses,
whether or not the Licenses are used. All fees are
payable in full, without deduction or offset, upon
purchase of the Entitlements or Licenses unless otherwise
agreed by the parties, unless SideFX agrees to invoice
Licensee, in which case the applicable fees are payable
within the period set out in the invoice (and if no
period is set out in the invoice, within thirty (30) days
of the date on which Licensee receives the invoice). All
fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable. SideFX may
suspend Use of the Software, without liability to SideFX,
in the event that any amounts payable by Licensee are
past due or Licensee is otherwise in breach of this
Agreement. Entitlements and Licenses for certain License
Types may be provided free of charge.
6.2. Indie Licenses. Indie Licenses are only available
to Eligible Indie Individuals and Eligible Indie
Organizations. For clarity, if an Organization is Using
a Commercial License of the Software, an Eligible Indie
Individual who is Licensee Personnel of the Organization
may Use the Software outside of that Organization via an
Indie License. In the case of an Indie User who is using
the Software to create content that is not final rendered
images for a third party, and that third party will use
such content in connection with a Commercial activity,
such third party and its Affiliates and related
individuals must also be Eligible Indie Individuals or
Eligible Indie Organizations. If Licensee is taking
advantage of the pricing applicable to Indie Licenses,
Licensee represents and warrants that it satisfies the
criteria set out in this Section 6.2.
6.3. Taxes. All fees are exclusive of any Taxes. If
SideFX has a legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes,
the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by
Licensee, unless Licensee provides SideFX with an
acceptable tax exemption certificate issued by the
appropriate taxing authority.
7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
7.1. Limited Warranty. SideFX warrants that the Software
will perform substantially in accordance with the
applicable SideFX user documentation (excluding any
errors in the documentation, as determined by SideFX in
good faith). SideFX' entire responsibility and
obligation, and Licensee's exclusive remedy, for any
breach of the foregoing warranty shall be for SideFX to
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Software
to comply with such warranty.
7.2. Warranty Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
7.1, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR
CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR
OTHERWISE IN LAW OR EQUITY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
THOSE ARISING OTHERWISE FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE
OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, SIDEFX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (i) THE SOFTWARE
WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE
SOFTWARE WILL RUN WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR BE ERROR FREE;
(iii) THE SOFTWARE IS IMPENETRABLE OR OTHERWISE MEETS ANY
SECURITY STANDARDS; OR (iv) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN
THE SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE IN ALL COMBINATIONS WHICH MAY
BE SELECTED FOR USE BY LICENSEE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION 7.2 (BUT NOT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 7.1),
REFERENCES TO SOFTWARE INCLUDE THE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.
SIDEFX MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND THERE
ARE NO CONDITIONS, REGARDING THE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.
7.3. Limitation on Types of Recoverable Damages. SIDEFX
WILL ONLY BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT DAMAGES, SUBJECT TO
SECTION 7.4. IN NO EVENT WILL SIDEFX BE LIABLE TO
LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST
OR DAMAGED DATA, OR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF
SIDEFX IS INFORMED OR OTHERWISE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE
FORESEEABLE.
7.4. Monetary Cap on Damages. LICENSEE AGREES THAT THE
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SIDEFX AND ITS AFFILIATES,
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR ALL CLAIMS UNDER ANY AND
ALL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
SOFTWARE AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY SIDEFX UNDER ALL
THEORIES OF LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO: (I) WITH
RESPECT TO SIDEFX' INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 8,
THE FEES PAID TO SIDEFX BY LICENSEE IN RESPECT OF THE
INFRINGING SOFTWARE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD
PRECEDING THE CLAIM IN RESPECT OF SUCH LIABILITY; AND
(II) IN ALL OTHER INSTANCES, THE FEES PAID TO SIDEFX BY
LICENSEE IN RESPECT OF THE APPLICABLE SOFTWARE IN THE
THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE CLAIM IN RESPECT OF
SUCH LIABILITY.
7.5. Essential Terms. The disclaimer of warranties and
the limitation of liability in this Section 7 constitute
an essential part of this Agreement. A fundamental
breach or breach of a fundamental term of this Agreement
by SideFX shall not limit the intended effect of Section
7 or any other provision of this Agreement which is
intended to limit SideFX' liability. Licensee
acknowledges that, but for the disclaimer of warranties
and conditions and limitation of liability, SideFX would
not enter into this Agreement.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY
8.1. Indemnity. Subject to Section 7, if any claim based
upon an alleged direct infringement of a Canadian or
American copyright or trade secret is asserted against
Licensee by a third party (other than an Affiliate of
Licensee) by virtue of its Use of the Software in
accordance with this Agreement, SideFX will indemnify
Licensee solely for direct damages (which, for greater
certainty, excludes any accounting of profits) awarded to
such third party and which the Licensee has been ordered
to pay as a result of such claim, provided that SideFX:
(i) receives prompt written notice of such claim; (ii)
has the sole and exclusive right, if it chooses, to
control and direct the investigation and the defense or
settlement of such claim; and (iii) receives the
reasonable cooperation and assistance of Licensee as
requested by SideFX, at SideFX's expense.
8.2. Exclusions. SideFX shall have no obligation or
liability under Section 8.1 if the infringement relates
to: (i) Use of the Software other than as expressly
authorized under this Agreement; (ii) the combination,
merger or interface of the Software with other software,
hardware, or data by Licensee or a third party; (iii) Use
of any release of the Software other than the most
current supported release(s) made available to Licensee;
(iv) any modification of the Software by anyone other
than SideFX; or (v) compliance with any Licensee
instructions or requests. SideFX shall also have no
obligation or liability under Section 8.1 in connection
with any software or other technology not claimed to be
owned by SideFX, including without limitation, the Open
Source Software and any materials related thereto.
8.3. SideFX Options. If the Software infringes, or in
the reasonable determination of SideFX is likely to
infringe, any third party's intellectual property rights,
SideFX may, at its option, either: (i) procure for
Licensee the right to continue Using the Software or
replace or modify the Software (without loss of
functionality) so that it becomes non-infringing; or (ii)
terminate this Agreement and refund the license fee paid
by Licensee less a reasonable amount for any value
received by Licensee.
8.4. Exclusive Remedy. THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION 8 STATE SIDEFX' ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS,
AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF LICENSEE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
9. FEEDBACK AND SOURCE CODE CONTRIBUTIONS
9.1. Assigning Rights. If Licensee provides SideFX with
any Feedback, SideFX is free to use the Feedback however
it chooses. If Licensee makes any Source Code
Contribution available to SideFX, Licensee hereby assigns
to SideFX all right, title, and interest (including all
copyright, patent, and other intellectual property
rights) in that Source Code Contribution for all current
and future methods and forms of exploitation in any
country. If any of those rights are not effectively
assigned under applicable law, Licensee hereby grants
SideFX a non-exclusive, fully-paid, irrevocable,
royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to
reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly
display, make, use, have made, sell, offer to sell,
import, modify and make derivative works based on, and
otherwise exploit that Source Code Contribution for all
current and future methods and forms of exploitation in
any country. If any of those rights may not be assigned
or licensed under applicable law (such as moral and other
personal rights), Licensee hereby waives and agrees not
to assert all of those rights. However, Licensee may
continue to freely use any Feedback that Licensee
provides to SideFX, and Licensee may continue to use, in
any manner consistent with the License, any Source Code
Contribution that Licensee makes available to SideFX.
9.2. Credit and Compensation. Licensee understands and
agrees that SideFX is not required to make any use of any
Feedback or Source Code Contribution that Licensee
provides. Licensee agrees that if SideFX makes use of
Licensee's Feedback or Source Code Contribution, SideFX
is not required to credit or compensate Licensee for
their contribution.
9.3. Ability to Grant Rights. Licensee represents and
warrants that Licensee has sufficient rights in any
Feedback or Source Code Contribution that Licensee
provides to SideFX to grant SideFX and other affected
parties the rights described above. This includes but is
not limited to intellectual property rights and other
proprietary or personal rights.
10. TERM AND TERMINATION
10.1. Term. Licensee's right to Use the Software
pursuant to any given License shall terminate at the end
of the term for the License Type associated with such
License, as such term is set out in Appendix A to this
Agreement.
10.2. Termination by Licensee for Convenience. Subject to
Section 6.1, Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any
time by providing SideFX with written notice of same and
complying with Section 10.4.
10.3. Termination by SideFX. SideFX may terminate this
Agreement, and therefore the right granted under Section
2.1, upon notice to Licensee: (i) if Licensee breaches
any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, if
curable, fails to cure such breach to the satisfaction of
SideFX within fifteen (15) days of SideFX notifying
Licensee of the breach; (ii) if Licensee breaches any of
its payment obligations under this Agreement and fails to
make full payment within ten (10) days of SideFX
notifying Licensee of such breach; (iii) Licensee
undergoes a Change of Control without the prior written
consent of SideFX (which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld by SideFX); (iv) Licensee commits any act of
bankruptcy, becomes insolvent or admits its insolvency
(as defined or provided for in any applicable statute);
(v) any proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, is
commenced respecting Licensee pursuant to any statute
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization of
debts, liquidation, winding up or dissolution, including
any proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act,
the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the
Winding-Up and Restructuring Act; (vi) Licensee passes
any resolution for its liquidation, winding up or
dissolution; or (vii) Licensee ceases to carry on
business in the ordinary course.
10.4. Licensee Obligations Upon Termination. Upon
receipt by Licensee of written notice of termination from
SideFX, or termination by Licensee, Licensee shall
immediately: (i) unredeem all Entitlements (i.e. return
all Licenses) using the tools provided as part of the
Software; (ii) cease Using the Software; (iii)
permanently delete all installed and back-up copies of
the Software; (iv) return or destroy all Confidential
Information made available to Licensee by SideFX; and (v)
within five (5) days after the date of such termination,
provide SideFX with a written confirmation that Licensee
has complied with all of the foregoing.
10.5. Survival. The provisions of Sections 2.3
(excluding part (v)), 3.11, 4 (without limiting the
intended effect of Section 10.4), 5, 6, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 9,
10.4, 10.5, 11, 12, 13 (excluding 13.11) and 14 shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
11. CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION
11.1. Certification. Within ten (10) days of a request
by SideFX, a Certification Authority of Licensee shall,
after making due inquiry, certify in writing to SideFX,
as applicable: (i) that Licensee (and in the case of a
Global Access License, each applicable Licensee Affiliate
and third party Authorized User) is, and has continuously
been, in full compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, including all applicable restrictions and
limitations on installation and Use of the Software; or
(ii) the extent to which Licensee (or in the case of a
Global Access License, any applicable Licensee Affiliate
or third party Authorized User) is not, or has not been,
in full compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including all applicable restrictions and
limitations on the installation of Licenses and Use of
the Software. Licensee shall provide such supporting
evidencing as SideFX may reasonably request.
"Certification Authority" means: (a) Licensee, where
Licensee is an individual; or (b) a senior officer,
signing authority or other senior official of Licensee,
where Licensee is an Organization. For certainty,
failure to provide the certification as required by this
Section is a material breach of this Agreement that
entitles SideFX to terminate this Agreement and to any
other remedies that may be available to SideFX at law or
in equity.
11.2. Inspection. SideFX or its authorized
representative may at any time after written notice to
Licensee, electronically or otherwise, reasonably inspect
Licensee's (and in the case of a Global Access License,
each applicable Licensee Affiliate's and third party
Authorized User's) records, systems and facilities in
order to ensure compliance with this Agreement. Licensee
will provide (and in the case of a Global Access License,
ensure that each applicable Licensee Affiliate and third
party Authorized User provides) full cooperation in
connection with any such inspection, including the
provision of such additional documentation and
information as SideFX may reasonably request. Licensee
shall ensure that the agreement between Licensee and each
applicable Licensee Affiliate and third party Authorized
User includes the right for SideFX to perform such
inspections.
11.3. Remediation. If as a result of a certification
pursuant to Section 11.1, or an inspection pursuant to
Section 11.2, SideFX determines that Licensee's (or in
the case of a Global Access License, any applicable
Licensee Affiliate's or third party Authorized User's)
installation of Licenses or Use of the Software is not,
or has not been, in conformity with this Agreement,
Licensee shall promptly: (i) obtain the applicable
Entitlement(s) or License(s) from SideFX required for
such installation or Use; (ii) pay the applicable fees in
respect of such License(s) for prior and future Use; and
(iii) pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
SideFX in respect of the certification or inspection, as
applicable, if Licensee has underpaid SideFX by more than
5% of amounts owed.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 Confidential Information. Each party (the
“Disclosing Party”) may from time to time during the term
of this Agreement disclose to the other party (the
“Receiving Party”) certain information regarding the
Disclosing Party’s business, including technical,
marketing, financial, employee, planning, and other
confidential or proprietary information (“Confidential
Information”). Confidential Information of SideFX
includes, without limitation, the Software and
accompanying documentation. Regardless of whether any
information is marked or identified as confidential, any
information that the Receiving Party knew or should have
known, under the circumstances, was considered
confidential or proprietary by the Disclosing Party, will
be considered Confidential Information of the Disclosing
Party.
12.2 Protection of Confidential Information. The
Receiving Party will not use any Confidential Information
of the Disclosing Party for any purpose not expressly
permitted by this Agreement, and will disclose the
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party only to
the employees or contractors of the Receiving Party who
have a need to know such Confidential Information for
purposes of this Agreement and who are under a duty of
confidentiality no less restrictive than the Receiving
Party’s duty hereunder. The Receiving Party will protect
the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information from
unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same
manner as the Receiving Party protects its own
confidential or proprietary information of a similar
nature and with no less than reasonable care.
12.3 Exceptions. The Receiving Party’s obligations under
Section 12.2 with respect to any Confidential Information
of the Disclosing Party will terminate if: (a) was
already lawfully known to the Receiving Party at the time
of disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (b) is/was
disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party who had
the right to make such disclosure without any
confidentiality restrictions; or (c) is, or through no
fault of the Receiving Party has become, generally
available to the public. In addition, the Receiving
Party will be allowed to disclose Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent that
such disclosure is (i) approved in writing by the
Disclosing Party, (ii) necessary for the Receiving Party
to enforce its rights under this Agreement; or (iii)
required by law or by the order or a court of similar
judicial or administrative body, provided that the
Receiving Party notifies the Disclosing Party of such
required disclosure promptly and in writing and
cooperates with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing
Party’s reasonable request and expense, in any lawful
action to contest or limit the scope of such required
disclosure.
12.4 Return of Confidential Information. The Receiving
Party will either, at the Disclosing Party’s option,
return to the Disclosing Party or destroy all
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the
Receiving Party’s possession or control and permanently
erase all electronic copies of such Confidential
Information promptly upon the written request of the
Disclosing Party or the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, whichever comes first.
12.5 Confidentiality of Agreement. Neither party will
disclose any terms of this Agreement to anyone other than
its Affiliates, legal counsel, accountants, and other
professional advisors under a duty of confidentiality
except (a) as required by law or (b) pursuant to a
mutually agreeable press release or (c) in connection
with a proposed merger, financing, or sale of such
party’s business (provided that any third party to whom
the terms of this Agreement are to be disclosed signs a
confidentiality agreement consistent with the terms of
this Section 12).
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1. Relationship of Parties. In giving effect to this
Agreement, neither party will be or be deemed an agent of
the other for any purpose and their relationship in law
to the other will be that of independent contractors.
Nothing in this Agreement will constitute a partnership
in law or a joint venture between the parties. Neither
party will have the right to enter into contracts, pledge
the credit of or incur expenses on behalf of the other.
13.2. No Waiver. Any waiver of any terms or conditions
of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing
and signed by the party granting such waiver. Such waiver
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose for which it has been given and
shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of any other
provisions (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly
provided. The failure of either party to exercise, and
any delay in exercising, any of its rights hereunder, in
whole or in part, shall not constitute or be deemed a
waiver or forfeiture of such rights, neither in the
specific instance nor on a continuing basis. No single or
partial exercise of any such right shall preclude any
other or further exercise of such right or the exercise
of any other right.
13.3. Severability. If for any reason a court of
competent jurisdiction finds any terms or conditions of
this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable,
the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full
force and effect.
13.4. Assignment. Licensee shall not assign or transfer
this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder (whether in connection with or as a result of
any consolidation, arrangement, reorganization,
amalgamation, acquisition, merger, sale, operation of
law, or otherwise), in whole or in part, without the
prior written consent of SideFX (which consent may be
withheld by SideFX in its sole and absolute discretion).
13.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces all
prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements,
written or oral, regarding such subject matter and there
are no representations, warranties, conditions or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the
subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth
herein. The terms of any purchase order or similar
document submitted by Licensee to SideFX shall not
modify, add to, or otherwise amend the terms of this
Agreement.
13.6. Binding Arbitration. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the parties, all disputes relating to this
Agreement shall not be submitted to the courts for
resolution, but may be submitted to final and binding
arbitration by either party pursuant to the Arbitration
Act, 1991 (Ontario) (the "Arbitration Act"). The
arbitration shall be treated as confidential and will be
held in Toronto, Canada. The arbitral tribunal shall be
composed of one arbitrator (the "Arbitrator"). The party
that wishes to initiate the arbitration (the "Applicant")
shall deliver a notice to that effect (the "Notice to
Arbitrate") to the other party, which notice shall
nominate an individual to act as the Arbitrator. Within
thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of the Notice to
Arbitrate (the "Response Date") the other party (the
"Respondent") shall, by notice to the Applicant, either
signify its acceptance of the nominee or, in the
alternative, propose an alternative individual to act as
the Arbitrator (the "Response"). If the Respondent fails
to provide a Response by the Response Date, the
Respondent shall be deemed to have accepted the
Applicant's nominee for Arbitrator. If the Respondent
provides a Response by the Response Date suggesting an
alternative individual to act as Arbitrator, the
Applicant shall within thirty (30) days of the date of
receipt of the Response, by notice to the Respondent,
signify either its acceptance or rejection of the
Respondent's nominee for Arbitrator. If the Applicant
fails to provide notice by such date, the Applicant shall
be deemed to have accepted the Respondent's nominee for
Arbitrator. If the Applicant provides notice by such
date signifying its rejection of the Respondent's nominee
for Arbitrator, the parties shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause their respective nominees to
select the Arbitrator. Any costs associated with same
shall be borne equally by the parties. If such selection
does not occur within thirty (30) days of the date of the
Applicant's rejection notice, then the Applicant may
apply to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario for the
appointment of an arbitrator pursuant to the provisions
of the Arbitration Act. The costs of the application
shall be borne equally by the parties. The parties agree
that they will act reasonably and in good faith to ensure
the selection of an Arbitrator who is objective,
independent and suitably qualified to deal with the
dispute. Upon failure, refusal or inability of the
Arbitrator to act, his or her successor shall be
appointed in the same manner. The costs of the
Arbitration shall be in the discretion of the Arbitrator.
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent SideFX from
seeking immediate equitable relief.
13.7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction for Resolving
Claims. Subject to Section 13.6, this Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada
and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein and the
parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the Ontario courts. The parties
expressly disclaim the application of the United Nations
Convention for the International Sale of Goods.
13.8. Headings; Sections. The division of this Agreement
into sections and the insertion of headings are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
References herein to Sections are to sections of this
Agreement.
13.9. Interpretation of "including". Where the word
"include", "includes" or "including" is used in this
Agreement, it means "include", "includes" or "including",
in each case, "without limitation".
13.10. Non-Exclusive Remedies. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, all remedies provided for
under this Agreement are non-exclusive and are in
addition, and without prejudice, to any other rights as
may be available to SideFX, whether in law or equity. By
electing to pursue a remedy, SideFX does not waive its
right to pursue any other available remedies.
13.11. Export Compliance. Each party shall comply with
the export laws and regulations of Canada, the United
States, and other applicable jurisdictions in its
provision and, in the case of Licensee, its downloading,
installation and Use of, the Software. Without limiting
the foregoing: (i) each of SideFX and Licensee represents
that it is not named on any U.S. government list of
person or entities prohibited from receiving exports; and
(ii) Licensee shall not permit any Person to Use the
Software in violation of any U.S. export embargo,
prohibition, or restriction.
13.12. Publicity. Neither party may issue press releases
relating to this Agreement without the other party's
prior written consent, or use in any manner the name(s),
logo(s) or trade-mark(s) of the other party without such
other party's prior written consent.
13.13. Language. The parties acknowledge that they have
required this Agreement to be written in English. Les
parties aux présentes reconnaissent qu'elles ont exigé
que la présente entente soit rédigée en anglais.
13.14. Notice. Any notice, demand or other communication
(in this Section, a "notice") required or permitted to be
given or made under this Agreement will be in writing and
will be sufficiently given or made if: (i) delivered in
person during normal business hours of the recipient on a
Business Day and left with a receptionist or other
responsible employee of the recipient; (ii) except during
any period of actual or imminent interruption of postal
services due to strike, lockout or other cause, sent by
registered mail; or (iii) sent by facsimile transmission
or other electronic means which produces a written record
of successful transmission, or by email if receipt is
confirmed by the sender's email system. Notices to
Licensee shall be sent to the most recent address,
facsimile number or email address provided by Licensee to
SideFX and to the attention of the contact person on file
with SideFX. Notices to SideFX shall be sent to Suite
1401, 123 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2M2,
or (416) 504-6648 or , to the attention
of Chief Financial Officer. Each notice sent in
accordance with this Section will be deemed to have been
received: (iv) on the day it was delivered; (v) on the
seventh (7th) Business Day after it was mailed (excluding
each day on which there is any interruption of postal
services due to strike, lockout or other cause); (vi) on
the same day that it was sent by facsimile transmission
or email provided that it was sent during normal business
hours of the recipient on a Business Day, otherwise, on
the first Business Day thereafter. Contact information
for notice may be changed by giving notice in accordance
with this Section. "Business Day" means any day of the
week except Saturday, Sunday or any statutory or civic
holiday observed in Toronto, Ontario.
13.15 Force Majeure. Any delay in the performance of any
duties or obligations of either SideFX or Licensee
(except the payment of money owed) will not be considered
a breach of this Agreement if such delay is caused by a
labour dispute, pandemic, shortage of materials, fire,
earthquake, flood, failure of third party suppliers, or
any other event beyond the control of such party,
provided that such party uses reasonable efforts, under
the circumstances, to notify the other party of the
circumstances causing the delay and to resume performance
as soon as possible.
14. DEFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement, each of the following terms
has the meaning given to such term below, and grammatical
variations of such terms have corresponding meanings.
"Affiliate" of a party means any Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by such
party, or is Controlled by a Person who also Controls
such party.
"Agreement" means this Side Effects Software License
Agreement, as may be amended in accordance with its
terms.
"Applicant" has the meaning set out in Section 13.6.
"Arbitrator" has the meaning set out in Section 13.6.
"Arbitration Act" has the meaning set out in Section
13.6.
"Authorized Subcontractors" means third parties
sub-contracted by Licensee to create content for
Licensee.
"Authorized Users" means: (i) in the case of all
License Types other than a Global Access License and
a Project License, Licensee Personnel; and (ii) in
the case of a Global Access License and Project
License (A) Licensee Personnel, and (B) Licensee
Affiliate Personnel and employees of Authorized
Subcontractors, provided that Licensee has given
SideFX notice of such Affiliates and Authorized
Subcontractors, and provided that such Licensee
Affiliate Personnel and employees of Authorized
Subcontractors are Using the Software solely to
create content for Licensee.
"Certification Authority" has the meaning set out in
Section 11.1.
"Change of Control" of Licensee means a change of the
Person or Persons that directly or indirectly Control
Licensee.
"Client Computer" means a Computer running the
Software that connects to the License Server. If the
Software is being Used via a thin client, remote
desktop, virtual network computing (VNC), or other
graphical desktop sharing system, the Client
Computer's location is defined as the location of the
User of the Software, not the location of the remote
computer.
"Cloud Service" means a third party service that
provides access to a pool of Computers for
installation, hosting, processing and/or storage of
software and/or data, where such Computers are
outside of the direct physical control and/or
ownership of the Person obtaining the service and
where such Computers may or may not be shared by
other Persons.
"Commercial" means any activity carried on with the
intention of, or with a view to, generating revenue
or other compensation, directly or indirectly, or
that actually generates revenue or other
compensation, directly or indirectly.
"Commercial License" means any License other than a
Non-Commercial License, including a License that is
any of the following License Types: Commercial
Workstation License, Indie License, Local Access
License, Global Access License and Project License.
"Computer" means: (i) an electronic device containing
one or more central processing units that runs an
operating system and accepts information in digital
or similar form and manipulates the information for a
specific result based on a sequence of instructions;
or (ii) a software implementation of such a device
(including virtual machines and other emulation
technology); in each case that is owned, leased,
rented or borrowed by Licensee or the Authorized
User.
"Confidential Information" has the meaning set out in
Section 12.1.
"Control" means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of an entity,
whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise.
"Disclosing Party" has the meaning set out in Section
12.1.
"Eligible Indie Individual" means an individual who
has in the current calendar year, or had in the most
recently completed calendar year, aggregate gross
revenues of less than $100,000 USD from direct or
indirect Use of the Software outside an Organization.
"Eligible Indie Organization" means an Organization
such that the Organization and its Affiliates
collectively have in the current calendar year, or
had in the most recently completed calendar year,
directly or indirectly, aggregate gross revenues from
all sources less than $100,000 USD. Additionally,
any funding received by this Organization or its
Affiliates, including private equity, venture
capital, angel or mezzanine financing, and all other
forms of funding, in the last 24 months is less than
$1,000,000 USD.
"Entitlement" means a string of data residing on
SideFX' systems that the Licensee can redeem (i.e.
trade in exchange for a License) or un-redeem, using
the tools provided as part of the Software.
"Feedback" has the meaning set out in Section 5.2.
"Indie User" means a Licensee Using the Software via
an Indie License who is either an Eligible Indie
Individual or an Eligible Indie Organization.
"Interactive Software" means the portions of the
Software excluding Houdini Mantra, Karma, Houdini
Batch, hython, and command-line Houdini Engine.
Interactive Software includes Houdini Core, Houdini
FX, PilotPDG, and the Houdini Engine plug-ins.
"License" means a string of data that is issued upon
the redemption of an Entitlement, or issued by SideFX
directly, and that, when installed on a Computer,
allows the Software to be Used on that Computer.
"License Server" has the meaning set out in Section
3.3.
"License Type" has the meaning set out in Section
3.1.
"Licensee" has the meaning set out in Section 1.1.
"Licensee Affiliate Personnel" means the (i)
employees (including contract employees) of the
applicable Licensee Affiliate, (ii) third parties
subcontracted by the applicable Licensee Affiliate to
create content for Licensee, (iii) co-op and other
students engaged by and otherwise working with the
applicable Licensee Affiliate, and (iv) interns of
the applicable Licensee Affiliate.
"Licensee Personnel" means: (i) if Licensee is an
individual, that individual; or (ii) if Licensee is
an Organization (A) Licensee's employees (including
contract employees), (B) independent contractors
engaged by Licensee, (C) co-op and other students
engaged by and otherwise working with or for
Licensee, and (D) Licensee's interns.
"Network Installation" has the meaning set out in
Section 3.3.
"Non-Commercial License" means a License that is any
of the following License Types: Apprentice License,
Education License and Evaluation License.
"Notice to Arbitrate" has the meaning set forth in
Section 13.6.
"Open Source Software" and "Open Source Licenses"
have the respective meanings set out in Section 3.11.
"Orbolt Website" has the meaning set out in Section
3.10.
"Organization" has the meaning set out in Section
1.1.
"Person" includes an individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, the Crown or any agency or
instrumentality of the foregoing or any other entity.
"Receiving Party" has the meaning set out in Section
12.1.
"Related Materials" means all materials related to
the Software being installed and all Upgrades,
including documentation, user manuals, training
videos, tutorials and files, provided directly or
indirectly by SideFX, whether on-line or otherwise.
"Response" has the meaning set out in Section 13.6.
"Response Date" has the meaning set out in Section
13.6.
"Respondent" has the meaning set out in Section 13.6.
"SideFX" has the meaning set out in the preamble to
this Agreement.
"Software" has the meaning set out in the preamble to
this Agreement.
"Source Code Contribution" means any source code or
any modifications to source code shipped with the
Software that Licensee makes available to SideFX in
order to improve the Software.
"Taxes" means any direct or indirect local, state,
provincial, federal or foreign taxes, levies, duties
or similar government charges or assessments of any
nature, including sales taxes, value-added taxes and
withholding taxes, exigible on the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
"Territory" means: (a) the country, state, province,
municipality or other jurisdiction specified in the
Transaction Confirmation; (b) where no Transaction
Confirmation is provided to Licensee and Licensee
obtains Entitlements(s) through the online process,
the Territory will be the province (in the case of
Canada), state (in the case of the United States) or
equivalent administrative division (in the case of
some other country) that corresponds with the address
confirmed as part of the online purchase
verification; (c) if no country, state, province,
municipality or other jurisdiction is specified in
the Transaction Confirmation or the online purchase
verification, the Territory shall be the province (in
the case of Canada), state (in the case of the United
States) or equivalent administrative division (in the
case of some other country) where Licensee originally
installed the License(s). In the case of a Global
Access License, the Territory will be the world.
With respect to non-interactive Use of the Software
in the case of a Network Installation, the Territory
will be the world.
"Third Party Rendering Software" has the meaning set
out in Section 3.7.
"Transaction Confirmation" means an invoice issued by
SideFX to Licensee in respect of Licensee's licensing
of the Software or, where no invoice is issued, the
email, quotation or other communication provided by
SideFX to Licensee, setting out certain particulars
in respect of the licensing of the Software to
Licensee, which may include: (i) Licensee's name and
contact information; (ii) the Software product being
licensed; (iii) the applicable License Type(s); (iv)
the fees payable to SideFX; (v) the applicable
Territory; (vi) the number of Entitlements and/or
Licenses issued or to be issued; (vii) the locations
from which the Software may be Used; (viii) the
applicable term(s) and/or termination date(s); and/or
(xix) any additional restrictions on Use of the
Software.
"Updated Agreement" has the meaning set out in
Section 1.3.
"Upgrades" means all updated and/or upgraded versions
of the software being installed that SideFX provides
or makes available to Licensee from time to time.
"Usage Purpose" means: (i) where Licensee is engaged
primarily in Commercial activities, the internal
requirements of Licensee's business in the ordinary
course of such business; and (ii) where Licensee is
engaged primarily in non-Commercial activities, the
internal requirements of Licensee's ordinary course
activities. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Usage
Purpose shall not in either case include the Use of
the Software by any Licensee Personnel of an
Organization for any personal projects where it is
reasonably expected that revenue may be earned.
"Use", "Used" or "Using" means: (i) to access,
initiate, execute, run, display, view and operate the
Software, including to author, modify and run digital
assets; and (ii) in the case of the Related Materials
only, to review and print.
"Work Station Installation" has the meaning set out
in Section 3.4.
APPENDIX A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE TYPES
(capitalized terms used below are defined in the
Agreement)
Trial License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used only for non-Commercial
purposes. The Software may not be Used to
generate any work product that will be used in
any Commercial manner.
Only Licensee Personnel can Use the Software.
Installation
For each License issued, Licensee may install the
License and Use the Software only pursuant to a
Workstation Installation.
License Relocation
No relocating of the License is permitted.
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
No relocations permitted.
Term
Fifteen (15) days from the License activation
date.
Education License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used only for purposes
directly related to learning the Software,
teaching the Software, and training others to Use
the Software. To be clear, the Software may not
be Used to generate any work product that will be
used in any Commercial manner. The Software may
be Used only by (A) a formal educational
institution, such as a degree-granting or
certificate-granting college or university; (B)
any other dedicated learning, teaching or
training facility performing instructional
functions; or (C) a Licensee engaged in
Commercial activities approved by SideFX to Use
the software for training purposes.
Only Licensee Personnel can Use the Software.
Installation
Licensee may (A) for each License issued, install
the License and Use the Software pursuant to a
Workstation Installation, or (B) if multiple
Licenses are issued for the purpose of usage on a
network, install the Licenses and Use the
Software pursuant to a Network Installation.
License Relocation
Licensee may relocate the License from the
dedicated Computer or a License Server, as
applicable, to another Computer (in which case
such Computer would then be the dedicated
Computer or the License Server, as applicable)
only (A) within the Territory, (B) within a one
hundred (100) kilometre radius of where the
dedicated Computer or License Server was located
when the License was originally installed, and
(C) upon prior written notice to SideFX. A
maximum of one (1) such relocation is permitted
without paying the applicable relocation fee to
SideFX. (*)
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, Licensee may relocate
the dedicated Computer only (A) within the
Territory, (B) to a location within a one hundred
(100) kilometre radius of where the dedicated
Computer was located when the License was
originally installed, and (C) upon the prior
written consent of SideFX (which consent may be
withheld by SideFX in its sole and absolute
discretion).
Term
Three hundred and sixty five (365) days from the
license activation date.
Evaluation License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used only for purposes of
internal evaluation and demonstration of the
capabilities of the Software by and to Authorized
Users. The Software may not be Used to generate
any work product that will be used in any
Commercial manner.
Only Licensee Personnel can Use the Software,
unless otherwise agreed by SideFX and set out in
the Transaction Confirmation.
Installation
Licensee may (A) for each License issued, install
the License and Use the Software pursuant to a
Workstation Installation, or (B) if multiple
Licenses are issued for the purpose of usage on a
network, install the Licenses and Use the
Software pursuant to a Network Installation.
License Relocation
Licensee may relocate the License from the
dedicated Computer or a License Server, as
applicable, to another Computer (in which case
such Computer would then be the dedicated
Computer or the License Server, as applicable)
only (A) within the Territory, and (B) upon prior
written notice to SideFX. A maximum of one (1)
such relocation is permitted without paying the
applicable relocation fee to SideFX. (*)
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, Licensee may relocate
the dedicated Computer only (A) within the
Territory, and (B) upon the prior written consent
of SideFX (which consent may be withheld by
SideFX in its sole and absolute discretion).
Term
Thirty (30) days from the License activation
date.
Commercial Workstation License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used for Commercial or
non-Commercial purposes.
Only Licensee Personnel can Use the Software.
The number of Licenses available to Licensee and
its Affiliates is limited to a maximum of five
(5), unless otherwise agreed by SideFX.
Installation
For each License issued, Licensee may install the
License and Use the Software only pursuant to a
Workstation Installation.
License Relocation
Licensee may relocate the License from the
dedicated Computer to another Computer (in which
case such Computer would then be the dedicated
Computer) only (A) within the Territory, (B)
within a one hundred (100) kilometre radius of
where the dedicated Computer was located when the
License was originally installed, and (C) upon
prior written notice to SideFX. A maximum of two
(2) such relocations in any rolling seven hundred
and fifty (750) day period is permitted without
paying the applicable relocation fee to SideFX.
(*)
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, Licensee may relocate
the dedicated Computer only (A) within the
Territory, (B) to a location within a one hundred
(100) kilometre radius of where the dedicated
Computer was located when the License was
originally installed, and (C) upon the prior
written consent of SideFX (which consent may be
withheld by SideFX in its sole and absolute
discretion).
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph and part
(ii) of Section 2.1 of the Agreement, if Licensee
is an individual freelance worker who is
self-employed and does not have an affiliation or
long-term (i.e. longer than nine (9) months)
contractual arrangement with any particular
Organization, Licensee may relocate the dedicated
Computer and Use the Software anywhere in the
world in order to provide freelance services to
third parties.
Term
Starting from the License activation date and
ending on: (i) the termination date as set out in
the Transaction Confirmation; or (ii) if there is
no Transaction Confirmation, the termination date
selected upon purchase of the applicable License.
Indie License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used for Commercial purposes,
subject to the limitations set out in Sections
6.2 and 3.7 of this Agreement.
An Indie User and its Affiliates and related
individuals, collectively, may have or Use a
maximum of three (3) purchased Indie Licenses at
any given time.
SideFX may elect to issue one supplementary
License with each purchased Indie License in
order to enable the Indie User to use The
Software on a dual-boot Computer or a second
Computer. The supplementary License may only be
Used by the same Indie User using the
corresponding purchased Indie License.
Installation
For each License issued, Licensee may install the
License and Use the Software only pursuant to a
Workstation Installation.
License Relocation
Licensee may relocate the License from the
dedicated Computer to another Computer (in which
case such Computer would then be the dedicated
Computer) only (A) within the Territory, and (B)
within a one hundred (100) kilometre radius of
where the dedicated Computer was located when the
License was originally installed. A maximum of
one (1) such relocation is permitted without
paying the applicable relocation fee to
SideFX. (*)
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, Licensee may relocate
the dedicated Computer only (A) within the
Territory, and (B) to a location within a one
hundred (100) kilometre radius of where the
dedicated Computer was located when the License
was originally installed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph and part
(ii) of Section 2.1 of the Agreement, if Licensee
is an individual freelance worker who is
self-employed and does not have an affiliation or
long-term (i.e. longer than nine (9) months)
contractual arrangement with any particular
Organization, Licensee may relocate the dedicated
Computer and Use the Software anywhere in the
world in order to provide freelance services to
third parties.
Term
Three hundred and sixty five (365) days or seven
hundred and thirty (730) days from the License
activation date.
Local Access License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used for Commercial or
non-Commercial purposes.
Only Licensee Personnel can Use the Software
Installation
Licensee may install the Licenses and Use the
Software only pursuant to a Network Installation.
License Relocation
Licensee may relocate the Licenses from a License
Server to another Computer (in which case such
Computer would then be the License Server) only
(A) within the Territory, (B) within a one
hundred (100) kilometre radius of where the
License Server was located when the License was
originally installed, and (C) upon prior written
notice to SideFX. A maximum of two (2) such
relocations in any rolling seven hundred and
fifty (750) day period is permitted without
paying the applicable relocation fee to SideFX,
and is permitted solely when the License Server
is being replaced or upgraded. (*)
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, there are no
restrictions on the relocation of License
Servers.
Licensee may relocate a Client Computer only
within the Territory and only to a location
within a one hundred (100) kilometres of all
other Client Computers.
Term
Starting from the License activation date and
ending on the termination date as set out in the
Transaction Confirmation.
Global Access License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used for Commercial or
non-Commercial purposes.
The Software can be Used by (A) Licensee
Personnel, and (B) Licensee Affiliate Personnel
and employees of Authorized Subcontractors
(subject to the additional requirements and
limitations set out in the definition of
Authorized Users in Section 14 of the Agreement).
Installation
Licensee may install the Licenses and Use the
Software only pursuant to a Network Installation.
License Relocation
No restrictions on the relocation of Licenses.
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, there are no
restrictions on the relocation of License Servers
or Client Computers
Term
Starting from the License activation date and
ending on the termination date as set out in the
Transaction Confirmation.
Project License Type
Permitted Use
The Software may be Used for Commercial or
non-Commercial purposes and solely for purposes
of creating content for the project as described
in the Transaction Confirmation (the "Project")
by up to the number of Authorized Users set out
in the Transaction Confirmation.
The Software can be Used by (A) Licensee
Personnel, and (B) Licensee Affiliate Personnel
and employees of Authorized Subcontractors
(subject to the additional requirements and
limitations set out in the definition of
Authorized Users in Section 14 of the Agreement).
Installation
Licensee may install the Licenses and Use the
Software only pursuant to a Network Installation.
License Relocation
No restrictions on the relocation of Licenses.
Dedicated Computer / License Server Relocation
Subject to applicable law, there are no
restrictions on the relocation of License Servers
or Client Computers.
Term
Starting from the License activation date and
ending on the earlier of: (A) the date that the
Project is completed as evidenced by the film,
game or other product being made Commercially
available; and (B) the outside date set out in
the Transaction Confirmation.
Developer License Type
Permitted Use
The Licensee may create Commercial plug-ins for
the Software and may use the Software to test
their plug-ins. The Licensee may not use the
Software to create content for Commercial
purposes.
All other permissions and restrictions listed in the
Local Access License Type apply.
(*) For greater certainty, SideFX reserves the right to
decline to consent to any relocation of the License from
the dedicated Computer or License Server beyond the
number expressly permitted above, in its sole and
absolute discretion.