Open BSV License Version 6 – granted by BSV Association, Alpenstrasse 15, 6300
Zug, Switzerland (CHE-427.008.338) ("Licensor"), to you as a user (henceforth
"You", "User" or "Licensee").
For the purposes of this license, the definitions below have the following
meanings:
"Bitcoin Protocol" means the protocol implementation, cryptographic rules,
network protocols, and consensus mechanisms in the Bitcoin White Paper as
described here https://protocol.bsvblockchain.org.
"Bitcoin White Paper" means the paper entitled 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer
Electronic Cash System' published by 'Satoshi Nakamoto' in October 2008.
"BSV Blockchain" means:
(a) the Bitcoin blockchain containing block height #556767 with the hash
"000000000000000001d956714215d96ffc00e0afda4cd0a96c96f8d802b1662b" and
that contains the longest honest persistent chain of blocks which has been
produced in a manner which is consistent with the rules set forth in the
Network Access Rules; and
(b) the test blockchains that contain the longest honest persistent chains of
blocks which has been produced in a manner which is consistent with the
rules set forth in the Network Access Rules.
"Network Access Rules" or "Rules" means the set of rules regulating the
relationship between BSV Association and the nodes on BSV based on the Bitcoin
Protocol rules and those set out in the Bitcoin White Paper, and available here
https://bsvblockchain.org/network-access-rules.
"Software" means the software the subject of this license, including any/all
intellectual property rights therein and associated documentation files.
BSV Association grants permission, free of charge and on a non-exclusive basis
to any person obtaining a copy of the Software to deal in the Software, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
Software is furnished to do so, subject to and conditioned upon the following
conditions:
1 - The text "© BSV Association", and this license shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
2 - The Software, and any software that is derived from the Software or parts
thereof, may only be used exclusively on the BSV Blockchain.
For the avoidance of doubt, this license is granted subject to and conditioned
upon your compliance with these terms only and is limited to uses on the BSV
Blockchain. Any exercise of rights not compliant with these terms including
use not for the BSV Blockchain is deemed outside the scope of the license.
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES REGARDING ENTITLEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO
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