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Modular Electromagnetic Inversion Software (ModEM)
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AUTHORS

  Gary Egbert, Anna Kelbert & Naser Meqbel
  College of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
  104 COAS Admin. Bldg.
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
  
  E-mail:  egbert@coas.oregonstate.edu                                      
  Fax:     (541) 737-2064
  Ph.:     (541) 737-2947                                        
  http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu

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COPYRIGHT

Both binary and source codes for the Modular Electromagnetic Inversion Software
(hereafter ModEM) are copyrighted by The State of Oregon acting by and through 
the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University, 
an educational institution having offices at 312 Kerr Administration Building, 
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2140 (hereafter, OSU) and ownership of all right, title
and interest in and to the Software remains with OSU. 
By using or copying the ModEM, User agrees to abide by the terms of this Agreement.

  NONCOMMERCIAL USE
  
OSU grants to you (hereafter, User) a royalty-free, nonexclusive right to execute,
copy, modify and distribute both the binary and source code solely for academic,
research and other similar noncommercial uses, subject to the following conditions:
1.	User acknowledges that the Software is still in the development stage 
  and that it is being supplied "as is," without any support services from OSU. 
  NEITHER OSU NOR THE AUTHORS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS 
  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES 
  OF THE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT 
  THE APPLICATION OF THE SOFTWARE, WILL NOT INFRINGE ON ANY PATENTS OR OTHER 
  PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF OTHERS. 
2.	OSU shall not be held liable for direct, indirect, incidental or
  consequential damages arising from any claim by User or any third party with
  respect to uses allowed under this Agreement, or from any use of the Software. 
3.	User agrees to fully indemnify and hold harmless OSU and/or the Authors 
  of the original work from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, 
  losses, damages, costs and expenses arising out of the User's use of the Software, 
  including, without limitation, arising out of the User's modification of 
  the Software. 
4.	User may modify the Software and distribute that modified work to third 
  parties provided that: (a) if posted separately, it clearly acknowledges that 
  it contains material copyrighted by OSU (b) no charge is associated with such 
  copies, (c) User agrees to notify OSU and the Authors of the distribution and 
  provide copies of the modifications if requested, and (d) User clearly notifies 
  secondary users that such modified work is not the original Software. 
5.	User agrees that OSU, the Authors of the original work and others may 
  enjoy a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, copy, modify and redistribute 
  these modifications to the Software made by the User and distributed to third 
  parties as a derivative work under this agreement. 
6.	This agreement will terminate immediately upon User's breach of, or 
  non-compliance with, any of its terms. User may be held liable for any copyright 
  infringement or the infringement of any other proprietary rights in the Software 
  that is caused or facilitated by the User's failure to abide by the terms of 
  this agreement. 
7.	This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws 
  of the State of Oregon.
  
  COMMERCIAL USE
  
Any User wishing to make a COMMERCIAL USE of the Software must contact the lead 
author at egbert@coas.oregonstate.edu to arrange an appropriate license. 
Commercial use includes (1) use of the software for commercial purposes, 
including consulting or interpretation of geophysical datasets for fee; 
(2) integrating or incorporating all or part of the source code into a product 
for sale or license by, or on behalf of, User to third parties, or 
(3) distribution of the binary or source code to third parties for use with 
a commercial product sold or licensed by, or on behalf of, User.

