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+FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format)
+
+Individual Contributor License Agreement
+
+
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format) ("We" or "Us").
+
+This contributor agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by
+contributors to Us. To make this document effective, please sign it and send
+it to Us by email or electronic submission, following the instructions at
+https://github.com/jonsneyers/FLIF-CLAs. This is a legally binding document,
+so please read it carefully before agreeing to it. The Agreement may cover
+more than one software project managed by Us.
+
+1. Definitions
+
+"You" means the individual who Submits a Contribution to Us.
+
+"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us
+in which You own or assert ownership of the Copyright.
+
+"Copyright" means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or controlled
+by You, including copyright, moral and neighboring rights, as appropriate, for
+the full term of their existence including any extensions by You.
+
+"Material" means the work of authorship which is made available by Us to
+third parties. When this Agreement covers more than one software project, the
+Material means the work of authorship to which the Contribution was Submitted.
+After You Submit the Contribution, it may be included in the Material.
+
+"Submit" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication 
+sent to Us or our representatives, including but not limited to electronic 
+mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that
+are managed by, or on behalf of, Us for the purpose of discussing and improving
+the Material, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or
+otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
+
+"Submission Date" means the date on which You Submit a Contribution to Us.
+
+"Effective Date" means the date You execute this Agreement or the date You
+first Submit a Contribution to Us, whichever is earlier.
+
+
+2. Grant of Rights
+
+2.1 Copyright License
+
+(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have 
+the same rights to use or license the Contribution which You would have had
+without entering into the Agreement.
+
+(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a
+perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable
+license under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to
+sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce,
+modify, display, perform and distribute the Contribution as part of the
+Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with 
+Section 2.3.
+
+
+2.2 Patent License
+
+For patent claims including, without limitation, method, process, and apparatus
+claims which You  own, control or have the right to grant, now or in the future,
+You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free,
+irrevocable patent license, with the right to sublicense these rights to
+multiple tiers of sublicensees, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale,
+import and otherwise transfer the Contribution and the Contribution in combination
+with the Material (and portions of such combination). This license is granted
+only to the extent that the exercise of the licensed rights infringes such patent
+claims; and provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
+
+
+2.3 Outbound License
+
+As a condition on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, We agree to license
+the Contribution only under the terms of the license or licenses which
+We are using on the Submission Date for the Material or the following additional
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+Free Software Licenses approved by the Free Software Foundation and listed
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+(including any right to adopt any future version of a license if permitted).
+
+
+2.4 Moral Rights
+If moral rights apply to the Contribution, to the maximum extent permitted by law,
+You waive and agree not to assert such moral rights against Us or our successors in
+interest, or any of our licensees, either direct or indirect.
+
+
+2.5 Our Rights.
+You acknowledge that We are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of the
+Material and may decide to include any Contribution We consider appropriate.
+
+
+2.6 Reservation of Rights.
+Any rights not expressly licensed under this section are expressly reserved by You.
+
+
+
+3. Agreement
+
+You confirm that:
+
+(a) You have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement.
+
+(b) You  own the Copyright and patent claims covering the Contribution which
+are required to grant the rights under Section 2.
+
+(c) The grant of rights under Section 2 does not violate any grant of rights
+which You have made to third parties, including Your employer.  If You
+are an employee, You have had Your employer approve this Agreement or sign
+the Entity version of this document.  If You are less than eighteen years 
+old, please have Your parents or guardian sign the Agreement.
+
+
+4. Disclaimer
+
+EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN SECTION 3, THE CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED
+"AS IS". MORE PARTICULARLY, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING,
+WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY YOU TO US.
+TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH WARRANTIES CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, SUCH WARRANTY IS
+LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE MINIMUM PERIOD PERMITTED BY LAW.
+
+
+5. Consequential Damage Waiver
+
+TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL YOU BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF DATA,
+INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING
+OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED.
+
+
+6. Miscellaneous
+
+6.1 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
+laws of Belgium excluding its conflicts of law provisions. Under certain
+circumstances, the governing law in this section might be superseded by the
+United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
+("UN Convention") and the parties intend to avoid the application of the
+UN Convention to this Agreement and, thus, exclude the application of the
+UN Convention in its entirety to this Agreement.
+
+6.2 This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between You and Us for Your
+Contributions to Us and overrides all other agreements or understandings.
+
+6.3  If You or We assign the rights or obligations received through this
+Agreement to a third party, as a condition of the assignment, that third
+party must agree in writing to abide by all the rights and obligations in
+the Agreement.
+
+6.4 The failure of either party to require performance by the other party
+of any provision of this Agreement in one situation shall not affect the 
+right of a party to require such performance at any time in the future.
+A waiver of performance under a provision in one situation shall not be
+considered a waiver of the performance of the provision in the future or 
+a waiver of the provision in its entirety.
+
+6.5 If any provision of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, 
+such provision will be replaced to the extent possible with a provision that
+comes closest to the meaning of the original provision and which is enforceable.
+The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall apply
+notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of this Agreement or any
+limited remedy to the maximum extent possible under law.
+
+
+You
+
+
+Name:    Mr. Metric________
+Address: Canada____________
+         __________________
+         __________________
+
+
+Us
+
+Name:    Jon Sneyers
+Address: Pierre Decosterstraat 96 D03
+         B-1190 Brussels
+         BELGIUM
+