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1 \chapter{Open Publication License}
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2 \label{cha:opl}
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3
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4 Version 1.0, 8 June 1999
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6 \section{Requirements on both unmodified and modified versions}
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7
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8 The Open Publication works may be reproduced and distributed in whole
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9 or in part, in any medium physical or electronic, provided that the
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10 terms of this license are adhered to, and that this license or an
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11 incorporation of it by reference (with any options elected by the
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12 author(s) and/or publisher) is displayed in the reproduction.
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13
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14 Proper form for an incorporation by reference is as follows:
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15
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16 \begin{quote}
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17 Copyright (c) \emph{year} by \emph{author's name or designee}. This
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18 material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions
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19 set forth in the Open Publication License, v\emph{x.y} or later (the
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20 latest version is presently available at
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21 \url{http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/}).
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22 \end{quote}
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24 The reference must be immediately followed with any options elected by
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25 the author(s) and/or publisher of the document (see
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26 section~\ref{sec:opl:options}).
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28 Commercial redistribution of Open Publication-licensed material is
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29 permitted.
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30
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31 Any publication in standard (paper) book form shall require the
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32 citation of the original publisher and author. The publisher and
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33 author's names shall appear on all outer surfaces of the book. On all
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34 outer surfaces of the book the original publisher's name shall be as
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35 large as the title of the work and cited as possessive with respect to
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36 the title.
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37
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38 \section{Copyright}
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39
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40 The copyright to each Open Publication is owned by its author(s) or
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41 designee.
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42
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43 \section{Scope of license}
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44
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45 The following license terms apply to all Open Publication works,
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46 unless otherwise explicitly stated in the document.
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47
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48 Mere aggregation of Open Publication works or a portion of an Open
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49 Publication work with other works or programs on the same media shall
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50 not cause this license to apply to those other works. The aggregate
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51 work shall contain a notice specifying the inclusion of the Open
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52 Publication material and appropriate copyright notice.
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53
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54 \textbf{Severability}. If any part of this license is found to be
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55 unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the remaining portions of the
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56 license remain in force.
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57
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58 \textbf{No warranty}. Open Publication works are licensed and provided
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59 ``as is'' without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including,
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60 but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and
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61 fitness for a particular purpose or a warranty of non-infringement.
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63 \section{Requirements on modified works}
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64
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65 All modified versions of documents covered by this license, including
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66 translations, anthologies, compilations and partial documents, must
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67 meet the following requirements:
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68
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69 \begin{enumerate}
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70 \item The modified version must be labeled as such.
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71 \item The person making the modifications must be identified and the
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72 modifications dated.
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73 \item Acknowledgement of the original author and publisher if
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74 applicable must be retained according to normal academic citation
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75 practices.
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76 \item The location of the original unmodified document must be
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77 identified.
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78 \item The original author's (or authors') name(s) may not be used to
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79 assert or imply endorsement of the resulting document without the
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80 original author's (or authors') permission.
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81 \end{enumerate}
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82
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83 \section{Good-practice recommendations}
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84
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85 In addition to the requirements of this license, it is requested from
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86 and strongly recommended of redistributors that:
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87
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88 \begin{enumerate}
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89 \item If you are distributing Open Publication works on hardcopy or
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90 CD-ROM, you provide email notification to the authors of your intent
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91 to redistribute at least thirty days before your manuscript or media
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92 freeze, to give the authors time to provide updated documents. This
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93 notification should describe modifications, if any, made to the
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94 document.
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95 \item All substantive modifications (including deletions) be either
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96 clearly marked up in the document or else described in an attachment
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97 to the document.
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98 \item Finally, while it is not mandatory under this license, it is
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99 considered good form to offer a free copy of any hardcopy and CD-ROM
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100 expression of an Open Publication-licensed work to its author(s).
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101 \end{enumerate}
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102
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103 \section{License options}
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104 \label{sec:opl:options}
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105
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106 The author(s) and/or publisher of an Open Publication-licensed
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107 document may elect certain options by appending language to the
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108 reference to or copy of the license. These options are considered part
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109 of the license instance and must be included with the license (or its
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110 incorporation by reference) in derived works.
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111
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112 \begin{enumerate}[A]
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113 \item To prohibit distribution of substantively modified versions
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114 without the explicit permission of the author(s). ``Substantive
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115 modification'' is defined as a change to the semantic content of the
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116 document, and excludes mere changes in format or typographical
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117 corrections.
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118
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119 To accomplish this, add the phrase ``Distribution of substantively
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120 modified versions of this document is prohibited without the
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121 explicit permission of the copyright holder.'' to the license
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122 reference or copy.
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123
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124 \item To prohibit any publication of this work or derivative works in
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125 whole or in part in standard (paper) book form for commercial
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126 purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the
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127 copyright holder.
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128
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129 To accomplish this, add the phrase ``Distribution of the work or
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130 derivative of the work in any standard (paper) book form is
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131 prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright
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132 holder.'' to the license reference or copy.
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133 \end{enumerate}
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