The Agreement (Copyright) of Xyllomer
Foreword
The code of Xyllomer is owned by Xyllomer e.V. This document is
the legally binding agreement everybody who codes for Xyllomer has to
accept. The purpose of this agreement is to prevent Xyllomer from
destructive lawsuits and vicious behaviour.
This is a www copy of the legally binding AGREEMENT
- Xyllomer is is the name of the LPMud-World run by Xyllomer e.V.,
currently at Uni-Paderborn, located in Paderborn, Germany. The code,
making up the world, is termed Xyllomer and the society 'Verein zur
Foerderung der Bildung und Internationaler Kontakte im Internet' -
The society is termed Xyllomer e.V. in the following text.
- All code produced/modified in Xyllomer or imported to Xyllomer is subject
of this agreement. If you have code, that you can't or don't want to make
subject of it, don't import it.
- By uploading or editing code, existing on the system, the author agrees,
that Xyllomer e.V. gains the exclusive license for it (Paragraph 31 I, III UrhG),
while the copyright for the code still stays with the author.
This means, only Xyllomer e.V. has the right to use and handle the code
in the way described below. Even the author needs the permission of
Xyllomer e.V., if he/she wants to use his/her code, which is subject of
this agreement, in another way than agreed upon.
Summary
This exclusive license means:
- Xyllomer e.V. has the exclusive right to grant normal licenses to other
people (e.g. the Wizards here)
- Xyllomer e.V. and people, who have been permitted by Xyllomer e.V., have
the exclusive right to use, modify, copy and delete code, Paragraph 39 I UrhG
does not take effect, due to this agreement.
The rights of authorized people include:
- All code in Xyllomer may be freely copied for purposes of working at it
for the benefit of Xyllomer. It may not be copied for making monetary
profit or using it outside Xyllomer, without written permission of
Xyllomer e.V.
- Code may only be changed by people, authorised by Xyllomer e.V. (e.g.
Wizards). Authorized people may change code, to which they have been
granted access to, but they may not destroy or delete it to cause
intentional damage.
- All code, that is exported outside Xyllomer, has to contain this agree-
ment or a reference to it.
German law (UrhG) applies to this agreement, Paragraph 120 I, 121 I UrhG.
This text can be reviewed with help agreement in the game.
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