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License Winrar
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License for use and distribution
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The RAR archiver is distributes as try-before-you-buy. This means:
1. All copyrights to RAR are exclusively owned by the author
- Eugene Roshal.
2. Anyone may use this software during a test period of 40
days. Following this test period of 40 days or less, if
you wish to continue to use RAR, you MUST register.
3. There are 5 basic types of licenses issued for RAR, these are:
a. A single computer USAGE license. The user purchases ONE license
to USE the RAR archiver on ONE computer.
b. A Multiple USAGE license. The user purchases a number of USAGE
licenses for use, by the purchaser, the purchaser's employees or
accredited agents, on the same number of computers.
c. A SITE USAGE license. The user purchases a single USAGE license,
authorising the USE of RAR, by the purchaser, the purchaser's
employees or accredited agents, on an unlimited number of computers
at the same physical SITE location. This SITE location would
normally be defined as a single building, but could be considered
to be a number of buildings within the same, general, geographical
location, such as an industrial estate or small town.
d. A CORPORATE, NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL USAGE license. The user
purchases a single USAGE license, authorising the USE of RAR, by
the purchaser, the purchaser's employees or accredited agents, on
an unlimited number of computers, regardless of location, but
owned or under the control of the purchaser.
e. A CORPORATE, RESALE license. The user purchases a license for
a limited and specified number of copies for the purpose of
reselling individual licenses to a third party with RAR being
included as a part of another application or system. This license
does NOT allow the direct reselling of RAR as a stand-alone
product.
Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use
RAR on as many computers as defined by the licensing terms above
according to the number of licenses purchased, for any legal purpose.
The registered RAR software may not be rented or leased, but may be
permanently transferred, in it's entirety, if the person receiving it
agrees to the terms of this license. If the software is an update,
the transfer must include the update and all previous versions.
4. The RAR/WinRAR unregistered trial version may be freely distributed,
with exceptions noted below, provided the distribution package is not
modified in any way.
a. No person or company may distribute separate parts of the package
with the exception of the UnRAR components, without written