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unusual facts about license agreement



LabVIEW

According to the National Instruments license agreement an executable built with LabVIEW should contain a note that the software is written in LabVIEW.


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Microsoft Corp. v. DAK Industries, Inc.

66 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir 1995) is a court case in which Microsoft contended that in being licensed the rights to sell Microsoft Word (Word) software units, the then bankrupt DAK Industries had been granted permission to use this Intellectual Property, so Microsoft was entitled to receive payments during post-bankruptcy in the form of royalties for DAK's use of the license agreement.

QA Technologies

QA Technologies signed a multi-year license agreement with Tele Atlas, a global provider of digital maps that delivers GIS mapping content to over 200 countries and provides data for Google Maps.

Sparviero-class patrol boat

A license agreement was signed in 1991 to build up to 12 Sparvieros, with the first two approved in FY90 and both were laid down by Sumitomo in Uraga on 25 March 1991.

Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp.

Claims related to SmartDownload are not covered by the license agreement for Netscape Communicator, despite the fact that SmartDownload is meant to enhance the functioning of Communicator.

Five of the six plaintiffs downloaded Netscape Communicator, which consists of Netscape Navigator and other web software, from the Netscape website, and all five of them acknowledge that they clicked "Yes", indicating assent to the terms of the click-wrap license agreement for Communicator.

The Oregon Duck

The Oregon Duck (also known as the Fighting Duck, Puddles, or simply The Duck) is the mascot of the University of Oregon Ducks athletic program, based on Disney's Donald Duck character through a special license agreement.