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linux-firmware: Simplified license file for brcm firmware 

New, much shorter license for firmware files submitted by Broadcom to
linux-firmware repository.

Signed-off-by: Henry Ptasinski <henryp@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

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(“Broadcom”) execute a separate written software license agreement governing
use of the Software. ANY USE, REPRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE
CONSTITUTES LICENSEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

1. License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Broadcom hereby grants to Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
royalty-free license: (i) to use and integrate the Software with any other
software; and (ii) to reproduce and distribute the Software complete,
unmodified, and as provided by Broadcom, solely for use with Broadcom
proprietary integrated circuit product(s) sold by Broadcom with which the
Software was designed to be used, or their successors.

2. Restrictions. Licensee shall distribute Software with a copy of this
Agreement. Licensee shall not remove, efface or obscure any copyright or
trademark notices from the Software. Reproductions of the Broadcom copyright
notice shall be included with each copy of the Software, except where such
Software is embedded in a manner not readily accessible to the end user.
Licensee shall not: (i) use, license, sell or otherwise distribute the Software
except as provided in this Agreement; (ii) attempt to modify in any way,
reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Software; or
(iii) use the Software or other material in violation of any applicable law or
regulation, including but not limited to any regulatory agency. This Agreement
shall automatically terminate upon Licensee’s failure to comply with any of the
terms of this Agreement. In such event, Licensee will destroy all copies of the
Software and its component parts.

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ownership of the Software, including all intellectual property rights thereto,
and any portion thereof remain with Broadcom or its licensors. Licensee hereby
covenants that it will not assert any claim that the Software created by or for
Broadcom infringe any intellectual property right owned or controlled by
Licensee.

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GRANTS AND LICENSEE RECEIVES NO SUPPORT AND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE, COMMUNICATION OR CONDUCT WITH LICENSEE, OR OTHERWISE.
BROADCOM SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT CONCERNING THE SOFTWARE OR
ANY UPGRADES TO OR DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SOFTWARE. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE
ABOVE, BROADCOM GRANTS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE IS ERROR-FREE OR WILL
OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, AND GRANTS NO WARRANTY REGARDING ITS USE OR THE
RESULTS THEREFROM INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, OR
RELIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BROADCOM
OR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR USE, REPRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION
OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA AND LOSS OF PROFITS,
EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE
LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
LIMITED REMEDY.

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SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES AND OTHER APPLICABLE EXPORT-RELATED LAWS AND
REGULATIONS AND THAT YOU MAY NOT EXPORT, RE-EXPORT OR TRANSFER THE SOFTWARE OR
ANY DIRECT PRODUCT OF THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THOSE LAWS.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXPORT, RE-EXPORT OR TRANSFER OF THE SOFTWARE
TO CUBA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN AND SYRIA IS PROHIBITED.

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California without regard to any conflict-of-laws rules, and the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby excluded.
The sole jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter
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California, and both parties hereby consent to such jurisdiction and venue.

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intent of the parties to this Agreement, this Agreement shall become
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Agreement would cause irreparable harm and significant injury to Broadcom that
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obtain immediate injunctive relief to enforce obligations under the Agreement
in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have.

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hereunder shall not constitute the waiver of any other or subsequent breach or
default.

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between the parties and supersedes any and all prior proposals, agreements and
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This Agreement may be changed only by mutual agreement of the parties in
writing.
REGULATIONS AND THAT LICENSEE MAY NOT EXPORT, RE-EXPORT OR TRANSFER THE
SOFTWARE OR ANY DIRECT PRODUCT OF THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THOSE
LAWS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXPORT, RE-EXPORT, OR TRANSFER OF THE
SOFTWARE TO CUBA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN, AND SYRIA IS PROHIBITED.


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