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产品概不负责，在任何情况下，Creative 对储存在压缩音效档案 中的任何资料的来源不负任何责任。 您懂得并同意在下列情况下没有得到授权或许可使用 MP3 Codecs：在实时广 播（陆地传播、卫星、电缆或其他媒体传播）或经由 Internet 或其他网络 ，诸如但不限于内部网络等，或在付费音乐或付费点歌应用程式的情况下。 =================================================================== CREATIVE END-USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Version 2.5, July 2001 =================================================================== PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. BY INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE. PROMPTLY RETURN, WITHIN 15 DAYS, THE SOFTWARE, ALL RELATED DOCUMENTATION AND ACCOMPANYING ITEMS TO THE PLACE OF ACQUISITION FOR A REFUND. This is a legal agreement between you and Creative Technology Ltd. and its subsidiaries ("Creative"). This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Creative offers to license the software sealed in the disk package together with all related documentation and accompanying items including, but not limited to, the executable programs, drivers, libraries and data files associated with such programs (collectively, the "Software"). LICENSE 1. Grant of License. The Software is licensed, not sold, to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement. You own the disk or other media on which the Software is originally or subsequently recorded or fixed; but, as between you and Creative (and, to the extent applicable, its licensors), Creative retains all title to and ownership of the Software and reserves all rights not expressly granted to you. The license under this Section 1 is conditioned upon your compliance with all of your obligations under this Agreement. Creative grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that (a) the Software is not distributed for profit; (b) the Software is used only in conjunction with Creative's family of products; (c) the Software may NOT be modified; (d) all copyright notices are maintained on the Software; and (e) the licensee/end-user agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. 2. For Use on a Single Computer. The Software may be used only on a single computer by a single user at any time. You may transfer the machine-readable portion of the Software from one computer to another computer, provided that (a) the Software (including any portion or copy thereof) is erased from the first computer and (b) there is no possibility that the Software will be used on more than one computer at a time. 3. Stand-Alone Basis. You may use the Software only on a stand-alone basis, such that the Software and the functions it provides are accessible only to persons who are physically present at the location of the computer on which the Software is loaded. You may not allow the Software or its functions to be accessed remotely, or transmit all or any portion of the Software through any network or communication line. 4. Copyright. The Software is owned by Creative and/or its licensees, and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. You may not remove the copyright notice from any copy of the Software or any copy of the written materials, if any, accompanying the Software. 5. One Archival Copy. You may make one (1) archival copy of the machine-readable portion of the Software for backup purposes only in support of your use of the Software on a single computer, provided that you reproduce on the copy all copyright and other proprietary rights notices included on the originals of the Software. 6. No Merger or Integration. You may not merge any portion of the Software into, or integrate any portion of the Software with, any other program, except to the extent expressly permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction where you are located. Any portion of the Software merged into or integrated with another program, if any, will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and you must reproduce on the merged or integrated portion all copyright and other proprietary rights notices included in the originals of the Software. 7. Network Version. If you have purchased a "network" version of the Software, this Agreement applies to the installation of the Software on a single "file server". It may not be copied onto multiple systems. Each "node" connected to the "file server" must also have its own license of a "node copy" of the Software, which becomes a license only for that specific "node". 8. Transfer of License. You may transfer your license of the Software, provided that (a) you transfer all portions of the Software or copies thereof, (b) you do not retain any portion of the Software or any copy thereof, and (c) the transferee reads and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 9. Limitations on Using, Copying, and Modifying the Software. Except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement or by the laws of the jurisdiction where you acquired the Software, you may not use, copy or modify the Software. Nor may you sub-license any of your rights under this Agreement. You may use the Software for your personal use only, and not for public performance or for the creation of publicly displayed videotapes. 10. Decompiling, Disassembling, or Reverse Engineering. You acknowledge that the Software contains trade secrets and other proprietary information of Creative and its licensors. 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