Software License for The Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software

Copyright (c) 2021 - 2023 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der
angewandten Forschung e.V. and Contributors All rights reserved.

1.  INTRODUCTION
The "Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software" is software that implements the
ISO/MPEG MPEG-H 3D Audio standard for digital audio or related system
features. Patent licenses for necessary patent claims for the Fraunhofer
FDK MPEG-H Software (including those of Fraunhofer), for the use in
commercial products and services, may be obtained from the respective
patent owners individually and/or from Via LA (www.via-la.com).

Fraunhofer supports the development of MPEG-H products and services by
offering additional software, documentation, and technical advice. In
addition, it operates the MPEG-H Trademark Program to ease interoperability
testing of end- products. Please visit www.mpegh.com for more information.

2.  COPYRIGHT LICENSE
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted without payment of copyright license fees
provided that you satisfy the following conditions:

*  You must retain the complete text of this software license in
redistributions of the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software or your modifications
thereto in source code form.

*  You must retain the complete text of this software license in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with redistributions of the
Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software or your modifications thereto in binary
form. You must make available free of charge copies of the complete source
code of the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software and your modifications thereto
to recipients of copies in binary form.

*  The name of Fraunhofer may not be used to endorse or promote products
derived from the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software without prior written
permission.

*  You may not charge copyright license fees for anyone to use, copy or
distribute the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software or your modifications
thereto.

*  Your modified versions of the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software must carry
prominent notices stating that you changed the software and the date of any
change. For modified versions of the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software, the
term "Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software" must be replaced by the term
"Third-Party Modified Version of the Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software".

3.  No PATENT LICENSE
NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PATENT CLAIMS, including without
limitation the patents of Fraunhofer, ARE GRANTED BY THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE.
Fraunhofer provides no warranty of patent non-infringement with respect to
this software. You may use this Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software or
modifications thereto only for purposes that are authorized by appropriate
patent licenses.

4.  DISCLAIMER
This Fraunhofer FDK MPEG-H Software is provided by Fraunhofer on behalf of
the copyright holders and contributors "AS IS" and WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, including but not
limited to procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data,
or profits, or business interruption, however caused and on any theory of
liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including
negligence), arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if
advised of the possibility of such damage.

5.  CONTACT INFORMATION
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Attention: Division Audio
and Media Technologies - MPEG-H FDK Am Wolfsmantel 33 91058 Erlangen,
Germany www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm amm-info@iis.fraunhofer.de


