ATVI » Topics » Limitations on Licenses; Reservation of Rights

This excerpt taken from the ATVI 10-K filed Jun 9, 2005.
Limitations on Licenses; Reservation of Rights.

 

4.1                                 Reverse Engineering Prohibited.  Other than as expressly permitted by SCEA in writing, Publisher shall not directly or indirectly disassemble, decrypt, electronically scan, peel semiconductor components, decompile, or otherwise reverse engineer in any manner or attempt to reverse engineer or derive source code from, all or any portion of the SCE Materials, or permit, assist or encourage any third party to do so. Other than as expressly permitted by SCEA in writing, Publisher shall not use, modify, reproduce, sublicense, distribute, create derivative works from, or otherwise provide to third parties, the SCE Materials, in whole or in part, other than as expressly permitted by SCEA. SCEA shall permit Publisher to study the performance, design and operation of the Development tools solely for the limited purposes of developing and testing Publisher’s software applications, or to build tools to assist Publisher with the development and testing of software applications for Licensed PSP Products. Any tools developed or derived by Publisher resulting from the study of the performance, design or operation of the Development Tools shall be considered as derivative products of the SCE Materials for copyright purposes, but may be treated as trade secrets of Publisher. In no event shall Publisher patent any tools created, developed or derived from SCE Materials. Publisher shall not make available to any third party any tools developed or derived from the study of the Development Tools without the express written permission of SCEA. Use of such tools shall be strictly limited to the creation or testing of Licensed PSP Products and any other use, direct or indirect of such tools is strictly prohibited. Publisher shall be required in all cases to pay royalties in accordance with Section 8 to SCEA on any of Publisher’s products utilizing any SCE Materials or derivative works made therefrom. Moreover, Publisher shall bear all risks arising from incompatibility of its Licensed PSP Product and the PSP Player resulting from use of

 


[***]  The portions of this document marked with three asterisks represent confidential portions omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Publisher-created tools.  The burden of proof under this Section shall be on Publisher to show by clear and convincing evidence if a dispute arises, and SCEA reserves the right to require Publisher to furnish evidence satisfactory to SCEA that Publisher has complied with this Section.

 

4.2                                 Reservation of SCEA’s Rights.

 

4.2.1                        Limitation of Rights to Licenses Granted. The licenses granted in this Agreement extend only to the publication, development, manufacture, marketing, distribution and sale of Licensed PSP Products for use on the PSP Player, in such formats as may be designated by SCEA within the Licensed Territory and does not permit transshipment of the Licensed PSP Products to unlicensed territories unless expressly approved in writing by SCEA or the Affiliate of SCEA with responsibility for licensing publishing rights in the region. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, Publisher shall not distribute or transmit the Executable Software or the Licensed PSP Products via electronic means or any other means now known or hereafter devised, including without limitation, via wireless, cable, fiber optic means, telephone lines, microwave and/or radio waves, or over a network of computers or other devices. Notwithstanding this limitation, Publisher may electronically transmit Executable Software from site to site, or from machine to machine over a computer network, for the sole purpose of facilitating development; provided that no right of retransmission shall attach to any such transmission, and provided further that Publisher shall use reasonable security measures customary within the high technology industry to reduce the risk of unauthorized interception or retransmission of such transmissions. This Agreement does not grant any right or license under any SCEA Intellectual Property Rights or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein, and no other right or license is to be implied by or inferred from any provision of this Agreement or the conduct of the parties hereunder.

 

4.2.2                        Other Use of SCE Materials and SCEA Intellectual Property Rights. Publisher shall not make use of any SCE Materials or any SCEA Intellectual Property Rights (or any portion thereof) except as authorized by and in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. Publisher shall not use the Executable Software, SCE Materials or SCEA’s Confidential Information in connection with the development of any software for any emulator or other computer hardware or software system. No right, license or privilege has been granted to Publisher hereunder concerning the development of any collateral product or other use or purpose of any kind whatsoever which displays or depicts any of the Licensed Trademarks. The rights set forth in Section 2.1(v) hereto are limited to the right to sublicense such rights to end users for non-commercial use; any public performance relating to the Licensed PSP Product or the PSP Player is prohibited unless expressly authorized in writing by SCEA.

 

4.3                                 Reservation of Publisher’s Rights. Separate and apart from SCE Materials and other rights licensed to Publisher by SCEA hereunder, as between Publisher and SCEA, Publisher retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Product Software, and the Product Proposals and Product Information related thereto, including without limitation Publisher Intellectual Property Rights therein, as well as Publisher’s rights in any source code and other underlying material such as artwork and music related thereto and any names used as titles for Licensed PSP Products and other trademarks used by Publisher. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Publisher to develop, distribute or transmit products incorporating the Product Software and such underlying material (separate and apart from the

 


[***]  The portions of this document marked with three asterisks represent confidential portions omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SCE Materials) for any hardware platform or service other than the PSP Player, or to use Printed Materials or Advertising Materials approved by SCEA as provided herein (provided that such Printed Materials and/or Advertising Materials do not contain any Licensed Trademarks) as Publisher determines for such other platforms. SCEA shall not do or cause to be done any act or thing in any way impairing or tending to Impair or dilute any of Publisher’s rights, title or interests hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Publisher shall not distribute or transmit Product Software which is intended to be used with the PSP Player via electronic means or any other means now known or hereafter devised, including without limitation, via wireless, cable, fiber optic means, telephone lines, microwave or radio waves, or a network of computers or other devices, except as otherwise permitted in Section 4.2.1 hereto.

 

4.4                                 Additions to and Deletions from Licensed Territory. SCEA may, from time to time, add one or more countries to the Licensed Territory by providing written notice of such addition to Publisher. SCEA shall also have the right to delete send intends to delete any countries from the Licensed Territory if, in SCEA’s reasonable judgment, the laws or enforcement of such laws in such countries do not protect SCEA Intellectual Property Rights. In the event a country is deleted from the Licensed Territory, SCEA shall deliver to Publisher a notice stating the number of days within which Publisher shall cease distributing Licensed PSP Products and shall retrieve any Development Tools located in any such deleted country. Publisher shall cease distributing Licensed PSP Products, and retrieve any Development Tools, directly or through subcontractors, by the end of the period stated in such notice.

 

4.5                                 PSP SourceBook Requirement.  Publisher shall be required to comply with all the provisions of the PSP SourceBook, including without limitation the Technical Requirements Checklist therein, when published, or within a commercially reasonable time following its publication to incorporate such provisions, as if such provisions were set forth in this Agreement.

 

4.6                                 Covenant Not to Sue. Publisher, on behalf of itself and its representatives, affiliates, and any other person or entity acting on its behalf, hereby agrees not to file any action against and covenants not to sue SCEA, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries or related companies on any and all claims, rights, charges, damages or causes of action arising from the infringement or alleged infringement of any U.S. or international patent owned by, assigned or exclusively licensed to Publisher. This Section shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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