NICETEXT Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Dr. George Davida and Mark T. Chapman. All rights reserved. This copyright applies to the software source code, software binaries, and the software documentation that is not already copyright elsewhere. This copyright does not apply to the word lists, sample texts, or dictionary tables. Sample texts and word lists have been downloaded from several places on the Internet. These are documented in the doc/distribution.txt. Furthermore, the copyright does not apply to the results of the "nicetext" or "scramble" transformations. TERMS OF USE All commercial use is strictly prohibited without the written authorization from the copyright holders. Use by any government or agency or agent of any government other than the United States of America is strictly prohibited. Use by the Government of the United States, its agencies or agents is permitted for all lawfull purposes. Permission is granted to any individual for personal or educational purposes to use, copy, or redistribute this software so long as all of the original files are included, that it is not sold for profit, and that this copyright notice is retained. The NICETEXT software may be used and re-distributed for personal or educational use without charge, provided that the software origin and research team are cited in any use of the system. "Personal use" excludes use by corporations or government entities. Contact the authors for institutional licensing. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS". NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE AS TO IT OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON. NO REMEDY IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM IT, INCLUDING SUCH FROM NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, EVEN AFTER NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS, OR ANY PATENTS. PROPER USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ENTIRELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. DERIVATIVE WORKS Users may make derivative works from the NICETEXT software, subject to the following constraints: - You must include the above copyright notice and these accompanying paragraphs in all forms of derivative works, and any documentation and other materials related to such distribution and acknowledge that the software was developed by the original authors stated above. - You must notify the authors regarding your distribution of the derivative work. - You must clearly notify users that your are distributing a modified version and not the original NICETEXT software. - Corporations or Government entities are restricted from creating derivative works without written consent from the author. - Any derivative product is also subject to these copyright and use restrictions. The NICETEXT software is NOT in the public domain. The authors retain copyright, as specified above.