
   The RAR Archiver
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   License for use and distribution
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      The RAR archiver is distributed as try before you buy. This means:

   1. All copyrights to RAR are exclusively owned by the author
      - Alexander Roshal.

   2. Anyone may use this software during a test period of 40
      days. Following this test period of 40 days or less,
      if you wish to continue to use RAR, you must purchase a licence.

   3. There are 2 basic types of licenses issued for RAR, these are:
 
      a.  A single computer usage license. The user purchases one license
          to use the RAR archiver on one computer.
 
      b.  A multiple usage license. The user purchases a number of usage
          licenses for use, by the purchaser, the purchaser's employees or
          accredited agents, on the same number of computers.

          The number of licenses in network environment must not be less
          than the maximum possible amount of simultaneous users.

      Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use
      RAR on as many computers as defined by the licensing terms above
      according to the number of licenses purchased, for any legal purpose.
      The registered RAR software may not be rented or leased, but may be
      permanently transferred, in it's entirety, if the person receiving it
      agrees to the terms of this license. If the software is an update,
      the transfer must include the update and all previous versions.

   4. The RAR/WinRAR unregistered trial version may be freely distributed,
      with exceptions noted below, provided the distribution package is not
      modified in any way.
      
      a.  No person or company may distribute separate parts of the package
          with the exception of the UnRAR components, without written
          permission of the copyright owner.
      
      b.  The RAR/WinRAR unregistered trial version may not be distributed
          inside of any other software package without written permission
          of the copyright owner.

      c.  Hacks/cracks, keys or key generators may not be included on the
          same distribution.
         
   5. To buy a licence please see order.htm for details.

   6. THE RAR ARCHIVER IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY
      KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
      NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR THE AGENTS OF THE AUTHOR WILL BE LIABLE 
      FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS
      WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.

   7. There are no additional license fees, apart from the cost of
      purchasing a licence, associated with the creation and distribution
      of RAR archives, volumes, self-extracting archives or self-extracting
      volumes. Legally registered owners may use their copies of RAR/WinRAR
      to produce archives and self-extracting archives and to distribute
      those archives free of any additional RAR royalties.

   8. You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify,
      decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer
      the licensed program, or any subset of the licensed program, except
      as provided for in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall
      result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and
      may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.

      Neither RAR binary code, WinRAR binary code, UnRAR source or UnRAR
      binary code may be used or reverse engineered to re-create the RAR
      compression algorithm, which is proprietary, without written
      permission of the author.

      RAR and WinRAR keyfiles may not be distributed, except as stated
      in item 3) above, outside of the area of legal control of the
      person or persons who purchased the original license, without
      written permission of the copyright holder.

      All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by Alexander Roshal.

   9. Installing and using RAR/WinRAR signifies acceptance of these terms
      and conditions of the license.

  10. If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must
      remove RAR/WinRAR files from your storage devices and cease to
      use the product.

      Thank you for using the original RAR.

                                            Alexander L. Roshal

