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Mojikyo Font Center and Conditions of License for Use
of Fonts, etc.
| Attention:
THESE licensing documents translated into English are offered
only for reference FOR persons who do not understand Japanese, and
HAVE NO legal effect.
The only documents with legal validity are
those written in "Japanese".
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| A |
[Business of
the Mojikyo Font Center] |
| The "Mojikyo Study
Society" has concluded the Agreement on Entrustment of
Distribution with AI-Net Corporation which is the copyright holder
with respect to the right to distribute the "Konjaku-Mojikyo
Fonts" and the "Software to Utilize the Konjaku- Mojikyo
Fonts" that are furnished by the "Mojikyo Font
Center." Under the Agreement mentioned above, the "Mojikyo
Study Society" shall have an authority to distribute the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" and the "Software to Utilize
the Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" which include data and tools to be
renewed. All administration businesses shall be handled by the
"Mojikyo Font Center" operated by the Mojikyo Study
Society. Main businesses are as follows: |
| 1. |
Collection of characters
that have not as yet been gathered and recorded in the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo"; |
| 2. |
Distribution of the
Konjaku-Mojikyo fonts, including those characters which have already
been contained in and newly added to the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo"; |
| 3. |
Distribution of the software
to utilize the Konjaku-Mojikyo fonts; and |
| 4. |
Distribution of the
"Image Mark Specifying the Use of the Konjaku-Mojikyo
Fonts." |
| B |
[Image
Mark Specifying the Use of the Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts] |
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| C |
[Care to be
taken by users of the software and fonts distributed from the
Mojikyo Font Center] |
| For acquisition
of the right to use software and fonts that are distributed by the
Mojikyo Font Center, users are obligated to understand and consent
to all contents of the following [Agreement in question]. |
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[Agreement
in question] |
| This Agreement
is composed of (headlines) and (Provisions
- Articles and paragraphs). In the beginning of the full text
of (Provisions - Articles and paragraphs),
the phrase (Commencement of Provisions -
Articles and paragraphs) is indicated, and in the last of the
full text of (Provisions - Articles and
paragraphs) the phrase (End of
Provisions - Articles and paragraphs) is indicated. |
| (Headline) Agreement
on License for Use of "Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" and
"Software for Utilizing Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" |
| (Commencement
of Provisions - Articles and paragraphs) |
| Article
1 |
Definitions
The "Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts"
subject to this Agreement shall be limited to those fonts that are
distributed by the "Mojikyo Font Center" operated by the
"Mojikyo Study Society" with which AI- Net Corporation
entrusts distribution from among fonts the copyright of which is
owned by AI-Net Corporation. The "Software to Utilize the
Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" shall be subject to software distributed
through the "Mojikyo Font Center" by the "Mojikyo
Study Society." Works subject to this Agreement in question,
such as the "Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts," "Software to
Utilize the Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts," etc., shall collectively be
defined as the "Works under the Agreement in Question." |
| Article
2 |
License for Use
Paragraph 1 On the conditions that,
upon agreeing to this Agreement, users agree to all of the following
provisions (Articles and paragraphs), "AI-Net Corporation"
shall license to the users of the "Works under the Agreement in
question" an nonexclusive right to utilize these Works, and
reproduce and distribute them to third parties.
Paragraph 2 In the case where a user
of the "Works under the Agreement in question" retains the
qualification of the "Mojikyo Study Society Supporting
Members" and concludes, separately from this Agreement, an
agreement on license for use of the "Works under the Agreement
in question" in writing with "AI-Net Corporation,"
the conditions for license to use in this Agreement shall be changed
according to the contents of such agreement. |
| Article
3 |
Matters of
Limitation for Use
paragraph 1 In the case
where the "Works under the Agreement in question" are
distributed, upon including the full text of the said Agreement
which starts with the [Agreement in question], it shall be specified
to those persons who receive distribution that they are required to
agree to this Agreement in the case of utilizing the "Works
under the Agreement in question."
paragraph 2 It shall be
prohibited to distribute the "Works under the Agreement in
question" with compensation, and it shall also be prohibited to
distribute them together with any merchandise for the purpose of
gaining a commercial benefit. With respect to those persons who have
already been registered formally as a user of the product version of
the "Konjaku-Mojikyo" issued by "Kinokuniya Bookstore
Co., Ltd.," AI-Net Corporation shall license them to distribute
the "Works under the Agreement in question" together with
a merchandise to be distributed. Provided that in the case of
distribution together with the merchandise to be distributed, the
users shall be required to report to that effect in advance to
AI-Net Corporation and shall be obligated to certify that the
distribution is made without compensation. In the case where there
is any inquiry about the details of the contents of the said
merchandise to be distributed and the contents of distribution, the
users shall promptly make response to it in writing.
paragraph 3 The purpose of
use of the software included in the "Works under the Agreement
in question" shall be limited to utilization of the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts," and the users shall agree not to
use it for any other purposes.
paragraph 4 The structure,
formation, codes and data of the "Works under the Agreement in
question" are extremely valuable confidential information on
business that has been generated by putting in a great deal of
development expenses extending over many years. The Agreement in
question shall not grant the users any intellectual property rights
concerning the "Works under the Agreement in question,"
including these intellectual property rights.
paragraph 5 The users shall
be prohibited from creating or distributing, or operating by
installing on networks, for the purpose of utilization of the
"Works under the Agreement in question," tools, such as
software, scripts, macro, and style files, and lists, data base,
correspondence tables or those which are similar thereto, such as
character numbers, radicals/numbers of strokes/reading information,
pronouncing information, and character code numbers, and hardware
and software for use on various operation systems, applications,
communication terminals, and those which are similar thereto.
For creating and operating these matters mentioned above, the users
shall agree to obtain a license in writing from AI-Net Corporation.
In the case where any user who is granted a license in this respect
also has obtained a license for distribution, such user shall
specify to those persons who receive distribution the distribution
license number to be issued by AI-Net Corporation.
paragraph 6 The users of
the "Works under the Agreement in question" shall agree
not to utilize tools, lists, data base, corresponding tables, etc.
which are prepared without obtaining a license in writing from
AI-Net Corporation, or the "Works under the Agreement in
question" using hardware and software mentioned in the
preceding paragraph. The users of the "Works under the
Agreement in question" shall agree not to utilize them without
confirming the distribution license number issued by AI-Net
Corporation.
paragraph 7 The users shall
agree not to conduct amendment, transcription, translation, reverse
engineering, decompilation, disassembly of the source codes of the
"Works under the Agreement in question," or not to try to
elucidate the source codes by other methods. The users shall not
conduct amendment, transcription, translation, analysis, and
extraction of any data of the "Works under the Agreement in
question." For the purpose of utilizing the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" of the "Works under the
Agreement in question," the users shall agree not to create any
software included in the "Works under the Agreement in
question" or any work or product having similar function or
information to the "Konjaku-Mojikyo" issued by Kinokuniya
Bookstore Co., Ltd., even if media supplied/method of supply/mode of
supply are different.
paragraph 8 In order that a
user may extract only necessary characters from the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" of the "Works under the
Agreement in question" and utilize as an external character
file upon registering such characters in the external character
fonts, the user shall be granted a license only in the case where a
person who uses the file is the same person as a person who creates,
and the user has agreed not to allow any person other than a creator
to utilize, and not to distribute. The users shall also be
prohibited from utilizing the bit-mapped fonts which can be output
by use of the "Works under the Agreement in question" by
converting them into another image form; however, only in the case
where a user guarantees "AI-Net Corporation" that the
purpose of utilization is perfectly nonprofit-making and the user
will not, through utilizing them, give any benefit, whether direct
or indirect, to any type of profit-making activities, the user shall
be granted a license.
paragraph 9 The users shall
be prohibited from creating another form of fonts from the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" of the "Works under the
Agreement in question." The users shall also be prohibited from
creating and distributing any program or filter for the purpose of
making it possible to prepare another form of fonts from the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" or those which are similar
thereto, and definition files, set-up files, and table files for
application to the Mojikyo Fonts. In the case of using any character
type, character number, and structure or formation of the
"Konjaku- Mojikyo Fonts" by replacing them with a product
other than the works of AI-Net Corporation, the user shall need to
obtain a license in writing separately from this Agreement from
AI-Net Corporation.
paragraph 10 The users
shall be prohibited from utilizing the "Konjaku-Mojikyo
Fonts" by reproducing them on the network domain. With respect
to utilization of delivery of fonts in the image form installed by
the "Mojikyo Study Society" on the internet as presented
in Supplementary Note, only setting up of a link is being licensed,
and the users shall be prohibited from operating these characters by
reproducing them on another network domain. In such case, the users
must obtain a license separately from AI-Net Corporation. |
| Article
4 |
Distribution
and Indication of Use of the "Works under the Agreement in
question"
paragraph 1 AI-Net
Corporation has concluded the following agreement with respect to
the right of distribution of the "Works under the Agreement in
question" with the "Mojikyo Study Society."
"Agreement regarding
Entrustment of the Right to Distribute the Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts and
Software for Utilizing the Konjaku- Mojikyo Fonts" (Date of
effectuation: Noon on October 11, 1998, Date of expiration: Noon on
October 11, 2098)
On the basis of the Agreement mentioned above, the "Mojikyo
Study Society" shall have the authority to distribute the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" and the "Software for
Utilizing the Konjaku-Mojikyo Fonts" which include data and
tools to be updated. All works operating the administrative business
shall be handled by the "Mojikyo Font Center" which is a
part of the organization of the "Mojikyo Study Society."
paragraph 2 In the case
where the users intend to make inscription or expression using the
"Works under the Agreement in question," it is necessary
for them to indicate, without fail, the "Image mark specifying
the use of the Konjaku-Mojikyo." This "image mark"
shall be distributed by the "Mojikyo Font Center."
The location of the "Mojikyo Font Center" is indicated in
Supplementary Note of this Agreement. |
| Article
5 |
No
Guarantee
paragraph 1 With respect to
social loss, economic loss and mental loss due to accident or
obstruction arisen by utilization of the "Works under the
Agreement in question," "AI-Net Corporation," the
"Mojikyo Study Society," and "Kinokuniya Bookstore
Co., Ltd." shall not be obligated to Compensation these losses.
paragraph 2 The users shall
agree to renounce the rights to assert that the AI-Net Corporation,
the "Mojikyo Study Society" and "Kinokuniya Bookstore
Co., Ltd." are liable for the losses mentioned in the preceding
paragraph, or to demand the Compensation for these losses. |
| Article
6 |
Governing
Law, Miscellaneous Provisions and Compensation for Damage
paragraph 1 This Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
paragraph 2 In the case where any dispute in respect of this
Agreement arises, the users shall agree that the Yokohama District
Court located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is the place where such
dispute is settled through legal means.
paragraph 3 The "Works under the Agreement in
question" shall not be shipped, transferred or exported to any
country which is prohibited from doing so by the Export Control Law
of the United States or other export regulation laws, regulations,
provisions, or shall not be used in the form prohibited by these
Laws and Regulations.
paragraph 4 This Agreement shall automatically be terminated
if the user violates any of the contractual conditions.
paragraph 5 This Agreement may be changed only in the case of
a document on which an officer authorized by the AI-Net Corporation
affixes its signature.
paragraph 6 The "Works under the Agreement in
question" shall be protected by the provisions of the Copyright
Law in the United States and Japan and the provisions of the
international treaties concerned.
paragraph 7 In the case where any user, in utilizing the
"Works under the Agreement in question," has violated any
stipulation of this Agreement, the user must be conscious, in
advance, of arising a claim of compensation for damage, etc. from
each of AI-Net Corporation, the "Mojikyo Study Society"
and "Kinokuniya Bookstore Co., Ltd.," and the user shall
agree to assume all obligations of compensation for damage with
respect to the respective contents of claims of compensation for
damage. |
| Article
7 |
Care on
Use of the Character Number of the "Konjaku- Mojikyo"
paragraph 1 Although the
same numbers as those which are used in the "Dai Kanwa
Dictionary" are being used for the Mojikyo numbers 0001 through
49964 under the license granted through the good offices of
Taishukan Bookstore Co., Ltd., in the case where any user indicates
these numbers as the number of the "Dai Kanwa Dictionary"
in books, theses, home pages, etc., the user shall specify the
credits of "Taishukan Bookstore Co., Ltd." and "Dai
Kanwa Dictionary."
paragraph 2 In the case where any user uses these numbers as
the character numbers of the "Konjaku-Mojikyo," the user
shall specify the credits or an image mark of the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo." |
| Article
8 |
Supplementary
Note
The "Image mark specifying
the use of the Mojikyo Fonts" shall be used in the case where
the character numbers of the Mojikyo or delivery service of fonts in
the image form are utilized on-line or when necessity to indicate it
on printing matters, like books, arises. This image mark shall be
specified in the place where it is recognized without difficulty by
the third party other than the relevant user. In the case where this
image mark is used on internet, it shall have been linked to the
home page of the "Mojikyo Study Society." Address of the
home page of the "Mojikyo Study Society" where the
"Mojikyo Font Center" is located is as follows"
http://www.mojikyo.org/
Since there may be a case where
the address of the home page of the "Mojikyo Study
Society" is changed, after such change takes place, the place
to which the address is linked shall be promptly changed. |
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(Completion
of Provisions - Articles and paragraphs) |
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"Supplementary
Provisions of Regulations for Utilization"
(Enforced on April 1, 2000)
The provisions concerning the
license for utilization of documentary files in the PDF form
constituted by cutting out and filling up optional characters'
shapes from the font files of the "Konjaku-Mojikyo."
1. For creating a document
file in the PDF form constituted by cutting out and filling up
optional characters' shapes from the font files of the
"Konjaku-Mojikyo," in reconstructing the Mojikyo fonts,
the users need to become a regular registered user of the product
version as well as obtain separately a license for use as explained
below.
2. A party which must
obtain such license shall be the executor of the reconstruction. The
executor of the reconstruction shall propose in advance such
reconstruction in writing together with a written plan to the
Mojikyo Study Society.
3. Judgment as to whether
the act of the reconstruction and its result are nonprofit-making or
profit-making shall be made by the Mojikyo Study Society which owns
the right to distribute the fonts and AI-Net Corporation which owns
the copyright of the fonts upon mutual consultation.
4. A: In the case
where the act of the reconstruction and its result are
nonprofit-making, the users may receive the grant of a license
without compensation.
B: In the case where the act of the
reconstruction and its result are made for the purpose of gaining
profit, a license fee shall be set up according to the size of
revenue of the executor, the size of business of the enterpriser, or
sales of the products of the reconstruction or the size of a
contract.
5. Although the license fee
will be determined upon consultation to be held separately, in the
case where all of the following conditions are satisfied, the
license fee shall be exempted:
1) If the size of revenue is less than ten million yen
(10,000,000);
2) If the size of business is less than one hundred million
yen (100,000,000) (However, in the case of individual enterprisers,
less than thirty million yen (30,000,000); and
3) If the sales of the results or the size of the contract is
less than ten million yen (10,000,000). |
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