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THIS AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IS A LEGAL AND BINDING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("YOU" OR "YOUR") AND
ZiggyTV ("ZiggyTV", "OUR," "US," "WE")
REGARDING YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE ZiggyTV.COM WEBSITE AND SOFTWARE (THE "SOFTWARE"). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY PRIOR
TO PURCHASE. BY ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BECOME
A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED IN THIS LEGAL NOTICE.
It is illegal for you to use
ZiggyTV to share copyrighted files without permission. Downloading
ZiggyTV does not constitute a license for obtaining or
distributing unauthorized files. When you download ZiggyTV software
from www.ziggytv.com, you
agree to refrain from using ZiggyTV for the purpose of copyright
infringement.
Everything you share with ZiggyTV becomes public and trackable.
To check which files you're sharing, open ZiggyTV and click on
"Shared Files" in the upper-left directory. Clicking on the folders
(and sub-folders) will show the files you're sharing. To use ZiggyTV
legally, you must have the owner's permission to share every file in
your Library on the Gnutella network. For example, music and movies
from major labels and movie studios are copyrighted, and you do not
have permission to share these files (even if you bought them). If
you're having trouble determining if a file is OK to share, here are
a few ideas that may help:
Look in the "License" column within the ZiggyTV
program to see if a file has a shareable license type.
Files that another user has published as Creative
Commons appear as . A file with a verified Creative
Commons license is legal to share. You can verify a specific
file by right-clicking on the CC icon, selecting "View License"
and selecting "Verify". Files with unverified Creative Commons
licenses may still be illegal to share.
Weedshare
files appear as in the License column, and can be
legally shared. These files have DRM (Digital Rights Management) that
allows users to play the file three times for free before deciding
to buy.
Search for a registration with the US Copyright Office database.
A work may still be copyrighted and illegal to share even if
it's not registered with the US Copyright Office.
Check out www.magnetmix.com
for more songs and videos that are free and legal to share.
There are many programs other than ZiggyTV that connect users to the
Gnutella network. Keep in mind that many users disobey copyright law --
downloading copyrighted files from such users means you're both breaking the law!
Original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain intellectual compositions are protected by copyright law. If a person publicly performs, reproduces, distributes copies, or displays works without consent of the copyright owner could be in violation of the law. Go to http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ and learn more about U.S. copyright law. Downloading ZiggyTV does not give you license to download or upload copyright material. ZiggyTV implores you to respect copyright laws and share responsibly.
Got to http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/08/filesharing.shtm for important information from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the risk and use of all P2P software.
The ZiggyTV filtering feature is designed to help users share
legally while protecting copyright owners. When filtering is enabled,
ZiggyTV checks the status of the files before downloading them. If
a copyright owner has requested that a file not be shared, ZiggyTV
prohibits the downloading of that file. Enabling Filtering helps
users share files with ZiggyTV more safely and responsibly. At the
time of installation, you will be prompted to select your filtering
options. At any time, you can set Filtering Options by selecting
'Filters' in the menu and then 'Configure Content Filters'. This will
open the 'Content' section of 'Filters' in the Options dialog, and
allow you to check the 'Enable Content Filters' checkbox.
ZiggyTV respects the privacy of its users. ZiggyTV does not
log IP addresses and/or any other identifying information. However,
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may be required by disclose such
information.
Your activities on peer-to-peer networks such as ZiggyTV's may be
monitored by copyright owners. By committing copyright infringement
your risks include significant settlement fees if you are sued.
Copyright owners have sued thousands of people for online copyright
infringement. Don't be the next one!
More information on music and movie copyrights is available at the
RIAA and
MPAA websites.
ZiggyTV is committed to respecting and protecting the legal rights of copyright owners. As such, ZiggyTV adheres to the following notice and take down policy, in full compliance with Sections 512(c) and/or 512(d) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. 512 et seq.). If you believe any of the Content infringes upon your intellectual property rights, please submit a notification alleging such infringement (hereafter a "DMCA Takedown Notice"). To be valid, a DMCA Takedown Notice must (i) be provided to ZiggyTV's designated agent, ("Copyright Agent"), as set forth below, and (ii) include the following:
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a re presentative list of such works;
- Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement that, under penalty of perjury, the information in the notification is accurate and you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
ZiggyTV's Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Takedown Notices is: ZiggyTV Support, email: support[at]ZiggyTV.com For clarity, only DMCA Takedown Notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, online purchases or other communications should be directed to the applicable customer service links posted on the Website. You acknowledge that in order for ZiggyTV to be authorized to any action, your DMCA Takedown Notice must comply with all of the foregoing requirements.
ZiggyTV reserves the right to change these terms and conditions
from time to time at its sole discretion, without prior notice,
by posting such revised terms and conditions on the website. It is
Your obligation to routinely review these terms and conditions
and Your continued use of the website following any such change (whether
or not You have reviewed such change) constitutes Your binding
acceptance to follow and be bound by the terms and conditions as
changed.
The fee assessed by ZiggyTV entitles You to access the
location, evaluation, and or recommendation of software products
available from the web site and for the installation and technical
support provided. All software recommendations refer to software
that is available without charge to individuals at large for specific
purposes. The service makes no download speed performance guarantees
or the availability of specific files for download on the peer
to peer network.
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer
hardware, software and communications equipment needed to access
the Service. In order to use the Service, You must obtain access
to the Internet and pay any service fees associated with such access.
You agree not to: (a) upload, transmit, post, email or otherwise
make available to the Software, any content or other material in any
format that: (b) is false, inaccurate, unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive
of another's privacy, libelous and/or otherwise objectionable;
(c) infringes any third party's intellectual property; or (d) contains
viruses, worms, Trojan horses, corrupted files, or any other similar
software or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the
functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment. You agree that you will not transmit or access any data
that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or
other proprietary rights of any party and agree to indemnify and
hold harmless ZiggyTV from their claims if you do.
ZiggyTV will make reasonable efforts to keep the website operational.
However, certain technical difficulties or routine site maintenance/upgrades
may, from time to time, result in temporary service interruptions.
ZiggyTV also reserves the right at any time and from time
to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, functions
of the Service with or without notice. You agree that ZiggyTV
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any of the
direct or indirect consequences of any modification, suspension,
discontinuance of or interruption to the Service.
ZiggyTV makes no claim to ownership or other control or
rights to any software recommended by the Service. None of the
fee entitles You, as a Purchaser to any ownership, licensing rights
or recourse with regard to use of the software other than those
rights offered by the software owners or licensees.
ZiggyTV is a direct marketer that delivers email messages to
its subscribers. All information voluntarily provided to ZiggyTV
by a registrant may be used to support our marketing partner’s
data services business. These services include the provision of
personally identifiable data to marketing companies, advertising
agencies, data compilers, data companies, and, to the extent permitted
by law, individual reference, email marketers and look-up service
programs. Such information may be used by such companies to provide
users via email with information on products and services that
may be of interest to them. Users may unsubscribe to electronic
mailings sent by us at any time by following the instructions contained
at the end of every ZiggyTV newsletter or mailing. Users wishing
to unsubscribe from ZiggyTV messages may reply to the message
with the word 'remove' in your email message subject line or by
clicking the "Remove yourself from future email here" link.
Since you may not become a member of ZiggyTV's Network
if you are under the age of 18, ZiggyTV complies with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Advertisers and
Publishers are also obligated to comply with COPPA.
If you inform ZiggyTV that ZiggyTV has collected
or received information from a child under 18, ZiggyTV will
delete such information immediately from its databases. No ZiggyTV
Web Site is specifically directed to children under 18. ZiggyTV
shall not knowingly distribute to third parties any personally
identifiable information erroneously collected from children under
18.
Your account will be considered delinquent if your credit card
company or bank refuses for any reason to pay the amount billed
to it. You agree to pay ZiggyTV all reasonable attorneys
fees and collection agency costs incurred by ZiggyTV to
collect any past due amounts.
Subject to the terms hereof, ZiggyTV will provide you with
email support services for the Service and associated software.
Under no circumstances will ZiggyTV have any obligation
to provide you with hard-copy documentation, upgrades, enhancements,
modifications, or phone support.
You agree that ZiggyTV, in its sole discretion, may terminate
your ID, password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the
Service for any reason, including, without limitation, if ZiggyTV
believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the
Agreement. ZiggyTV may also in its sole discretion and at
any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof,
with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your
access to the Service under any provision of this Agreement may
be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that
ZiggyTV may immediately deactivate or delete your account
and/or bar any further access to the Service. Termination shall
not relieve you of any obligations to pay accrued charges.
You can cancel your account anytime with no further obligation.
Use the "Contact Us" link on the web site to cancel your
account.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND AN "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DO NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, THE WEBSITE AND
THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SOFTWARE, OR THE WEBSITE, OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION)
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE RISK
AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIAL, AND ALL SERVICES
PROVIDED BY COMPANY, IS BORNE EXCLUSIVELY BY YOU. SHOULD THE MATERIAL,
OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMPANY, PROVE DEFECTIVE AND/OR
CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR INCONVENIENCE TO YOU, YOU,
AND NOT COMPANY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST AND ALL DAMAGES WHICH MAY
RESULT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY FROM ANY AND ALL SUCH DEFECTS. THIS
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO
THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER LEGAL
RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR BY JURISDICTION. UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UNDER NO CAUSE OF ACTION OR LEGAL THEORY,
SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS, OR OTHER
SUBSCRIBERS, OR THEIR SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS OR SUBSCRIBERS
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE,
COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF MATERIALS OR OTHER USE OF THE
WEBSITE.
YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR DATA
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICE, EVEN
IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER,
OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT.
YOU AGREE TO BE PERSONALLY LIABLE AND FULLY INDEMNIFY THE COMPANY,
ITS AGENTS, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES
DIRECTLY, INDIRECTLY AND/OR CONSEQUENTIALLY RESULTING FROM ANY
ATTEMPTED OR ACTUAL UNAUTHORIZED DOWNLOADING OR OTHER DUPLICATION
OF MATERIALS FROM THE WEBSITE BY YOU ALONE, OR WITH, OR UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF, ANY OTHER PERSON(S), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY(IES), WHEREIN SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ALL DIRECT AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FROM THE WEBSITE.
ANY LIABILITY OF COMPANY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY FAILURE
OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT,
DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE,
THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF,
OR USE OF RECORDS, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR,
NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OR ACTION, SHALL BE STRICTLY
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP FEE PAID BY, OR ON BEHALF OF,
THE SUBSCRIBER TO THE COMPANY FOR THE PRECEDING MONTHLY BILLING
PERIOD OR PAID TRIAL PERIOD, AS APPLICABLE. SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM
DISSEMINATING, FAILING TO DISSEMINATE, OR INCORRECTLY OR INACCURATELY
DISSEMINATING ANY MATERIAL, DATA, ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER COMMUNICATION
AT OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
WHETHER IN COURT, SMALL CLAIMS COURT, OR ARBITRATION YOU AND WE
MAY ONLY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY
AND NOT AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR A CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS
OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. THERE SHALL BE NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY
FOR ANY CLAIMS TO BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON A CLASS-ACTION
OR CONSOLIDATED BASIS OR ON BASES INVOLVING CLAIMS BROUGHT IN A
PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
(SUCH AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL), OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, OR OTHER
PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED.
YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY
ARISING NOW OR IN THE FUTURE UNDER OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO
THIS AGREEMENT, OR TO THE ONLINE SERVICE (“CLAIM”),
REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE(S) OF ACTION ASSERTED (INCLUDING
CLAIMS FOR INJUNCTIVE, DECLARATORY, OR EQUITABLE RELIEF), SHALL
BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION. CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION
INCLUDE CLAIMS THAT ARE MADE AS COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS,
THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, INTERPLEADERS, OR OTHERWISE. ARBITRATION
REPLACES THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT, AND YOU THEREFORE AGREE TO
WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT YOU OR WE MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD TO A
JURY TRIAL OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS IN COURT
BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO BRING A CLASS ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION
(SUCH AS AN ACTION IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL)
TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS IN COURT BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY;
NOR WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS
ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS
IN COURT BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY.
The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right
provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further
rights hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement is found to
be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or
eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement
will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement,
the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys
fees.
This software is distributed by ZiggyTV and the myriad of developers who have contributed to the open source platform. ZiggyTV is a Peer to Peer (P2P) information sharing client for the Gnutella network. This project is not affiliated with LimeWire LLC.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. You may also access a copy of the GNU General Public License at the website http://www.ZiggyTV.com/legal/license.htm
Please contact ZiggyTV, with any questions, concerns, or requests for information at support@ZiggyTV.com
Developers or Interested Individuals:
If you would like to contribute to the project or view the source code, you can find the source code at http://www.ZiggyTV.com/source.htm
This software is not designed, nor does it intend to encourage or allow for the distribution of copyrighted, trademarked, patented, or other protected data, for which the individual sharing the data does not own the rights to distribute.
You, the User shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ZiggyTV, its affiliates and their respective members, employees, and agents from and against all loss, damage, liabilities, claims and expenses or other causes of action of any nature whatsoever arising from or in any way connected with any action, claim or threatened claim based upon actions or file sharing activities by the user.
The installer you are about to initiate uses the OpenCandy, Inc. network to recommend other software you may find valuable during installation of this software. By proceeding with this installation, you agree that OpenCandy may collect and use *NON personally identifiable* information about THIS installation (like: install initiated and completed, operating system and language, and country) as well as whether the software recommendation was accepted or not. Collection of such information by OpenCandy will ONLY occur during this installation and the recommendation process; in accordance with the policies and practices set forth in OpenCandy's Privacy Policy, available at www.opencandy.com/privacy-policy.
Effective January 1, 2009
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