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originallicensortocopy,distributeormodifytheProgramsubject
tothesetermsandconditions.Youmaynotimposeanyfurther
restrictionsontherecipients’exerciseoftherightsgrantedherein.
Youarenotresponsibleforenforcingcompliancebythirdparties
to this License.
7. If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatent
infringementorforanyotherreason(notlimitedtopatentissues),
conditionsareimposedonyou(whetherbycourtorder,agreement
orotherwise)thatcontradicttheconditionsofthisLicense,theydo
notexcuseyoufromtheconditionsofthisLicense.Ifyoucannot
distributesoastosatisfysimultaneouslyyourobligationsunderthis
Licenseandanyotherpertinentobligations,thenasaconsequence
youmaynotdistributetheProgramatall.Forexample,ifapatent
licensewouldnotpermitroyalty-freeredistributionoftheProgram
byallthosewhoreceivecopiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,
thentheonlywayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewould
betorefrainentirelyfromdistributionoftheProgram.
 Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceableunder
anyparticularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesectionisintended
toapplyandthesectionasawholeisintendedtoapplyinother
circumstances.
 Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeany
patentsor otherproperty rightclaimsortocontestvalidity of
anysuchclaims;thissectionhasthesolepurposeofprotecting
theintegrity ofthe freesoftwaredistributionsystem,whichis
implementedbypubliclicensepractices.Manypeoplehavemade
generouscontributionstothewiderangeofsoftwaredistributed
throughthatsysteminrelianceonconsistentapplicationofthat
system;itisuptotheauthor/donortodecideifheorsheiswilling
todistributesoftwarethroughanyothersystemandalicensee
cannot impose that choice.
 Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatisbelieved
tobeaconsequenceoftherestofthisLicense.
8. Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheProgramisrestrictedincertain
countrieseitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,theoriginal
copyrightholderwhoplacestheProgramunderthisLicensemay
addan explicitgeographicaldistribution limitationexcluding
thosecountries,sothatdistributionispermittedonlyinoramong
countriesnotthusexcluded.Insuchcase,thisLicenseincorporates