User's Manual Part 2

KOBOEREADERUSERGUIDE 31
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thelimitationasifwrittenin
thebodyofthisLicense.
9. TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornewversionsoftheGeneral
PublicLicensefromtimetotime.Suchnewversionswillbesimilarinspirittothe
presentversion,butmaydifferindetailtoaddressnewproblemsorconcerns.
Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheProgramspecifiesa
versionnumberofthisLicensewhichappliestoitand“anylaterversion”,youhavethe
optionoffollowingthetermsandconditionseitherofthatversionorofanylater
versionpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.IftheProgramdoesnotspecifya