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  15 <H1 ALIGN=CENTER> ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP</H1>
  16 <H1 ALIGN=CENTER> GENERAL DICTIONARY LICENCE STATEMENT</H1>
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  18 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  19  <a HREF="index.html">EDRDG Home Page </a>
  20 </P>
  21 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  22 <B>1. Introduction</B>
  23 </P>
  24 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  25 In March 2000, James William Breen assigned ownership of the copyright
  26 of the dictionary files assembled, coordinated and edited by him to the
  27 The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, then at
  28 Monash University (hereafter "the Group"), on the understanding that
  29 the Group
  30 will foster the development of the dictionary files, and will utilize all
  31 monies received for use of the files for the further
  32 development of the files, and for research into computer lexicography and
  33 electronic dictionaries.
  34 </P>
  35 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  36 This document outlines the licence arrangement put in place by The
  37 Group for usage of the files. It replaces all previous copyright and
  38 licence statements applying to the files.
  39 </P>
  40 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  41 <B>2. Application</B>
  42 </P>
  43 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  44 This licence statement and copyright notice applies to the
  45 following dictionary files, the associated documentation files,
  46 and any data files which are derived from them.
  47 </P>
  48 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  49 </P>
  50 <UL>
  51 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  52 <B>JMDICT</B>
  53 - Japanese-Multilingual Dictionary File - the Japanese and English
  54 components (the German, French and Russian translational equivalents
  55 are covered by separate copyright held by the compilers of that material.)
  56 </P>
  57 </LI>
  58 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  59 <B>EDICT</B>
  60 - Japanese-English Electronic DICTionary File
  61 </P>
  62 </LI>
  63 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  64 <B>ENAMDICT</B>
  65 - Japanese Names File
  66 </P>
  67 </LI>
  68 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  69 <B>COMPDIC</B>
  70 - Japanese-English Computing and Telecommunications Terminology File
  71 </P>
  72 </LI>
  73 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  74 <B>KANJIDIC2</B>
  75 - File of Information about the Kanji in JIS X 0208, JIS X 0212 and JIS X
  76 0213 in XML format.
  77 </P>
  78 </LI>
  79 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  80 <B>KANJIDIC</B>
  81 - File of Information about the 6,355 Kanji in the JIS X 0208 Standard
  82 <I>(special conditions apply)</I>
  83 </P>
  84 </LI>
  85 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  86 <B>KANJD212</B>
  87 - File of Information about the 5,801 Supplementary Kanji in the
  88 JIS X 0212 Standard
  89 </P>
  90 </LI>
  91 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  92 <B>EDICT-R</B>
  93 - romanized version of the EDICT file. (NB: this file has been withdrawn
  94 from circulation, and all sites carrying it are requested to remove
  95 their copies.)
  96 </P>
  97 </LI>
  98 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
  99 <B>RADKFILE/KRADFILE</B>
 100 - files relating to the decomposition of the 6,355 kanji in JIS X 0208
 101 into their visible components.
 102 </P>
 103 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 104 </P>
 105 </LI>
 106 </UL>
 107 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 108 Copyright over the documents covered by this statement is held by James
 109 William BREEN and The Electronic Dictionary Research and
 110 Development Group.
 111 </P>
 112 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 113 <B>3. Licence Conditions</B>
 114 </P>
 115 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 116 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"><img
 117 src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif"></a>
 118 </P>
 119 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 120 The dictionary files are made available under a Creative Commons
 121 Attribution-ShareAlike Licence (V3.0). The Licence Deed can be viewed
 122  <a HREF="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">here, </a>
 123 and the full Licence Code is
 124  <a HREF="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode">here. </a>
 125 </P>
 126 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 127 In summary (extract from the Licence Deed):
 128 <center>
 129 <table border width="80%"><tr><td>
 130 You are free:
 131 <ul>
 132 <li>to Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work
 133 <li>to Remix - to adapt the work
 134 </ul>
 135 Under the following conditions:
 136 <ul>
 137 <li>Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
 138 <li>Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a compatible licence.
 139 </ul>
 140 </td></tr></table>
 141 </center>
 142 </P>
 143 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 144 For attribution of these files, you must:
 145 </P>
 146 <OL type="a">
 147 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">in the case of publishing significant extracts of the files, or
 148 material based on significant extracts of the files, e.g. in a published
 149 dictionary or in
 150 vocabulary lists, clearly acknowledge that you used the files for this purpose;
 151 </P>
 152 </LI>
 153 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">in the case of a software package or WWW server, etc. which uses the
 154 files or incorporates data from the files, you must:
 155 </P>
 156 <OL type="i">
 157 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">acknowledge the usage and source of the files in the documentation,
 158 publicity material, WWW site of the package/server, etc.;
 159 </P>
 160 </LI>
 161 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">provide copies of the documentation and licence files (in the case
 162 of software packages). Where the application packaging does not provide
 163 for the inclusion of such files (e.g. with iPhone applications), it is
 164 sufficient to provide links, as per the next point;
 165 </P>
 166 </LI>
 167 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">provide links to either local copies of
 168 the documentation and licence files or to the locations of the files
 169 at Monash University or at the EDRDG site.
 170 </P>
 171 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 172 If a WWW server is providing a dictionary function or an on-screen
 173 display of words from the files, the acknowledgement must be made on each
 174 screen display, e.g. in the form of a message at the foot of the screen
 175 or page. If, however, material from the files is mixed with information from
 176 other sources, it is sufficient to provide a general acknowledgement of the
 177 sources as described above.
 178 </P>
 179 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 180 For the EDICT, JMdict and KANJIDIC files, the
 181 following URLs may  be used or quoted:
 182 </P>
 183 <UL>
 184 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 185  <a HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict.html">http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict.html </a>
 186 </P>
 187 </LI>
 188 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 189  <a HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jmdict.html">http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jmdict.html </a>
 190 </P>
 191 </LI>
 192 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 193  <a HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/kanjidic.html">http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/kanjidic.html </a>
 194 </P>
 195 </LI>
 196 </UL>
 197 </LI>
 198 </OL>
 199 </LI>
 200 </OL>
 201 See
 202  <a HREF="sample.html">this page </a>
 203 for samples of possible acknowledgement text.
 204 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 205 Note that in all cases, the addition of material to the files or to
 206 extracts from the files does not remove or in any way diminish the
 207 Group's copyright over the files.
 208 </P>
 209 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 210 Note also that provided the conditions above are met,
 211 there is NO restriction placed on commercial use of the files.
 212 The files can be bundled with software and sold for whatever
 213 the developer wants to charge.
 214 Software using these files does not have to be under any form of
 215 open-source licence.
 216 </P>
 217 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 218 Where use of the files results in a financial return to the user, it is
 219 suggested that the user make a donation to the Group to assist with the
 220 continued development of the files. There are
 221 several ways of donating:
 222 </P>
 223 <UL>
 224 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> send a cheque (check) in any currency made out
 225 to "Monash University". The address to use is:
 226 </P>
 227 <DL><DD>
 228 <pre>
 229 Jim Breen
 230 Electronic Dictionary Research Group
 231 Clayton School of Information Technology
 232 Monash University
 233 Clayton, Vic, 3800
 234 Australia
 235 </pre>
 236 </DL>
 237 </LI>
 238 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
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 255 </LI>
 256 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">make a funds transfer from your bank using a mechanism such as
 257 SWIFT. Email
 258 <a href="mailto://Jim.Breen@infotech.monash.edu.au">Jim</a>
 259 for the University's banking details.
 260 </P>
 261 </LI>
 262 </UL>
 263 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 264 NB: No contract or agreement needs to be signed in order to use the files.
 265 By using the files, the user implicitly undertakes to abide by the
 266 conditions of this licence.
 267 </P>
 268 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 269 <B>4. Warranty and Liability</B>
 270 </P>
 271 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 272 While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information
 273 in the files, it is possible that errors may still be included. The files
 274 are made available without any warranty whatsoever as to their accuracy or
 275 suitability for a particular application.
 276 </P>
 277 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 278 Any individual or organization making use of the files must agree:
 279 </P>
 280 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 281 </P>
 282 <OL type="a">
 283 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 284 </P>
 285 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">to assume all liability for the use or misuse of the files, and must
 286 agree not to hold the Group liable for any actions or
 287 events resulting from use of the files.
 288 </P>
 289 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 290 </P>
 291 </LI>
 292 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">to  refrain from bringing action or suit or claim against
 293 the Group or any of the Group's members on the basis of the use of
 294 the files, or any information included in the files.
 295 </P>
 296 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 297 </P>
 298 </LI>
 299 <LI><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">to indemnify the Group or its members in the case of action by a
 300 third party on the basis of the use of the files, or any
 301 information included in the files.
 302 </P>
 303 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 304 </P>
 305 </LI>
 306 </OL>
 307 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 308 <B>5. Copyright</B>
 309 </P>
 310 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 311 Every effort has been made in the compilation of these files to ensure
 312 that the copyright of other compilers of dictionaries and lexicographic
 313 material
 314 has not been infringed. The Group asserts its intention to rectify immediately
 315 any breach of copyright brought to its attention.
 316 </P>
 317 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 318 Any individual or organization in possession of copies of the files, upon becoming
 319 aware that a possible copyright infringement may be present in the files,
 320 must undertake to contact the Group immediately with details of the
 321 possible infringement.
 322 </P>
 323 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 324 <B>6. Prior Permission</B>
 325 </P>
 326 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 327 All permissions for use of the files granted by James William Breen
 328 prior to March 2000 will be honoured and maintained, however the placing
 329 of the KANJD212 and EDICTH files under the GNU GPL has been withdrawn as
 330 of 25 March 2000.
 331 </P>
 332 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 333 <B>7. Special Conditions for the KANJIDIC, KANJD212 and KANJIDIC2 Files</B>
 334 </P>
 335 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 336 In addition to licensing arrangements described above, the following
 337 additional conditions apply to the KANJIDIC, KANJD212 and KANJIDIC2 files.
 338 </P>
 339 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 340 The following people have granted permission for material for which they hold
 341 copyright to be included in the files, and distributed under the above
 342 conditions, while retaining their copyright over that material:
 343 </P>
 344 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 345 Jack HALPERN: The SKIP codes.
 346 </P>
 347 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 348 Note that the SKIP codes are under their own similar Creative Common
 349 licence. See Jack Halpern's
 350  <a HREF="http://www.kanji.org/kanji/dictionaries/skip_permission.htm">conditions of use </a>
 351 page. Note that commercial applications using the SKIP codes must
 352 have prior permission from Jack Halpern.
 353 </P>
 354 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 355 Christian WITTERN and Koichi YASUOKA: The Pinyin information.
 356 </P>
 357 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 358 Urs APP: the Four Corner codes and the Morohashi information.
 359 </P>
 360 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 361 Mark SPAHN and Wolfgang HADAMITZKY: the kanji descriptors from their
 362 dictionary.
 363 </P>
 364 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 365 Charles MULLER: the Korean readings.
 366 </P>
 367 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 368 Joseph DE ROO: the De Roo codes.
 369 </P>
 370 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 371 </P>
 372 </OL>
 373 <B>8. Enquiries</B>
 374 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 375 All enquiries to:
 376 </P>
 377 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
 378 The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group
 379 <BR>
 380 (Attn: Assoc. Prof. Jim Breen)
 381 <BR>
 382 Clayton School of Information Technology
 383 <BR>
 384 Monash University
 385 <BR>
 386 CLAYTON VIC 3168
 387 <BR>
 388 AUSTRALIA
 389 <BR>
 390 (jimbreen@gmail.com)
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