<font face="courier new, monospace" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dear all,</font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="courier new, monospace">The European Commission has launched a revision process for the EUPL (European Union Public Licence).</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The current version is 1.1 </font><span style="font-family:'courier new',monospace">(OSI-approved in March 2009)</span><span style="font-family:'courier new',monospace"> </span><a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/page/eupl" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:'courier new',monospace">https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/page/eupl</a></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">The new version (TXT file hereunder) includes little changes but increases interoperability:</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Terminology revised according to the Lisbon treaty;</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Clarification concerning additional agreements and jurisdiction; </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Interoperability extended to GPLv3, AGPLv3, MPLv2, LGPLv2.1 & v3.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">A pdf version where all changes (v1.1 -> v1.2) are visible and a Working Paper are available on the public consultation forum page: <a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/topic/public-consultation-draft-eupl-v12" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/topic/public-consultation-draft-eupl-v12</a>.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">The public consultation was initiated mid December, will end on 15 march. EC has already considered comments and will consider other suggestions as the case may be.</font></div><div>
<font face="courier new, monospace">Acting for the license steward EC (they asked me to do this), I submit the attached draft version 1.2. </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">All subsequent modifications (if any other, after public consultation) will be reported to License review and published on the public consultation forum.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">Remarks can also be done directly on the forum, allowing more visibility by the community.</font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<font face="courier new, monospace">Kind regards, <br>Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz<br>legal expert, Joinup.eu</font><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><a href="mailto:pe.schmitz@googlemail.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">pe.schmitz@googlemail.com</a><br>
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</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">European Union Public Licence</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">V. 1.2</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">EUPL © the European Union 2007, 2012</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div>
<font face="courier new, monospace">This European Union Public Licence (the “EUPL”) applies to the Work (as defined below) which is provided under the terms of this Licence. Any use of the Work, other than as authorised under this Licence is prohibited (to the extent such use is covered by a right of the copyright holder of the Work).</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The Original Work is provided under the terms of this Licence when the Licensor (as defined below) has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright notice for the Original Work:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Licensed under the EUPL</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">or has expressed by any other means his willingness to license under the EUPL.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">1. Definitions</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">In this Licence, the following terms have the following meaning:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Licence: this Licence.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Original Work: the work or software distributed and/or communicated by the Licensor under this Licence, available as Source Code and also as Executable Code as the case may be.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Derivative Works: the works or software that could be created by the Licensee, based upon the Original Work or modifications thereof. This Licence does not define the extent of modification or dependence on the Original Work required in order to classify a work as a Derivative Work; this extent is determined by copyright law applicable in the country mentioned in Article 15. </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Work: the Original Work and/or its Derivative Works.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Source Code: the human-readable form of the Work which is the most convenient for people to study and modify.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Executable Code: any code which has generally been compiled and which is meant to be interpreted by a computer as a program.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- The Licensor: the natural or legal person that distributes and/or communicates the Work under the Licence.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Contributor(s): any natural or legal person who modifies the Work under the Licence, or otherwise contributes to the creation of a Derivative Work.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">2. Scope of the rights granted by the Licence</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The Licensor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable licence to do the following, for the duration of copyright vested in the Original Work:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- use the Work in any circumstance and for all usage,</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- reproduce the Work,</font></div>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">3. Communication of the Source Code</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The Licensor may provide the Work either in its Source Code form, or as Executable Code. If the Work is provided as Executable Code, the Licensor provides in addition a machine-readable copy of the Source Code of the Work along with each copy of the Work that the Licensor distributes or indicates, in a notice following the copyright notice attached to the Work, a repository where the Source Code is easily and freely accessible for as long as the Licensor continues to distribute and/or communicate the Work.</font></div>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">4. Limitations on copyright</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Nothing in this Licence is intended to deprive the Licensee of the benefits from any exception or limitation to the exclusive rights of the rights owners in the Original Work, of the exhaustion of those rights or of other applicable limitations thereto.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">5. Obligations of the Licensee</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The grant of the rights mentioned above is subject to some restrictions and obligations imposed on the Licensee. Those obligations are the following:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Attribution right: the Licensee shall keep intact all copyright, patent or trademarks notices and all notices that refer to the Licence and to the disclaimer of warranties. The Licensee must include a copy of such notices and a copy of the Licence with every copy of the Work he/she distributes and/or communicates. The Licensee must cause any Derivative Work to carry prominent notices stating that the Work has been modified and the date of modification.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Copyleft clause: If the Licensee distributes or communicates copies of the Original Works or Derivative Works, this Distribution or Communication will be done under the terms of this Licence or of a later version of this Licence unless the Original Work is expressly distributed only under this version of the Licence. The Licensee (becoming Licensor) cannot offer or impose any additional terms or conditions on the Work or Derivative Work that alter or restrict the terms of the Licence.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Compatibility clause: If the Licensee Distributes or Communicates Derivative Works or copies thereof based upon both the Original Work and another work licensed under a Compatible Licence, this Distribution or Communication can be done under the terms of this Compatible Licence. For the sake of this clause, “Compatible Licence” refers to the licences listed in the appendix attached to this Licence. Should the Licensee’s obligations under the Compatible Licence conflict with his/her obligations under this Licence, the obligations of the Compatible Licence shall prevail. </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Provision of Source Code: When distributing and/or communicating copies of the Work, the Licensee will provide a machine-readable copy of the Source Code or indicate a repository where this Source will be easily and freely available for as long as the Licensee continues to distribute and/or communicate the Work.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Legal Protection: This Licence does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or names of the Licensor, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the Work and reproducing the content of the copyright notice.</font></div>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">6. Chain of Authorship</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The original Licensor warrants that the copyright in the Original Work granted hereunder is owned by him/her or licensed to him/her and that he/she has the power and authority to grant the Licence.</font></div>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Each time You accept the Licence, the original Licensor and subsequent Contributors grant You a licence to their contributions to the Work, under the terms of this Licence.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">7. Disclaimer of Warranty</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The Work is a work in progress, which is continuously improved by numerous Contributors. It is not a finished work and may therefore contain defects or “bugs” inherent to this type of development.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">For the above reason, the Work is provided under the Licence on an “as is” basis and without warranties of any kind concerning the Work, including without limitation merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, absence of defects or errors, accuracy, non-infringement of intellectual property rights other than copyright as stated in Article 6 of this Licence.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">This disclaimer of warranty is an essential part of the Licence and a condition for the grant of any rights to the Work.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">8. Disclaimer of Liability</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Except in the cases of wilful misconduct or damages directly caused to natural persons, the Licensor will in no event be liable for any direct or indirect, material or moral, damages of any kind, arising out of the Licence or of the use of the Work, including without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, loss of data or any commercial damage, even if the Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damage. However, the Licensor will be liable under statutory product liability laws as far such laws apply to the Work.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">9. Additional agreements</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">While distributing the Original Work or Derivative Works, You may choose to conclude an additional agreement, defining obligations and/or services consistent with this Licence. However, if accepting obligations, You may act only on your own behalf and on your sole responsibility, not on behalf of the original Licensor or any other Contributor, and only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold each Contributor harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against such Contributor by the fact You have accepted any warranty or additional liability.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">10. Acceptance of the Licence</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The provisions of this Licence can be accepted by clicking on an icon “I agree” placed under the bottom of a window displaying the text of this Licence or by affirming consent in any other similar way, in accordance with the rules of applicable law. Clicking on that icon indicates your clear and irrevocable acceptance of this Licence and all of its terms and conditions. </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Similarly, you irrevocably accept this Licence and all of its terms and conditions by exercising any rights granted to You by Article 2 of this Licence, such as the use of the Work, the creation by You of a Derivative Work or the Distribution or Communication by You of the Work or copies thereof. </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">11. Information to the public</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">In case of any Distribution and/or Communication of the Work by means of electronic communication by You (for example, by offering to download the Work from a remote location) the distribution channel or media (for example, a website) must at least provide to the public the information requested by the applicable law regarding the Licensor, the Licence and the way it may be accessible, concluded, stored and reproduced by the Licensee.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">12. Termination of the Licence</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The Licence and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by the Licensee of the terms of the Licence.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Such a termination will not terminate the licences of any person who has received the Work from the Licensee under the Licence, provided such persons remain in full compliance with the Licence. </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">13. Miscellaneous</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Without prejudice of Article 9 above, the Licence represents the complete agreement between the Parties as to the Work.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, this will not affect the validity or enforceability of the Licence as a whole. Such provision will be construed and/or reformed so as necessary to make it valid and enforceable.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The European Commission may publish other linguistic versions and/or new versions of this Licence and/or updated versions of the Appendix, so far this is required and reasonable, without reducing the scope of the rights granted by the Licence. New versions of the Licence will be published with a unique version number.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">All linguistic versions of this Licence, approved by the European Commission, have identical value. Parties can take advantage of the linguistic version of their choice.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">14. Jurisdiction</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Without prejudice to specific agreement between parties, </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License, arising between the European Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, as a Licensor, and any Licensee, will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as laid down in article 272 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- any litigation arising between other parties and resulting from the interpretation of this License, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary business.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">15. Applicable Law</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Without prejudice to specific agreement between parties,</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- this Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union Member State where the Licensor has his seat, resides or has his registered office,</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- this licence shall be governed by Belgian law if the Licensor has no seat, residence or registered office inside a European Union Member State. </font></div>
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<div><font face="courier new, monospace">Appendix</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">“Compatible Licences” according to Article 5 EUPL are:</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- GNU General Public License (GPL) v. 2, v. 3 </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) v. 3 </font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Open Software License (OSL) v. 2.1, v. 3.0</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Eclipse Public License (EPL) v. 1.0</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Cecill v. 2.0, v.2.1</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Mozilla Public Licence (MPL) v. 2</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) v. 2.1, v. 3</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike v. 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) for works other than software</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- European Union Public Licence (EUPL), any version as from v. 1.1 </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The European Commission may:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- update this Appendix to later versions of the above licences without producing a new version of the EUPL.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- extend this Appendix to new licences providing the rights granted in Article 2 of this Licence and protecting the covered Source Code from exclusive appropriation.</font></div>
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