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IPA Font License Agreement v1.0
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The Licensor provides the Licensed Program (as defined in Article 1 below)
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under the terms of this license agreement ("Agreement"). Any use, reproduction
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or distribution of the Licensed Program, or any exercise of rights under this
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Agreement by a Recipient (as defined in Article 1 below) constitutes the Recipient's
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acceptance of this Agreement.
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Article 1 (Definitions)
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1. "Digital Font Program" shall mean a computer program containing, or used
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to render or display fonts.
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2. "Licensed Program" shall mean a Digital Font Program licensed by the Licensor
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under this Agreement.
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3. "Derived Program" shall mean a Digital Font Program created as a result
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of a modification, addition, deletion, replacement or any other adaptation
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to or of a part or all of the Licensed Program, and includes a case where
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a Digital Font Program newly created by retrieving font information from a
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part or all of the Licensed Program or Embedded Fonts from a Digital Document
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File with or without modification of the retrieved font information.
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4. "Digital Content" shall mean products provided to end users in the form
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of digital data, including video content, motion and/or still pictures, TV
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programs or other broadcasting content and products consisting of character
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text, pictures, photographic images, graphic symbols and/or the like.
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5. "Digital Document File" shall mean a PDF file or other Digital Content
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created by various software programs in which a part or all of the Licensed
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Program becomes embedded or contained in the file for the display of the font
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("Embedded Fonts"). Embedded Fonts are used only in the display of characters
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in the particular Digital Document File within which they are embedded, and
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shall be distinguished from those in any Digital Font Program, which may be
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used for display of characters outside that particular Digital Document File.
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6. "Computer" shall include a server in this Agreement.
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7. "Reproduction and Other Exploitation" shall mean reproduction, transfer,
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distribution, lease, public transmission, presentation, exhibition, adaptation
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and any other exploitation.
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8. "Recipient" shall mean anyone who receives the Licensed Program under this
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Agreement, including one that receives the Licensed Program from a Recipient.
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Article 2 (Grant of License)
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The Licensor grants to the Recipient a license to use the Licensed Program
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in any and all countries in accordance with each of the provisions set forth
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in this Agreement. However, any and all rights underlying in the Licensed
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Program shall be held by the Licensor. In no sense is this Agreement intended
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to transfer any right relating to the Licensed Program held by the Licensor
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except as specifically set forth herein or any right relating to any trademark,
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trade name, or service mark to the Recipient.
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1. The Recipient may install the Licensed Program on any number of Computers
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and use the same in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement.
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2. The Recipient may use the Licensed Program, with or without modification
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in printed materials or in Digital Content as an expression of character texts
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or the like.
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3. The Recipient may conduct Reproduction and Other Exploitation of the printed
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materials and Digital Content created in accordance with the preceding Paragraph,
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for commercial or non-commercial purposes and in any form of media including
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but not limited to broadcasting, communication and various recording media.
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4. If any Recipient extracts Embedded Fonts from a Digital Document File to
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create a Derived Program, such Derived Program shall be subject to the terms
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of this agreement.
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5. If any Recipient performs Reproduction or Other Exploitation of a Digital
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Document File in which Embedded Fonts of the Licensed Program are used only
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for rendering the Digital Content within such Digital Document File then such
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Recipient shall have no further obligations under this Agreement in relation
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to such actions.
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6. The Recipient may reproduce the Licensed Program as is without modification
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and transfer such copies, publicly transmit or otherwise redistribute the
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Licensed Program to a third party for commercial or non-commercial purposes
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("Redistribute"), in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article 3
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Paragraph 2.
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7. The Recipient may create, use, reproduce and/or Redistribute a Derived
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Program under the terms stated above for the Licensed Program: provided, that
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the Recipient shall follow the provisions set forth in Article 3 Paragraph
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1 when Redistributing the Derived Program.
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Article 3 (Restriction)
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The license granted in the preceding Article shall be subject to the following
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restrictions:
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1. If a Derived Program is Redistributed pursuant to Paragraph 4 and 7 of
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the preceding Article, the following conditions must be met :
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(1) The following must be also Redistributed together with the Derived Program,
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or be made available online or by means of mailing mechanisms in exchange
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for a cost which does not exceed the total costs of postage, storage medium
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and handling fees:
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(a) a copy of the Derived Program; and
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(b) any additional file created by the font developing program in the course
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of creating the Derived Program that can be used for further modification
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of the Derived Program, if any.
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(2) It is required to also Redistribute means to enable recipients of the
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Derived Program to replace the Derived Program with the Licensed Program first
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released under this License (the "Original Program"). Such means may be to
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provide a difference file from the Original Program, or instructions setting
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out a method to replace the Derived Program with the Original Program.
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(3) The Recipient must license the Derived Program under the terms and conditions
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of this Agreement.
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(4) No one may use or include the name of the Licensed Program as a program
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name, font name or file name of the Derived Program.
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(5) Any material to be made available online or by means of mailing a medium
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to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph may be provided, verbatim, by
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any party wishing to do so.
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2. If the Recipient Redistributes the Licensed Program pursuant to Paragraph
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6 of the preceding Article, the Recipient shall meet all of the following
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conditions:
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(1) The Recipient may not change the name of the Licensed Program.
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(2) The Recipient may not alter or otherwise modify the Licensed Program.
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(3) The Recipient must attach a copy of this Agreement to the Licensed Program.
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3. THIS LICENSED PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY THE LICENSOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESSED
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OR IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO THE LICENSED PROGRAM OR ANY DERIVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING,
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BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY,
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OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXTENDED,
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EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO; PROCUREMENT
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OF SUBSTITUTED GOODS OR SERVICE; DAMAGES ARISING FROM SYSTEM FAILURE; LOSS
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OR CORRUPTION OF EXISTING DATA OR PROGRAM; LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND
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ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE INSTALLATION,
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USE, THE REPRODUCTION OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE LICENSED PROGRAM OR ANY
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DERIVED PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED
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OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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4. The Licensor is under no obligation to respond to any technical questions
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or inquiries, or provide any other user support in connection with the installation,
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use or the Reproduction and Other Exploitation of the Licensed Program or
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Derived Programs thereof.
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Article 4 (Termination of Agreement)
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1. The term of this Agreement shall begin from the time of receipt of the
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Licensed Program by the Recipient and shall continue as long as the Recipient
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retains any such Licensed Program in any way.
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2. Notwithstanding the provision set forth in the preceding Paragraph, in
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the event of the breach of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement
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by the Recipient, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any
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notice. In the case of such termination, the Recipient may not use or conduct
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Reproduction and Other Exploitation of the Licensed Program or a Derived Program:
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provided that such termination shall not affect any rights of any other Recipient
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receiving the Licensed Program or the Derived Program from such Recipient
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who breached this Agreement.
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Article 5 (Governing Law)
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1. IPA may publish revised and/or new versions of this License. In such an
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event, the Recipient may select either this Agreement or any subsequent version
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of the Agreement in using, conducting the Reproduction and Other Exploitation
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of, or Redistributing the Licensed Program or a Derived Program. Other matters
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not specified above shall be subject to the Copyright Law of Japan and other
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related laws and regulations of Japan.
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2. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of Japan.
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