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# Mercedes-Benz Inner Source License 1.0 ("ISL")
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Copyright © 2022 Mercedes-Benz Group AG
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SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-MB-ISL-1.0
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## 0. Preamble
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0.0 This Mercedes-Benz Inner Source License 1.0 succeeds the
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Daimler Inner Source License 1.0 as a later version and is similar in spirit.
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0.1 Mercedes-Benz Group AG ("Mercedes-Benz") provides a platform for collaborative
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development ("SCR") and use of source code and associated data (e.g. parameters,
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documentation) for use by and for purposes of companies of the Mercedes-Benz
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Group (§§ 15 et seq. Aktiengesetz, German Stock Companies Act; all such
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companies together "Mercedes-Benz Companies"). This also includes the use by
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third parties only as far as these are commissioned directly by a
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Mercedes-Benz Company with performances for purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies
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("Commissioned Third Parties").
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0.2 The SCR and cooperation model is named "Mercedes-Benz
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Inner Source Platform". Inner Source
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follows the pattern of Open Source software development, is however restricted to
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use by and for purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies due to technical, security,
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relevance and majority reasons.
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0.3 Source code uploads to repositories ("Projects") on the SCR come
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with the expectation that other parties in this cooperation model will
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improve such Projects through comments, suggestions, source code to
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provide benefits of the collaboration for all involved parties.
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## 1. Scope of ISL
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1.1 The ISL is an agreement by a Mercedes-Benz Company or a Commissioned Third
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Party, which contributes to or uses content on the SCR ("Participant"),
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with Mercedes-Benz or another Mercedes-Benz Company also for the direct benefit of
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other Mercedes-Benz Companies and Commissioned Third Parties. The direct
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benefit of Commissioned Third Parties is limited to grant of rights
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according to Section 4.4.
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1.2 The ISL applies to Projects uploaded to or available on the SCR,
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especially source code and data, that contain this `LICENSE.md` file
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incorporating the unmodified ISL or that expressly refer to the ISL e.g.
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by stating "Licensed under Mercedes-Benz Inner Source License 1.0" (all
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together "Content").
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1.3 The ISL applies to any and all handling and use of Content on the
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SCR, including copying, integration, making and/or making available
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modifications as well as any possible use of Content in foreseen or
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unforeseen manner by any means.
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## 2. Consent to and Prevalence of ISL
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2.1 The ISL is accepted by a Mercedes-Benz Company by accessing or making use
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of Content on the SCR through its employees or vicarious agents.
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2.2 The ISL is accepted by a Commissioned Third Party by accessing or
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making use of Content on the SCR through its employees or vicarious
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agents. Subsidiarily, a user acting for a Commissioned Third Party
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accepts the ISL by such action for himself/herself and on behalf of such
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Commissioned Third Party.
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2.3 Subsidiarily to Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the regulations in this ISL
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for rights to Content in Sections 3 and 4 are accepted by and apply
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analogously to any party, which contributes Content to the SCR, in
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respect of the offer of concession of rights according to Section 3.1
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and the scope of rights granted according to Section 4. Such party is
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not able to accept an offer in respect of Content (see Section 3.2).
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2.4 The ISL is prevalent for any Content on the SCR. Any exception from
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the ISL is only valid if and applicable as far as (i) the ISL itself
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expressly provides for other stipulations or such is expressly agreed
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upon in written form for each individual case and (ii) in any case the
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Content to which an exception applies is to be transparently marked as
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underlying different stipulations.
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2.5 The ISL itself can only be terminated extraordinarily for good cause
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by notice in written form by one affected party to the other affected
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parties in respect of specific affected Content. Any obligations which
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arose before or are caused by such termination remain unaffected. The
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stipulations on termination of rights according Section 6 of this ISL remain unaffected.
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## 3. Offer of and Consent to Concession of Rights to Content available on SCR
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3.1 The Mercedes-Benz Company or Commissioned Third Party which makes Content
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available on the SCR thereby offers to any other Mercedes-Benz Company and
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Commissioned Third Party the rights to Content described in Section 4.
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This applies irrespective of the means of making available Content on
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the SCR (e.g. upload, pull request, etc.). Contributions, e.g. through
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pull request, to Content and/or Projects under ISL shall state,
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"Licensed under Mercedes-Benz Inner Source License 1.0 and any later version
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similar in spirit". Such offer is valid as long as such Content or a
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modification of such Content is available on the SCR.
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3.2 Any Mercedes-Benz Company can accept such offer in respect of Content
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available on the SCR by accessing or using such Content in any way by
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itself or through Commissioned Third Parties as agreed between the
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Mercedes-Benz Company and the Commissioned Third Party in the course of
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commissioning. A Commissioned Third Party can accept such offer only
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within the scope of its duties commissioned by a Mercedes-Benz Company and
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subject to Section 4.4 by accessing or using such Content. Prerequisite
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for an acceptance is a valid agreement of the ISL. Any restriction or
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reservation for acceptance of the ISL makes acceptance of the offer null
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and void.
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## 4. Rights granted to Content
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4.1 Upon acceptance of an offer to Content,
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the rights to such Content are granted directly by the Participant to
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the accepting entity non-exclusively.
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4.2 The rights to Content encompass any and all possible handling and
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use of such Content for any purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies in any
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possible foreseen and unforeseen manner by any means and in any form.
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This especially encompasses any reproduction, translation, adaptation,
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arrangement and other modifications as well as the reproduction of the
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results thereof, any form of distribution of Content or modified Content
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including rental. This also encompasses any use without attribution to
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any authors of Content as far as legally possible. The rights do not
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entitle to remove any copyright information or legal notice unless
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otherwise expressly entitled under this ISL and especially Section 5.5.
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Any communication of Content to the public is subject to the additional
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provisions of Section 5.
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4.3 The rights to Content are granted to a Mercedes-Benz Company for the
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duration of its membership to the Mercedes-Benz Companies.
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4.4 The rights to Content granted to Commissioned Third Parties are
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limited to the necessary use of Content for the benefit of performances
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for purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies as far as and as long as such
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Commissioned Third Party is commissioned with such performances. For the
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avoidance of doubt, rights to Content granted to Commissioned Third
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Parties do also terminate with the end of the membership of its
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commissioning Mercedes-Benz Company to the Mercedes-Benz Companies.
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4.5 Any grant of rights to Content beyond the scope of this Section 4 by
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a holder of rights by separate means remains
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unaffected. As far as a Commissioned Third Party has granted exclusive
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rights to specific content to a Mercedes-Benz Company, this Mercedes-Benz Company
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consents to the grant of rights according to this Section 4 by ordering
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or allowing the Commissioned Third Party to make such content available
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on the SCR. Any grant of rights according to this ISL does not restrict
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rights of a Mercedes-Benz Company to Content except as expressly stated in
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this Section 4.
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4.6 Any rights granted to specific Content according to this Section 4
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remain unaffected if the availability of the respective Content on the
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SCR ends.
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4.7 Any license terms and conditions pertaining to Free and Open Source
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Software (FOSS) as parts of Content or parts of Content from third
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parties shall prevail over this Section 4. Any obligations of a
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Participant in connection with FOSS remain unaffected, especially any
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obligations of a Commissioned Third Parties in the context of its
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commission.
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4.8 Use of licensed Content under a particular version of the ISL, may
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continue under the terms of that version of the ISL notwithstanding the
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application of a later ISL version to a repository. Any party
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contributing to a repository accepts and grants rights to Content
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including such later application of a later ISL version in accordance
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with Section 3.1.
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4.9 Any Participant who makes Content available on a repository in the
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SCR entitles the employee responsible for a Project ("Repository Owner")
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of such repository to decide on external use of such Content according
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to Section 5 in his/her own discretion as far as entitled by its respective
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Mercedes-Benz Company.
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## 5. External Use of Content
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5.1 Any use of Content beyond the internal purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies
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requires the prior express consent of the Repository Owner as far as
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entitled by its respective Mercedes-Benz Company in each individual case. Use
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beyond internal purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies in particular applies to
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communication of Content to the public, including making available
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Content or modified Content to the public ("External Use"), whether on a
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restricted basis or by way of open source software. Consent to External
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Use is deemed to be given with upload of Content to the SCR, subject to
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the following provisions. This prerequisite of consent must not be
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circumvented in any way (e.g. by forking a repository).
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5.2 The rights to Content granted to Commissioned Third Parties are
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limited according to this ISL and do not
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include the rights to External Use.
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5.3 The External Use in form of publication under an open source license
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is limited to the Repository Owner, as far as entitled by the employing
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Mercedes-Benz Company.
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5.4 For any Content intended for External Use, all current standards,
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especially for source code, of Mercedes-Benz Companies apply irrespective of
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the ISL. The Repository Owner has to decide on any External Use
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including its respective scope in each individual case, taking into
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account the foreseen benefit for Mercedes-Benz Companies of External
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Use as well as the inevitable loss of confidentiality of externally
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disclosed Content. The Repository Owner has to withdraw
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consent to External Use if its prerequisites lapse. Any Repository Owner
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shall adequately document any decision in respect of External Use of
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Content in the repository including the decision and date of decision.
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5.5 As long as the necessary consent of the Repository Owner is not
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withdrawn, the consent includes the External Use of any later
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contributions to Content of such repository, irrespective of the means
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of a contribution (e.g. upload, pull request, etc.). Any rights already
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granted for External Use of specific Content remain unaffected by a
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later withdrawal of necessary consent to External Use.
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5.6 Any External Use of Content requires prior relicensing of the
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Content, e.g. using a Mercedes-Benz proprietary license. For the avoidance of
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doubt, this ISL shall not be used in externally disclosed Content.
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5.7 Any Participant has to instruct and entitle its Repository Owners
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according to this Section 5.
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## 6. Termination of Rights granted to Content
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6.1 Any rights to any Content granted to a recipient according to
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Section 4 terminate automatically and completely if the recipient of
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such rights
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(i) declares a termination of the ISL, except within the scope and
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under the prerequisites of Section 2.5,
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(ii) violates the scope of rights granted by this ISL by acts or
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omissions by itself or through third parties, in case of a Mercedes-Benz
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Company only after a reasonable cure period expressly set has lapsed
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without effect, or
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(iii) is a legal entity whose membership to the Mercedes-Benz Companies
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ends. In case of termination of membership of a Mercedes-Benz Company to the
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Mercedes-Benz Companies "Former Member", the Former Member requires a
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separate agreement with the Content providing Mercedes-Benz Companies for
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the further use of Content.
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For the avoidance of doubt, any rights granted to Content provided by
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a Former Member do not terminate by this Section 6.
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6.2 Any rights to specific Content granted to a Commissioned Third Party
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terminate completely and automatically if the commissioning with the
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performances for Mercedes-Benz Companies, which require the use of the
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affected Content, ends for whatsoever reason.
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6.3 If the ISL is terminated according to Section 2.5, any and all
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rights to affected Content granted by the terminating party to the
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affected parties terminate completely and automatically.
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6.4 If rights to Content are terminated according to Section 6.1(ii) the
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recipient may request a license to Content from the offering Mercedes-Benz
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Company at a later point in time. It is solely up to the discretion of
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the offering Mercedes-Benz Company to grant rights to such party under the ISL
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again.
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## 7. Prerequisites for Use of Content available on SCR
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7.1 It lies completely in the sole responsibility of any recipient of
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any Content to assess and verify if and to which extent such Content is
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suitable and technically qualified to be used for a particular purpose
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and a particular application intended by such recipient. Any contractual
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obligations and duties of Commissioned Third Parties and commissioned
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Mercedes-Benz Companies (a Mercedes-Benz Company that is commissioned by another
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Mercedes-Benz Company), especially based on any contract with a Mercedes-Benz
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Company, remain unaffected and are not restricted.
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7.2 The user is solely and completely responsible for any use of Content
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by itself and on its behalf.
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7.3 The user is solely and completely responsible for the fulfillment of
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any obligations in connection with Content, especially arising out of
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Free and Open Source licenses or licenses for content from third
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parties.
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## 8. Remuneration, Warranty and Liability
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8.1 Content is made available and rights to Content are granted without
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remuneration but with respect to Section 0.3.
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8.2 Any Content is made available on the SCR "as is" without warranty.
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There is no warranty provided by any Participant beyond mandatory
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statutory obligations and subject to Section 8.4.
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8.3 No Participant assumes any liability exceeding mandatory statutory
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obligations (intentional damage; damage to life and/or body; statutory
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product liability). This especially applies to any obligations of care
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or indemnification in connection with Content.
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8.4 Any warranty and liability of Commissioned Third Parties and
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commissioned Mercedes-Benz Companies, especially based on any contract with a
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Mercedes-Benz Company, remain unaffected and are not restricted by Sections
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8.2 and 8.3.
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## 9. Confidentiality of Content
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9.1 As any Content is made available for purposes of Mercedes-Benz Companies
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only, any user of the SCR is obliged to take adequate precautions
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against unintended or unauthorized access or disclosure of Content to
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third parties.
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9.2 Any Content not expressly marked or declared as "public", according
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to Mercedes-Benz Information Classification, (by and within Mercedes-Benz Companies)
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is to be treated as confidential and business secret of Mercedes-Benz
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Companies by any Mercedes-Benz Company and any Commissioned Third Party. Any
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such party has to take reasonable precautions, at least as for its own
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business secrets, to keep such Content secret and protect it against
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unauthorized disclosure to third parties, especially if a third party is
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not bound to adequate secrecy. Mercedes-Benz Companies may be entitled to use
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such Content for External Use in adherence with Section 5. For the
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avoidance of doubt, the SCR function "public" is by no means to be
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misunderstood to be such a declaration or marking of "public".
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## 10. Final Provisions
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10.1 Any party, which accesses, uses or downloads Content, is solely
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responsible for adherence to all applicable regulations and requirements
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including but not limited to the regulations and requirements in
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connection with export control.
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10.2 Any later or new version of the ISL must be approved by the FOSS
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Center of Competence or any comparable successor thereof.
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10.3 Except where otherwise expressly stated, this ISL does not
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encompass grant of rights to trade marks, patents or similar
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intellectual property rights.
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10.4 This ISL constitutes the complete agreement on its subject matter.
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Any modifications shall be agreed upon in written form. If any
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stipulation of this ISL should be held to be invalid or unenforceable,
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this does not affect the remaining stipulations. The affected parties
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will substitute an invalid or unenforceable stipulation with a provision
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that comes as close as possible to the intent and effect of the affected
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stipulation.
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10.5 Irrespective the regulations on dispute resolution in intra-group
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agreements, the following applies: In case of conflict over
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applicability and/or interpretation of the ISL between more than one
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Mercedes-Benz Company, the FOSS Center of Competence, or any comparable
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successor thereof, shall be addressed by one or the parties jointly to
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resolve the conflict through an ultimate decision. In the event that
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such ultimate decision cannot be made, the parties adhere to the
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regulations on dispute resolution in intra-group agreements if
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concluded.
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10.6 The ISL is governed by applicable German Law for domestic business
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under exclusion of the UN-purchase rules (CISG). Sole legal venue for
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any conflict arising in connection with the ISL is the appropriate civil
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courts in Stuttgart (Mitte), Germany; mandatory statutory jurisdiction
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remains unaffected.
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10.7 Any and all Participants on the SCR are obliged to desist from all
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practices which may lead to penal liability due to fraud or
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embezzlement, insolvency crimes, crimes in violation of competition,
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guaranteeing advantages, bribery, acceptance of bribes or other
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corruption crimes on the part of persons employed by the respective
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Participant or other third parties. In the event of violation of the
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above, Mercedes-Benz or the right granting Mercedes-Benz Company has the right to
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immediately withdraw from or terminate all legal transactions existing
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with the respective Participant and the right to cancel all
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negotiations. The above notwithstanding, any Participant is obliged to
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adhere to all laws and regulations applicable to both itself and the
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commercial relationship with Mercedes-Benz Companies.
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