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modifyingordistributingtheProgram(oranyworkbasedonthe
Program),youindicateyouracceptanceofthisLicensetodoso,and
allitstermsandconditionsforcopying,distributingormodifying
theProgramorworksbasedonit.
6. EachtimeyouredistributetheProgram(oranyworkbasedonthe
Program),therecipientautomaticallyreceivesalicensefromthe
originallicensortocopy,distributeormodifytheProgramsubject
tothesetermsandconditions.Youmaynotimposeanyfurther
restrictionsontherecipients’exerciseoftherightsgrantedherein.
Youarenot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.