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Sharewareand theSynthesoft License Agreement
Contents:DEFINITION OF
SHAREWARE ...: What is Shareware?
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
Users of 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver', ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’, 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver’, and/or 'CD Spectrum Pro' must accept this disclaimer of warranty: 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver', ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’, 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver', and 'CD Spectrum Pro' are supplied as is. The authors disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The authors assume no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of any of 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver', ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’, 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver', and/or 'CD Spectrum Pro'." 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver', ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’, 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver', and 'CD Spectrum Pro' are "shareware" programs and are provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share them with your friends, but please do not give them away altered or as part of another system. You are expected to use the software on your machine and evaluate its usefulness before making a purchase. This “try before you buy” approach is the ultimate guarantee - you will never need to worry about a refund since you know before paying whether or not the software performs as expected on your machine. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to improve current products and develop new ones. If you find the software useful and find that you are using the software after a reasonable trial period, you must purchase a license from NorthStar Solutions. The cost of this license will be: $20 if you are just registering 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver' $20 if you are just registering ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’ $20 if you are just registering 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver' $20 if you are just registering 'CD Spectrum Pro' $30 if you are registering both 'CD Spectrum Pro' and 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver' $30 if you are registering both 'CD Spectrum Pro' and 'The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver' $30 if you are registering both 'CD Spectrum Pro' and 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver' The license will cover one copy of the respective program(s) for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another -- just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of 'The Psychedelic Screen Saver', ‘The Kinemorphic 3D Screen Saver’, 'The Hypnogenic Screen Saver', and/or 'CD Spectrum Pro' must purchase a license for their copies within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
For complete information on how to order Synthesoft products, please visit our registration web page.
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