IMPORTANT—READ CAREFULLY:  This License Agreement for Pre-Release Software (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity, referred to in this Agreement as “Recipient” or “You”) and Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) for the pre-release Microsoft SOFTWARE (described below) that accompanies this Agreement.  An amendment or addendum to this Agreement may accompany this SOFTWARE.  YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL, COPY, OR USE THE SOFTWARE.  Microsoft may, in its sole discretion, also provide further pre-releases of the SOFTWARE or related information to Recipient hereunder, in which case such further pre-releases and related information shall also be covered hereunder as “SOFTWARE.”

MICROSOFT CORPORATION LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE

Microsoft SOFTWARE: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Release Candidate

	Accompanying this Agreement is a pre-release copy of the Microsoft software identified above which includes software, and related documentation and information (collectively the “SOFTWARE”).  The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.  The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. 

1.	LICENSE.

	(a)	Subject to Recipient’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Microsoft grants to Recipient a limited, non-exclusive, nontransferable, non-assignable, license to install and use the SOFTWARE on a single computer residing on Recipient’s premises, solely for purposes of testing software programs that run in conjunction with the SOFTWARE, and to evaluate the SOFTWARE for the purpose of providing feedback thereon to Microsoft.

	(b)	The SOFTWARE contains beta prerelease code that is not at the level of performance and compatibility of a final, generally available, product offering and may not be used in a live operating environment where it may be relied upon to perform in the same manner as a commercially released product or with data that has not been sufficiently backed up. Due to the nature of the development work, Microsoft provides no assurance that any specific errors or discrepancies in the SOFTWARE will be corrected.  Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that the SOFTWARE may change substantially prior to commercial release of the SOFTWARE.

	(c)	Recipient shall not rent, lease, sell, sublicense, assign, or otherwise transfer any portion of the SOFTWARE.  Recipient agrees that this Agreement does not grant to Recipient any distribution rights to the SOFTWARE or any derivative works thereof, in either source or object code form. Notwithstanding any information provided in the on-line documentation or other materials accompanying the SOFTWARE, Recipient may not provide or otherwise distribute to a third party any portion of the SOFTWARE.

	(d)	Recipient may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the SOFTWARE, except and only to the extent that this limitation is expressly prohibited by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

	(e)	Recipient may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework Component of the SOFTWARE to any third party without Microsoft’s prior written consent.

	(f)	Internet-Enabled Features.  Since this SOFTWARE is a prerelease version, some of its Internet-enabled features are turned on by default.  Those features collect information from the computer on which such SOFTWARE features are installed and send it to Microsoft.  The default settings in this version of the SOFTWARE do not necessarily reflect how the features will be configured in the commercially released version.  For more details about these features, what information is collected, and how it is used see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=25076.  If You choose to install and use this SOFTWARE, You authorize the automatic collection of information from Your computer by these features.  Microsoft may use this information solely to improve our products or to provide customized services or technologies to You.  Microsoft may disclose this information to others such as hardware and software vendors in a form that does not personally identify You (e.g. to fix application compatibility problems).  This information will not be used for marketing purposes.

	(g)	All other rights are reserved to Microsoft. This Agreement does not grant Recipient any rights to use the trademarks or trade names “Microsoft”, “Windows”, “WinFX”, Visual Studio, or any other trademarks, service marks or logos belonging to Microsoft.  Recipient agrees to take reasonable measures to comply with Microsoft’s trademark guidelines when referencing the SOFTWARE in Recipient’s materials.  Microsoft’s trademark guidelines may be found at http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/trademarks/gnlguide.asp.

	(h)	Recipient may from time to time provide suggestions, comments regarding usability, bug reports, test reports or other feedback (collectively, "Feedback") to Microsoft with respect to the SOFTWARE.  All Feedback is and shall be given entirely voluntarily.

	(i)	Recipient agrees that:  (i) Microsoft may freely use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercialize the Feedback in any Microsoft product, technology, service, specification or other documentation (collectively, “Microsoft Offerings”); (ii) Recipient also grants third parties, without charge, only those patent rights necessary to enable their products, technologies or services to use or interface with any specific parts of a Microsoft Offering that incorporate the Feedback; and (iii) Recipient will not give Microsoft Feedback subject to license terms that seek to require any Microsoft Offering that incorporates or is derived from any Feedback, or other Microsoft intellectual property, to be licensed to or otherwise shared with any third party.

2.	TERM OF AGREEMENT.  The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date accepted by Recipient and will terminate without notice upon the earlier of (i) May 1, 2006 or (ii) commercial release of the SOFTWARE, unless terminated earlier by Microsoft.  Microsoft may terminate this Agreement in writing at any time, with or without cause.  Upon the termination of this Agreement, Recipient shall cease use of the SOFTWARE, and if so requested, promptly return to Microsoft, or certify destruction of, all full or partial copies of the SOFTWARE provided by Microsoft.  The following Sections shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement:  Sections 1(e), 1(i), 5, 6, 7, and 8.

3.	SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE/UPDATES.  Microsoft is not obligated to provide maintenance, technical support or updates to Recipient for the SOFTWARE provided to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement.  However, Microsoft may, in its sole discretion, provide further pre-release versions, technical support, updates and/or supplements of the SOFTWARE and/or related information (“Updates”) to Recipient hereunder, in which case such Updates shall also be deemed to be included in the “SOFTWARE” and therefore governed by this Agreement, unless other terms of use are provided by Microsoft with such Updates.  In no event shall Microsoft be obligated to provide Recipient a copy of the commercial release version of the SOFTWARE in connection with Recipient’s participation in the testing program.  Microsoft is not obligated to make the SOFTWARE commercially available.

4.	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the SOFTWARE (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text and “applets” incorporated into the SOFTWARE), and any copies of the SOFTWARE that Recipient is expressly permitted to make herein, are owned by Microsoft or its suppliers.  All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content which may be accessed through use of the SOFTWARE are the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties.  This Agreement grants Recipient no rights to use such content.  If the SOFTWARE contains documentation which is provided only in electronic form, Recipient may print one copy of such electronic documentation.  Recipient may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE.  All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Microsoft. 

5.	DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.   THE SOFTWARE IS DEEMED ACCEPTED BY RECIPIENT.  THE SOFTWARE CONTAINS PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE AND MAY BE CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY BEFORE COMMERCIAL RELEASE.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MICROSOFT AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE  SOFTWARE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES (IF ANY) AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, AND MICROSOFT AND ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY (IF ANY) IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF RELIABILITY OR AVAILABILITY, OF ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES, OF RESULTS, OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, OF LACK OF VIRUSES, AND OF LACK OF NEGLIGENCE, ALL WITH REGARD TO THE  SOFTWARE, AND THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, AND RELATED CONTENT THROUGH THE  SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE  SOFTWARE.  ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY, OR ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND ANY SUPPORT SERVICES, REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT.

6.	EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, AND RELATED CONTENT THROUGH THE SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), MISREPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF MICROSOFT OR ANY SUPPLIER, AND EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ANY SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO RECIPIENT.

7.	LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY DAMAGES THAT RECIPIENT MIGHT INCUR FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL DAMAGES REFERENCED HEREIN AND ALL DIRECT OR GENERAL DAMAGES IN CONTRACT OR ANYTHING ELSE), THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF MICROSOFT AND ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND RECIPIENT’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE ACTUAL DAMAGES RECIPIENT INCUR IN REASONABLE RELIANCE ON THE SOFTWARE UP TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY RECIPIENT FOR THE SOFTWARE OR US$5.00.  THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

8.	GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION/ATTORNEYS’ FEES. This Agreement shall be construed and controlled by the laws of the State of Washington, and Recipient consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal courts sitting in King County, Washington, unless no federal jurisdiction exists, in which case Recipient consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the Superior Court of King County, Washington.  Recipient waives all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens.  Process may be served on either party in the manner authorized by applicable law or court rule.  If either party employs attorneys to enforce any rights arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and other expenses.

9.	U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS. The SOFTWARE provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued on or after December 1, 1995 is provided with the rights and restrictions described elsewhere herein.  The SOFTWARE provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued prior to December 1, 1995 is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS as provided for in FAR, 48 CFR 52.227-14 (JUNE 1987) or DFAR, 48 CFR 252.227-7013 (OCT 1988), as applicable.

10.	EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.   Recipient acknowledges that the SOFTWARE is subject to U.S. export jurisdiction.  Recipient agrees to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the SOFTWARE, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use, and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments.   For additional information see <http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/>.

11.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY.  This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between Microsoft and Recipient with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals, representations, understandings, or agreements not specifically incorporated herein.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Si vous avez acquis votre logiciel Microsoft au CANADA:

DÉNI DE GARANTIES.   Le LOGICIEL est présumé accepté par le récipiendaire.  Le LOGICIEL contient du logiciel pré-lancement et peut-être modifié de manières substantielle avant son lancement commercial.  Dans la mesure maximale permise par les lois applicables, le LOGICIEL et les services de soutien technique (le cas échéant) sont fournis TELS QUELS ET AVEC TOUS LES DÉFAUTS par Microsoft et ses fournisseurs, lesquels par les présentes dénient toutes autres garanties et conditions expresses, implicites ou en vertu de la loi, notamment, mais sans limitation, (le cas échéant) les garanties, devoirs ou conditions implicites de qualité marchande, d’adaptation à une fin usage particulièere,  de fiabilité ou de disponibilité, d’exactitude ou d’exhaustivité des réponses, des résultats, des efforts déployés selon les règles de l’art, d’absence de virus et d’absence de négligence, le tout à l’égard du LOGICIEL et de la prestation des services de soutien technique ou de l’omission de la ’une telle prestation des services de soutien technique ou à l’égard de la fourniture ou de l’omission de la fourniture de tous autres services, renseignements, logiciels, et contenu qui s’y rapporte  grâce au LOGICIEL ou provenant autrement de l’utilisation du LOGICIEL. PAR AILLEURS, IL N’Y A AUCUNE GARANTIE OU CONDITION QUANT AU TITRE DE PROPRIÉTÉ, À LA JOUISSANCE OU LA POSSESSION PAISIBLE, À LA CONCORDANCE À UNE DESCRIPTION NI QUANT À UNE ABSENCE DE CONTREFAÇON CONCERNANT LE LOGICIEL.

EXCLUSION DES DOMMAGES ACCESSOIRES, INDIRECTS ET DE CERTAINS AUTRES DOMMAGES.   DANS LA MESURE MAXIMALE PERMISE PAR LES LOIS APPLICABLES, EN AUCUN CAS MICROSOFT OU SES FOURNISSEURS NE SERONT RESPONSABLES DES DOMMAGES SPÉCIAUX, CONSÉCUTIFS, ACCESSOIRES OU INDIRECTS DE QUELQUE NATURE QUE CE SOIT (NOTAMMENT, LES DOMMAGES À L’ÉGARD DU MANQUE À GAGNER, DE LA PERTE DE DONNÉES OU DE LA DIVULGATION DE RENSEIGNEMENTS CONFIDENTIELS OU AUTRES, DE LA PERTE D’EXPLOITATION, DE BLESSURES CORPORELLES, DE LA VIOLATION DE LA VIE PRIVÉE, DE L’OMISSION DE REMPLIR TOUT DEVOIR, Y COMPRIS D’AGIR DE BONNE FOI OU D’EXERCER UN SOIN RAISONNABLE, DE LA NÉGLIGENCE ET DE TOUTE AUTRE PERTE PÉCUNIAIRE OU AUTRE PERTE DE QUELQUE NATURE QUE CE SOIT) SE RAPPORTANT DE QUELQUE MANIÈRE QUE CE SOIT À L’UTILISATION DU LOGICIEL OU À L’INCAPACITÉ DE S’EN SERVIR, À LA PRESTATION OU À L’OMISSION DE LA ’UNE TELLE PRESTATION DE SERVICES DE SOUTIEN TECHNIQUE OU À LA FOURNITURE OU À L’OMISSION DE LA FOURNITURE DE TOUS AUTRES SERVICES, RENSEIGNEMENTS, LOGICIELS, ET CONTENU QUI S’Y RAPPORTE  GRÂCE AU LOGICIEL OU PROVENANT AUTREMENT DE L’UTILISATION DU LOGICIEL OU AUTREMENT AUX TERMES DE TOUTE DISPOSITION DE LA U PRÉSENTE CONVENTION OU RELATIVEMENT À UNE TELLE DISPOSITION, MÊME EN CAS DE FAUTE, DE DÉLIT CIVIL (Y COMPRIS LA NÉGLIGENCE), DE RESPONSABILITÉ STRICTE, DE VIOLATION DE CONTRAT OU DE VIOLATION DE GARANTIE DE MICROSOFT OU DE TOUT FOURNISSEUR ET MÊME SI MICROSOFT OU TOUT FOURNISSEUR A ÉTÉ AVISÉ DE LA POSSIBILITÉ DE TELS DOMMAGES.

LIMITATION DE RESPONSABILITÉ ET RECOURS.   MALGRÉ LES DOMMAGES QUE VOUS PUISSIEZ SUBIR POUR QUELQUE MOTIF QUE CE SOIT (NOTAMMENT, MAIS SANS LIMITATION, TOUS LES DOMMAGES SUSMENTIONNÉS ET TOUS LES DOMMAGES DIRECTS OU GÉNÉRAUX OU AUTRES), LA SEULE RESPONSABILITÉ ’OBLIGATION INTÉGRALE DE MICROSOFT ET DE L’UN OU L’AUTRE DE SES FOURNISSEURS AUX TERMES DE TOUTE DISPOSITION DEU LA PRÉSENTE CONVENTION ET VOTRE RECOURS EXCLUSIF À L’ÉGARD DE TOUT CE QUI PRÉCÈDE SE LIMITE AU PLUS ÉLEVÉ ENTRE LES MONTANTS SUIVANTS : LE MONTANT QUE VOUS AVEZ RÉELLEMENT PAYÉ POUR LE LOGICIEL OU 5,00 $US. LES LIMITES, EXCLUSIONS ET DÉNIS QUI PRÉCÈDENT (Y COMPRIS LES CLAUSES CI-DESSUS), S’APPLIQUENT DANS LA MESURE MAXIMALE PERMISE PAR LES LOIS APPLICABLES, MÊME SI TOUT RECOURS N’ATTEINT PAS SON BUT ESSENTIEL.

À moins que cela ne soit prohibé par le droit local applicable, la présente Convention est régie par les lois de la province d’Ontario, Canada. Vous consentez Chacune des parties à la présente reconnaît irrévocablement à la compétence des tribunaux fédéraux et provinciaux siégeant à Toronto, dans de la province d’Ontario et consent à instituer tout litige qui pourrait découler de la présente auprès des tribunaux situés dans le district judiciaire de York, province d’Ontario.

Au cas où vous auriez des questions concernant cette licence ou que vous désiriez vous mettre en rapport avec Microsoft pour quelque raison que ce soit, veuillez utiliser l’information contenue dans le Logiciel pour contacter la filiale de succursale Microsoft desservant votre pays, dont l’adresse est fournie dans ce produit, ou visitez écrivez à: Microsoft sur le World Wide Web à http://www.microsoft.com, Sales Information Center, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399.

