License Agreement for Cubase AI 4
Getting Started
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ENGLISH
License Agreement for Cubase AI 4
Steinberg
Software End User License Agreement (EULA)
General
All intellectual property rights in the software belong to Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH (hereinafter: “Steinberg”) and its suppliers. Stein-
berg permits you only to copy, download, install and use the software in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The prod-
uct may contain product activation for protection against unlawful copying which permits a permanent use of the software only after the
activation process has been totally completed. The software can be used only together with the Steinberg key (dongle) and/or the Soft-eLi-
censer; the OEM software can be used only following registration and Trial Version Software can be used only for a running time of 30 days. You
are only entitled to support and the right to upgrades or updates following a personal product registration; however, not for Trial Version Software.
Internet access is required for the activation process.
The terms and conditions for use of Steinberg software / hardware by you, the end user (hereinafter termed “Licensee”) appear below. By install-
ing the software on your computer you agree to these terms and conditions. Please read the following text carefully in its entirety. If you do not
approve these terms and conditions, you must not install this software.
In this event give back the product back to where you have purchased it (inc. all written material, the complete undamaged packing as well as
the enclosed hardware) immediately but at the latest within 14 days in return for a refund of the purchase price.
1. Definitions
1.1. „Software” includes (i) software files and other computer information
of Steinberg and third parties, (ii) demo songs and audio and video
files contained therein, (iii) written documentation (manual) belong-
ing thereto and (iv) all modified versions and copies, which are pro-
vided by Steinberg in the form of updates, upgrades, patches and
enhancements of Steinberg provided that these are not regulated
by another agreement.
1.2. The software and all authorized copies of this software which you
make are the intellectual property of Steinberg Media Technologies
GmbH (hereinafter: “Steinberg”) and their suppliers. The structure,
organization and code of the software constitute valuable trade
secrets of Steinberg and their suppliers. The software is legally pro-
tected in particular by the copyright law of the Federal Republic of
Germany and other countries as well as by inter national treaties.
2. Grant of License
2.1. Steinberg grants you a non-exclusive license for the use of the soft-
ware according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You
may not lease, loan or sublicense the software.
2.2. The samples of so-called Loops and MIDI data remain the property
of the respective rights holder (Big Fish Audio Inc., Yamaha Corpo-
ration and other licensors) and are licensed by Steinberg to you only
for use in the creation of a live or recorded performance that
includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work
created by the licensed end user. This license includes the use of
the samples and MIDI data, the modification of the samples or MIDI
data and the marketing of the derivative musical work without
infringing any rights of copyright collecting societies and/or the
owners of copyrights in any samples and MIDI data. The samples or
MIDI data may not be included, whether unmodified or as part of a
derivative work, in any sample or MIDI data librar y product.
2.3. If the software is protected by the Steinberg key alone, you may
install a license for the software on one or at most 3 computers
which are in your possession. The software may be used only on
one of the computers at the same time by using the Steinberg key. If
the software (i) is protected by the Soft eLicenser (alone or together
with the Steinberg key) or (ii) has been sold to the first end user
together with other software and/or hardware (hereinafter: “OEM
software”) or (iii) the software can be used only for a running time of
30 days (hereinafter: “Trial Version Software”), you may install and
use a license for the software only on one computer which is in your
possession.
2.4. The use of the software within a network is illegal where there is the
possibility of a contemporaneous multiple use of the program.
2.5. You are entitled to prepare a backup copy of the software which will
not be used for purposes other than storage purposes.
2.6. You shall have no further right or interest to use the software other
than the limited rights as specified in this Agreement. Steinberg and
their suppliers reserve all rights not expressly granted.
2.7. For Steinberg products including Fraunhofer mp3 coding technol-
ogy, the following reference from Thomson Licensing S.A. is effec-
tive: Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any
right to distribute content created with this product in revenue-gen-
erating broadcast systems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other
distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, intranets
and/or other networks), other content distribution systems (pay-
audio or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical
media (compact discs, digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips,
hard drives, memory cards and the like). An independent license for
such use is required.
For details please visit http://mp3licensing.com
3. Activation of the Software
3.1. Steinberg may use a compulsory activation of the software and a
compulsory product registration of the OEM software for license
control to protect the software against unlawful copying. If you do
not accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the software
will not work.
3.2. In such a case the product including the software may only be
returned within 14 days following acquisition of the product. Upon
return a claim according to § 11 shall not apply.
4. Support, Upgrades and Updates after Product Registration
4.1. You can only receive support, upgrades and updates following the
personal product registration. Support is provided only for the cur-
rent version and for the previous version during one year after publi-
cation of the new version. Steinberg can modify and par tly or
completely adjust the extent of the support (hotline, fora on the web-
site etc.), upgrades and updates at any time. In case of Trial Version
Software, there exists no product registration or any support,
upgrades or updates.
4.2. The product registration is possible during the activation process or
at any time later through the Internet. In such a process you are
asked to agree to the storage and use of your personal data (name,
address, contact, email-address, date of birth and license data) for
the purposes specified above. Steinberg may also forward these
data to engaged third parties, in particular distributors, for support
purposes and for the verification of the upgrade or update right.
4.3. If you provide an address outside the EU, the data also can be
transferred to third parties in countries which do not ensure an ade-
quate level of data protection comparable to that applying within the
EU.
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