From cb5b2baf1885c9989183db45af28bf8990c6c399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dhruba Borthakur Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:08:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added Patent information to the source code repository. Summary: Added Patent information to the source code repository. Test Plan: Reviewers: CC: Task ID: # Blame Rev: --- PATENTS | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 PATENTS diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS new file mode 100644 index 000000000..026804131 --- /dev/null +++ b/PATENTS @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Additional Grant of Patent Rights + +“Software” means the rocksdb software distributed by Facebook, Inc. + +Facebook hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable (subject to the termination provision below) license under any rights in any patent claims owned by Facebook, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Software. For avoidance of doubt, no license is granted under Facebook’s rights in any patent claims that are infringed by (i) modifications to the Software made by you or a third party, or (ii) the Software in combination with any software or other technology provided by you or a third party. + +The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, for anyone that makes any claim (including by filing any lawsuit, assertion or other action) alleging (a) direct, indirect, or contributory infringement or inducement to infringe any patent: (i) by Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, (ii) by any party if such claim arises in whole or in part from any software, product or service of Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, or (iii) by any party relating to the Software; or (b) that any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or unenforceable.