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Wolfram Science Terms and Conditions of Use

WolframScience.com and NKS|Online (collectively "this Site") is a service made available by Wolfram Research, Inc., Stephen Wolfram, LLC, and their affiliates (collectively "Wolfram") consisting of proprietary content, links, search capabilities, and other resources. The terms, conditions, and notices below ("Terms of Use") govern your use of this Site. Your use of this Site constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site. Wolfram reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. It is recommended that you refer to these Terms of Use on a regular basis. These pages were last updated May 15, 2018.

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General Use

Visitors are encouraged to peruse this Site, but must recognize that its content is protected by international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws and may not be mirrored, redistributed, printed, publicly performed or displayed, reproduced in bulk, or archived without advance written permission. Reproduction for commercial purposes is not permitted. Limited use for academic research and teaching is permitted subject to the conditions outlined below. Access to the Site may be blocked without notice to subnets violating these Terms of Use, or otherwise at the discretion of Wolfram.

Protected Material

All materials in this Site, including, without limitation, Site layout, "look and feel", functionalities, design, text, images, graphics, video, and audio content are the property of Wolfram and its licensors and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Additional information about material from the book A New Kind of Science ("NKS") is given on the book copyright page, which terms and conditions are incorporated in these Terms of Use.

Permission to Use Protected Material

Wolfram wishes to encourage further development of the science described in NKS, while maintaining its intellectual integrity and preserving the value of their substantial creative and financial investments through the maintenance of appropriate legal and other rights.

We encourage further development of the science in NKS and other material on this Site. At the same time, we do need to protect against misappropriation of our intellectual property and inadequate attribution. We expect that, most of the time, people who wish to use the material found on this Site will know what is appropriate. To assist people who may be unsure, we have developed the following guidelines to support the copyright page in A New Kind of Science. Please email us with any further questions you may have.

    General Guidelines
  • Personal use is not restricted. Restrictions apply only to material you wish to present publicly or use commercially.
  • There is no charge for use in academic work, but adequate citation must be given.
  • All ideas and results derived from NKS should have references back to NKS.
  • All images, whether published in NKS or generated by NKS Explorer ("NKSX") should include appropriate citation. NKSX-generated images should include attribution to the software in addition to the methodology found in NKS.
  • Notice of our intellectual property rights should be incorporated whenever appropriate. This is essential in informing third parties of these rights and preventing inadvertent infringement.
  • Permission to use NKS materials in no way implies approval or endorsement of the substance or quality of your work. Any notation about the use of NKS or NKSX images must not imply endorsement by Wolfram.
  • Any use of copyrighted work beyond that specified in the fair use guidelines issued by the U.S. Copyright Office must be authorized by this page or other explicit permission.
  • We would appreciate receiving two copies of any published work that builds on NKS or incorporates images generated by NKSX. This is for archival purposes, and it allows us to compile a public bibliography for the NKS community.


    • Notes about Specific Types of Use
  • Classroom Teaching - If materials are handed out to students, they should reference NKS or NKSX and provide the URL: www.wolframscience.com
  • Academic Papers, Monographs & Textbooks - There should be appropriate citation to NKS as a primary source, and any use of NKSX should be described in a methods section, or mentioned in the acknowledgments if its use is substantial.
  • Images - Attribution for images from or based on NKS, or generated by NKSX, should appear in the caption of the figure.
  • Popular Books, Art Books, Commercial Art & Decorative/Packaging Elements - Some fees may be required. Please contact us for details.
  • Journalism - No fees are required for materials for journalists covering Wolfram and the ideas in NKS, but appropriate attribution and copyright notices must be included.
  • Use in a Movie - Any use should be credited; contact us for details.
  • Museum - The exhibit should explain in words the source of the material presented.

We would appreciate knowing about your uses or intended uses of NKS material. This will help us in refining these guidelines and our policies. Please send us email at ip@wolframscience.com.

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This site and all information, products, and other content included in or accessible from this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind (express, implied, and statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of title and noninfringement and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose), all of which wolfram expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of this site is at your sole risk.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall wolfram, its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and licensors, or content providers be liable for any direct, indirect, special (including loss or revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, or similar damages), incidental, punitive, or consequential damages arising out of or related to the use, inability to use, authorized use, performance, or nonperformance of this site, even if wolfram was previously advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of whether such damages arise in contract, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Wolfram, its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, and licensors harmless from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, any use of Materials other than as expressly authorized by these Terms of Use.

Governing Law

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