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   1 Software License for The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android
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   3 © Copyright  1995 - 2012 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
   4   All rights reserved.
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   6 1.    INTRODUCTION
   7 The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android ("FDK AAC Codec") is software that implements
   8 the MPEG Advanced Audio Coding ("AAC") encoding and decoding scheme for digital audio.
   9 This FDK AAC Codec software is intended to be used on a wide variety of Android devices.
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  11 AAC's HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2 versions are regarded as today's most efficient general perceptual
  12 audio codecs. AAC-ELD is considered the best-performing full-bandwidth communications codec by
  13 independent studies and is widely deployed. AAC has been standardized by ISO and IEC as part
  14 of the MPEG specifications.
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  16 Patent licenses for necessary patent claims for the FDK AAC Codec (including those of Fraunhofer)
  17 may be obtained through Via Licensing (www.vialicensing.com) or through the respective patent owners
  18 individually for the purpose of encoding or decoding bit streams in products that are compliant with
  19 the ISO/IEC MPEG audio standards. Please note that most manufacturers of Android devices already license
  20 these patent claims through Via Licensing or directly from the patent owners, and therefore FDK AAC Codec
  21 software may already be covered under those patent licenses when it is used for those licensed purposes only.
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  23 Commercially-licensed AAC software libraries, including floating-point versions with enhanced sound quality,
  24 are also available from Fraunhofer. Users are encouraged to check the Fraunhofer website for additional
  25 applications information and documentation.
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  27 2.    COPYRIGHT LICENSE
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  29 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted without
  30 payment of copyright license fees provided that you satisfy the following conditions:
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  32 You must retain the complete text of this software license in redistributions of the FDK AAC Codec or
  33 your modifications thereto in source code form.
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  35 You must retain the complete text of this software license in the documentation and/or other materials
  36 provided with redistributions of the FDK AAC Codec or your modifications thereto in binary form.
  37 You must make available free of charge copies of the complete source code of the FDK AAC Codec and your
  38 modifications thereto to recipients of copies in binary form.
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  40 The name of Fraunhofer may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this library without
  41 prior written permission.
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  43 You may not charge copyright license fees for anyone to use, copy or distribute the FDK AAC Codec
  44 software or your modifications thereto.
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  46 Your modified versions of the FDK AAC Codec must carry prominent notices stating that you changed the software
  47 and the date of any change. For modified versions of the FDK AAC Codec, the term
  48 "Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android" must be replaced by the term
  49 "Third-Party Modified Version of the Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android."
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  51 3.    NO PATENT LICENSE
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  53 NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PATENT CLAIMS, including without limitation the patents of Fraunhofer,
  54 ARE GRANTED BY THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE. Fraunhofer provides no warranty of patent non-infringement with
  55 respect to this software.
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  57 You may use this FDK AAC Codec software or modifications thereto only for purposes that are authorized
  58 by appropriate patent licenses.
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  60 4.    DISCLAIMER
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  62 This FDK AAC Codec software is provided by Fraunhofer on behalf of the copyright holders and contributors
  63 "AS IS" and WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, including but not limited to the implied warranties
  64 of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
  65 CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages,
  66 including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits,
  67 or business interruption, however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict
  68 liability, or tort (including negligence), arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if
  69 advised of the possibility of such damage.
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  71 5.    CONTACT INFORMATION
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  73 Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
  74 Attention: Audio and Multimedia Departments - FDK AAC LL
  75 Am Wolfsmantel 33
  76 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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  78 www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm
  79 amm-info@iis.fraunhofer.de
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