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### Schema and Documentation License

Version 1.0, February 2, 2022

Copyright (C) 2022 Open Cap Table Coalition <https://http://opencaptablecoalition.com/>

#### 1. LICENSE
**By using and/or copying Open Cap Table Coalition JSON Schema files or documentation thereof
(each, individually, an “OCF File”, and, collectively, the “OCF Files”), you (the licensee)
agree that you have read, understood, and will comply with the following terms and conditions**:

Permission to copy and distribute OCF Files, in any medium for any purpose and without fee or
royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following on _ALL_ copies of an OCF File,
or portions thereof, that you use:

- A link to the original OCF File.
- A notice of the form: "Copyright © [$date-of-ocf-file]
[Open Cap Table Coalition](https://opencaptablecoalition.com)."

When space permits, inclusion of the full text of this **NOTICE** should be provided. We request
that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products
that you create pursuant to the implementation of OCF Files, or any portion thereof.

No right to create modifications or derivatives of OCF Files is granted pursuant to this license,
except as follows:

*To facilitate implementation of the technical specifications set forth in
the OCF Files, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative works and
portions of the OCF Files in software, in supporting materials accompanying
software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that all such
works include the notice below. HOWEVER, the publication of derivative
works of OCF Files for use as a technical specification is expressly prohibited.*

In addition, "Code Components" — sample OCF file implementations, sample OCF JSONs and computer
programming language code — are licensed under the [Apache 2 License](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

The notice is:

> "Copyright © 2022 Open Cap Table Coalition. This software or document
> includes material copied from or derived from [title and URI of the
> OCF File]."
#### 2. DISCLAIMERS

OCF FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE OCF FILES ARE
SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY
THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE OCF FILES
OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.

The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or publicity pertaining
to the OCF Files or their contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright
in the OCF Files will at all times remain with copyright holders.

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