SOFTWARE DISCLAIMER / RELEASE

This software was developed by employees of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the Federal Government
and is provided to you as a public service. Pursuant to Title 15 United
States Code Section 105, works of NTIA employees are not subject to
copyright protection within the United States.

The software is provided by NTIA “AS IS.” NTIA MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT AND DATA ACCURACY. NTIA does not warrant or make any
representations regarding the use of the software or the results thereof,
including but not limited to the correctness, accuracy, reliability or
usefulness of the software.

To the extent that NTIA holds rights in countries other than the United
States, you are hereby granted the non-exclusive irrevocable and
unconditional right to print, publish, prepare derivative works and
distribute the NTIA software, in any medium, or authorize others to do so
on your behalf, on a royalty-free basis throughout the World.

You may improve, modify, and create derivative works of the software or any
portion of the software, and you may copy and distribute such modifications
or works. Modified works should carry a notice stating that you changed the
software and should note the date and nature of any such change.

You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and
distributing the software and you assume all risks associated with its use,
including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors,
compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or
equipment, and the unavailability or interruption of operation. This
software is not intended to be used in any situation where a failure could
cause risk of injury or damage to property.

Please provide appropriate acknowledgments of NTIA’s creation of the
software in any copies or derivative works of this software.


