Common use of Decompilation Clause in Contracts

Decompilation. In the event that Licensee has to ensure interoperability of the Program with its computer environment and only to the extent required by mandatory and non-waivable provisions of applicable law, Section 2.3(b) shall not preclude Licensee from (a) reproducing software code within the Program and translating its form, provided that (i) such acts are performed by Licensee and are indispensable to obtain the information necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, (ii) the information necessary to achieve interoperability has not previously been readily available to Licensee, (iii) Licensee has requested in advance in writing that Licensor make such information available to Licensee and Licensor has not done so within reasonable time, and (iv) these acts are confined to the parts of the software code within the Program which are necessary to achieve interoperability; and (b) observing, studying, or testing the functioning of the Program in order to determine the ideas and principles which underlie any element thereof, provided Licensee does so in the ordinary execution and running of the Program as expressly permitted hereunder. In no event may Licensee (x) use any information obtained pursuant to Subclause (a) of this Section 2.4 for any purpose other than to achieve the interoperability of the independently created computer program,

Decompilation. In the event that Licensee has to ensure interoperability of the Program with its computer environment and only to the extent required by mandatory and non-waivable provisions of applicable law, Section 2.3(b) shall not preclude Licensee from (a) reproducing software code within the Program and translating its form, provided that (i) such acts are performed by Licensee and are indispensable to obtain the information necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, (ii) the information necessary to achieve interoperability has not previously been readily available to Licensee, (iii) Licensee has requested in advance in writing that Licensor make such information available to Licensee and Licensor has not done so within reasonable time, and (iv) these acts are confined to the parts of the software code within the Program which are necessary to achieve interoperability; and (b) observing, studying, or testing the functioning of the Program in order to determine the ideas and principles which underlie any element thereof, provided Licensee does so in the ordinary execution and running of the Program as expressly permitted hereunder. In no event may Licensee (x) use any information obtained pursuant to Subclause (a) of this Section 2.4 for any purpose other than to achieve the interoperability of the independently created computer program,, (y) provide or disclose such information to others, except to the extent necessary for the interoperability of the independently created computer program, or (z) use such information in the development, production or marketing of a computer program substantially similar to the Program. No license or right is granted hereunder, whether express, by implication, or otherwise, with respect to any information obtained pursuant to this Section 2.4 or its use.