Common use of Intellectual Property Policy Clause in Contracts

Intellectual Property Policy. a. Members agree that all new inbound code contributions to the Hyperledger Foundation shall be made under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). All contributions shall be accompanied by a Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off (▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) that is submitted through a Governing Board and LF-approved contribution process. Such contribution process will include steps to also bind non-Member Contributors and, if not self-employed, their employer, to the licenses expressly granted in the Apache License, Version 2.0 with respect to such contribution. b. All outbound code will be made available under the Apache License, Version 2.0. c. All documentation will be contributed to and made available by the Hyperledger Foundation under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/licenses/by/4.0/). d. If an alternative inbound or outbound license is required for compliance with the license for a leveraged open source project or is otherwise required to achieve the Hyperledger Foundation’s mission, the Governing Board may approve the use of an alternative license for specific inbound or outbound contributions on an exception basis. Any exceptions must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the entire Governing Board and the LF and must be limited in scope to what is required for such purpose. Please email ▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ to obtain exception approval. e. Subject to available Foundation funds, the Hyperledger Foundation may engage The Linux Foundation to determine the availability of, and register, trademarks, service marks, and certification marks, which shall be owned by the LF.