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The GSEA software and source code and the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) are freely available to individuals in both academia and industry for internal research purposes. We request that every unique user register at our web site to track usage, which we report to our funding agencies. For the software, the license includes the ability to modify the GSEA source code for your own use. However, if you are interested in redistributing any portion of the code or the MSigDB, or any modified versions that you may have created that include any portion of  the code or the MSigDB, we ask you to please contact us for special arrangements that ensure our continuing ability to monitor the size of our user community.

Third party code: GSEA Java software would not exist without several 3rd party API libraries. If you are a Java coder, you likely already know how jar files work. Please refer to their respective websites for exact licensing terms. Our special thanks to Jide Software and Db4o for free licenses. You cannot use either library (even if your application is free/open source) without first getting your own download and unique keys from Jide/Db4o).

Acknowledgements: The Molecular Signature Database (MSigDB) is a collection of gene sets maintained by the GSEA team. The team welcomes and appreciates contributions to this shared resource and encourages users to submit their gene sets to gsea@broadinstitute.org. Our thanks to the many contributors. A full list can be found in MSigDB Acknowledgements.

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GSEA / MSigDB LICENSE AGREEMENT

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SINGLE USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR INTERNAL RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY
This Agreement is made between Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a principal address at 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (“MIT”) and the subscriber above ("LICENSEE"), and is effective at the date the downloading is completed and proper registration/licensee subscriber information submitted ("EFFECTIVE DATE").

WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to license the PROGRAM and/or DATABASE, as defined hereinafter, MIT wishes to have this PROGRAM and DATABASE utilized in the public interest, subject only to the royalty-free, nonexclusive, nontransferable license rights of the United States Government pursuant to 48 CFR 52.227-14, and

WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to license the PROGRAM and/or DATABASE and MIT desires to grant a license on the following terms and conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants made herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “BUG FIX(ES)” shall mean LICENSEE-created code that repairs a MIT identified function of the PROGRAM.

1.2 "PROGRAM" shall mean the executable and source code known as "Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA)" and related documentation, if any, as they exist on the EFFECTIVE DATE and as can be downloaded from HYPERLINK   http://www.broadinstitute.org/gsea/ on the EFFECTIVE DATE

1.3 "DATABASE" shall mean the database of gene sets known as "Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB)" and related documentation, if any, as it exists on the EFFECTIVE DATE and as can be downloaded from  HYPERLINK http://www.broadinstitute.org/gsea/msigdb/ on the EFFECTIVE DATE.

2. LICENSE
2.1 Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, MIT hereby grants to LICENSEE, solely for a single user and for internal research purposes, a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to: (a) install, execute and display the PROGRAM, only for the single user; (b) create BUG FIXES; and (c) modify the PROGRAM only for the purpose of making the PROGRAM compatible with pre-existing LICENSEE networks, platforms and applications. Further subject to the terms of this Agreement, MIT also grants to LICENSEE, solely for a single user and for internal research purposes, a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to copy, display, and use the DATABASE.

2.2 No Sublicensing or Additional Rights. In no event shall LICENSEE sublicense or distribute, in whole or in part, the PROGRAM, modifications, BUG FIXES, or the DATABASE, without prior permission from MIT. LICENSEE agrees not to allow any non-employee of LICENSEE to access, view, or use the PROGRAM or the DATABASE, unless such person is an independent contractor performing services on behalf of LICENSEE. LICENSEE agrees not to put the PROGRAM or the DATABASE on a network, server, or other similar technology that may be accessed by any individual other than the LICENSEE.

2.3 License Limitations. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer any rights upon LICENSEE by implication, estoppel, or otherwise to any computer software, trademark, intellectual property, or patent rights of MIT, the Broad Institute, Inc. (“BROAD”), or of any other entity, except as expressly granted herein. LICENSEE agrees that neither the PROGRAM nor the DATABASE shall be used as the basis of a commercial software or hardware product and that the same shall not be rewritten in another computer language or otherwise adapted to circumvent the need for obtaining a license for use of the PROGRAM or the DATABASE other than as specified by this Agreement.

3. CONSIDERATION
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4. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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8.4 Survival. The following provisions shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement:
Articles 1, 5, 6 and Sections 2.2, 2.3, 8.2, 8.4 and 8.5.

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