“You may not, and may not permit others to, combine, Distribute, or otherwise use the Licensed Technology with any code or other content which is covered by a license that would directly or indirectly require that all or part of the Licensed Technology...”
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This prohibition prevents users from integrating the Licensed Technology with copyleft or similar open-source code that could require the Licensed Technology itself to be released under those terms.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off and does not include the full consequence clause following 'all or part of the Licensed Technology'; the exact outcome that the prohibited license would impose is not confirmed by the quoted language alone.
You are prohibited from combining or using the Licensed Technology with code or content governed by a license that would extend its requirements to any part of the Licensed Technology.
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This prohibition prevents users from integrating the Licensed Technology with copyleft or similar open-source code that could require the Licensed Technology itself to be released under those terms.
You are prohibited from combining or using the Licensed Technology with code or content governed by a license that would extend its requirements to any part of the Licensed Technology.
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