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Application by an Individual to Use the TIPSTER Information-
Retrieval Text Research Collection, Volume 3
The _________________________________________, an organization of
approximately _____ people engaging in research and development of natural-language-
processing, information-retrieval or document-understanding systems, which is a part of
Corporation/Partnership/Legal Entity ____________________________________
____________________________________
Official mail address ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Telephone ____________________________________
Facsimile ____________________________________
Electronic mail ____________________________________
apply(ies) to use the Information designated as the TIPSTER Information-Retrieval
Text Research Collection, volume 3 subject to the following understandings, terms, and
conditions. These understandings, terms and conditions apply equally to all or to part of the
Information.
1. Permitted Uses.
- The Information may only be used for research and development of natural-language-
processing, information-retrieval or document-understanding systems.
- Summaries, analyses and interpretations of the linguistic properties of the Information
may be derived and published in a scientific or technical context, solely for the purpose of
describing the research and development and related issues. Any such use shall not infringe the
rights of any third party including, but not limited to, the authors and publishers of the
excerpts.
2. Access to the Information by individuals.
- Access to the Information by an individual person is to be controlled by that
person's
organization. The organization may only grant access to people working under
its control,
i.e. its own members, consultants to the organization, or individuals providing service to the
organization.
- Individuals may be allowed access to the Information only after completing a
copy of the Application of an Individual to Use the TIPSTER
Information-Retrieval Text
Research Collection, volume 3, as provided with this application. The access is to be
terminated when the conditions of the application no longer apply. The organization will retain
the applications of all persons ever granted access to the Information and make them available
upon request to any of the copyright holders and to the institution or agency holing this
completed application.
- The organization will maintain and post a list of people with current and recently-
terminated access to the information.
- An individual with access may only display the information to or share the information
with persons whom his organization lists as having access to the information.
3. Copyright
- The copyright holders retain ownership and reserve all rights pertaining to the use and
distribution of the information.
- Except as specifically permitted above and as necessary to use and maintain the
integrity of
the information on computers used by the organization, the display, reproduction,
transmission, distribution or publication of the information is prohibited.
- Violations of the copyright restrictions on the information may result in legal
liability.
- Copyright holders of the information contained in the TIPSTER Information Retrieval
Text Research Collection, volume 3 include:
San Jose Mercury News, Copyright 1991 San Jose Mercury News.
Associated Press, Copyright 1990
U.S. Patent Office; formatted version copyright 1993, University of Pennsylvania
Computer Library materials copyright owned by Ziff Communications
Company and other parties as their respective interests may appear.
By the applicant:
Signature _______________________________ Date _______________
Name _______________________________ Title _______________
Accepted for the organization:
Signature _______________________________ Date _______________
Name _______________________________ Title _______________
Institution/Agency ___________________________________________________