Application by an Organization 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 ____________________________________
                                                
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Official mail address                ____________________________________
                                                
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Telephone                            ____________________________________

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1. Permitted Uses.

1. The Information may only be used for research and development of natural-language- processing, information-retrieval or document-understanding systems.
2. 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The organization will maintain and post a list of people with current and recently- terminated access to the information.
4. 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.

1. The copyright holders retain ownership and reserve all rights pertaining to the use and distribution of the information.
2. 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.
3. Violations of the copyright restrictions on the information may result in legal liability.
4. 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.

The organization shall send a signed copy of this agreement by facsimile to LDC, fax number (+1) 215 573-2175. Alternately, the organization shall email an electronic version of the signed agreement to LDC at ldc@ldc.upenn.edu.

By the applicant:

Signature       _______________________________ Date    _______________

Name            _______________________________ Title   _______________

Accepted for the Linguistic Data Consortium:

Signature       _______________________________ Date    _______________

Name            Christopher Cieri               Title   Executive Director