﻿PUBLIC USE LICENSE OF THE "ARACNE" SOFTWARE © 2024 (NATIONAL PRADO MUSEUM AND UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE)
This Public License applies to the computer program "ARACNE" provided under the conditions set forth in this license. Any use of the work not authorized by this license is prohibited (insofar as such use is protected by a right of the copyright holder of the work).
1. Definitions
In this license, the following terms are understood as:
- "license": this license,
- "original work": the computer program distributed or communicated by the licensor under this license in executable code form, 
- "derivative works": works or computer programs that the licensee may create based on the original work or any modifications thereof. This license does not define the degree of modification or dependence on the original work necessary to classify a work as derivative; such degree shall be determined in accordance with applicable copyright law under clause 15, 
- "work": the original work or its derivative works, 
- "source code": the human-readable form of the work that can be studied and modified more easily, 
 - "executable code": any code, generally compiled, intended to be interpreted as a program by a computer, 
- "licensor": the natural or legal person who distributes or communicates the work under the license, 
- "licensee": the natural or legal person who makes any use of the work under the conditions set forth in the license, 
- "distribution" or "communication": any act of sale, donation, loan, rental, distribution, communication, transmission, or any other act of making available, online or offline, copies of the work or access to its essential functionalities to another natural or legal person.
2. Scope of Rights Granted by the License
The licensor grants the licensee a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license that the licensee CANNOT sublicense while copyright on the computer program remains in force, and authorizes them to:
- Use the computer program for non-commercial purposes. Non-commercial purposes are understood as any use not intended to obtain monetary compensation.
3. Communication of Executable Code
The licensor only provides the computer program in executable code form.
4. Limitations on Copyright
In no case shall this license be interpreted to deprive the licensee of the benefits they may enjoy as a result of exceptions or limitations to the exclusive rights of copyright holders on the computer program, the expiration of such rights, or any other applicable limitation.
Beyond the authorized use in this license, the sharing aimed at providing electronic access to the licensed material by the public by any means or procedure that allows its reproduction, public exhibition, public presentation, distribution, broadcasting, communication, or importation, as well as its availability, including ways in which the public can access the material from a place and time individually chosen by them, is expressly prohibited.
5. Licensee's Obligations
The transfer of rights under this license is subject to certain restrictions or obligations that the licensee must respect. These obligations are:
Right of Attribution: The licensee must maintain intact all warnings and references to copyright, patents, or registered trademarks, as well as those referring to the license and the disclaimer of liability. Specifically, any work or result, in writing, analog or digital, based on the use of the licensed software must contain one or all of the following attribution notices:
• Copyright notice with the following credit: © 2024, University of Seville and National Prado Museum. The use of the software is subject to a Use License.
• Notice that the use of the ARACNE software for commercial purposes is prohibited and subject to prior authorization from the National Prado Museum and the University of Seville.
• Mandatory citation notice for works based on the use of the licensed material subject to this license:

J.J. Murillo-Fuentes, Irene Fondón-García, Marta Ternero Gutiérrez, P. Aguilera-Bonet, Lucía Córdoba Saborido, Francisco Simois Tirado "ARACNE, A software tool for thread counting in X-rays of Fabrics" https://grupo.us.es/gapsc/aracne.

F. J. Simois-Tirado, J. J. Murillo-Fuentes, "On the power spectral density applied to the analysis of old canvases" Signal Processing. 2017. Vol. 143. Pg. 253-268.

Safeguarding Other Rights: This license does not authorize the use of the trade names, product or service marks, or names of the licensor, except when such use, made within reasonable limits and in accordance with customary practices, is necessary to indicate the origin of the computer program and reproduce the content of the copyright notice.
Reverse Engineering: The National Prado Museum and the University of Seville do not authorize the licensee to use the ARACNE software for reverse engineering purposes or any other method, currently known or to be created in the future, intended to determine the internal workings and/or source code and/or make technical modifications necessary for this purpose.
No Transformation: Any modification, addition, alteration, adaptation, or any other form of alteration, whether total or partial, of the ARACNE software is prohibited.
"Sui Generis" Database Rights: The incorporation of ARACNE software, in whole or in part, into any database not owned by the National Prado Museum or University of Seville is prohibited.
6. Sequence of Authorship
The original licensor guarantees to be the original holder of the copyright on the computer program subject to this license or to have acquired such rights through the corresponding license and to be authorized to grant licenses over such rights.
Each contributor guarantees to be the copyright holder of the modifications they contribute to the computer program or to have acquired such rights through the corresponding license and to be authorized to grant licenses over such rights.
7. Warranty Disclaimer
The computer program is under development, subject to ongoing improvements by its authors. It is not a finished program and, therefore, may contain defects or errors inherent to this type of development.
For this reason, the computer program is provided "as is" under the license, without any warranties of any kind, particularly, but not limited to, regarding its use, fitness for a particular purpose, absence of defects or errors, accuracy, and non-infringement of intellectual property rights other than the copyright as stated in clause 6 of this license.
This warranty disclaimer is an essential part of the license and is a condition for the transfer of any rights regarding the computer program.
8. Liability Disclaimer
The licensor shall not be liable for any kind of damages, direct or indirect, material or moral, arising from the license or the use of the computer program, particularly, but not limited to, damages for loss of reputation, downtime, equipment malfunction, data loss, or any commercial loss, even if the licensor was aware of the possibility of such damages.
9. License Acceptance
The provisions of this license can be accepted by clicking the "Accept" icon located at the bottom of the window where the text of this license appears or by manifesting consent in any other similar manner, in accordance with applicable law. By clicking on said icon, the licensee expresses their unequivocal and irrevocable acceptance of this license and all its contents.
Likewise, the licensee irrevocably accepts this license and all its conditions by merely using the computer program.
10. Termination of the License
The license and the rights granted under it will automatically terminate if the licensee breaches any of the license conditions.
11. Miscellaneous
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 9, the license shall represent the entire agreement between the parties regarding the computer program.
The possible invalidity or ineffectiveness of any provision of this license under applicable law shall not affect the general validity or effectiveness of the license. In such cases, the provision will be interpreted or reformulated as necessary to make it valid and effective.
The National Prado Museum and the University of Seville may publish other or new versions of this license as necessary and reasonable, without reducing the scope of the rights granted by the license. New versions of the license will be published with a unique version number. All versions of this license have the same validity.
12. Competent Courts
Acceptance of this license entails the licensee's waiver of any claims or disputes. In any case, disputes regarding the interpretation of this license between the parties shall be submitted to the Spanish courts for the resolution of any unresolved differences that may arise from the interpretation or execution of this contract.
13. Applicable Law
Without prejudice to the provisions of a specific agreement between the parties, this license shall be governed by Spanish law.

