CodeMasters Lord Of the Rings Online - Shadows of Angmar for PC - Manual (Page 52)

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Codemasters, Online Services
End User License Agreement
En français : http://www.lotro-europe.com/legal
Auf Deutsch: http://www.lotro-europe.com/legal
Be sure to read and understand all of the rights and restrictions described in the current End
User License Agreement (“EULA”). You cannot copy, use, access or play The Lord of the Rings
Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ unless or until you accept the terms of the current EULA.
This EULA is a legal agreement between the individual end user customer (“you”) and THE
CODEMASTERS SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED, a limited company registered in England
(“Codemasters”, “we” or “us”), for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™,
which include(s) the client software to be installed on your personal computer (the “Client”),
printed materials, “online” or electronic documentation, and remote access to the Codemasters
(or its designees’) server software and related online virtual world (the “Server”) for such game
(collectively, the “Game”). The Client and Server are sometimes referred to in this Agreement and
the Code of Conduct as the “Software”. The Game includes patches, updates and supplements,
if any, to the original Software which we may from time to time provide or make available to you
in our sole and absolute discretion. By pressing the “Accept” button or installing, copying, using,
accessing or playing the Game, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not
agree to the terms of this EULA, you may not install, copy, use, access or play the Game, in which
case you should contact your place of purchase regarding its return policy for the applicable
product. A copy of this EULA may be obtained from http://www.lotro-europe.com/legal.
The Game is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other
intellectual property laws and treaties. The Game is owned by CDC’s licensors, including Turbine,
Inc. (“Turbine”), and licensed to you, not sold, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this EULA
and the other documents referenced herein.
1. To play the Game, you must have (a) the Client which must be separately obtained and
installed on your personal computer (which must conform to the minimum specifi cation
requirements determined by Codemasters); (b) an online service subscription for access to the
Server (or authorised free trial access) through Codemasters or our authorised distributors or
service providers; and (c) a suitable connection to the Internet (not provided by Codemasters)
to connect to the Server. You are responsible for all charges and costs you incur in order to
access the Server and play the Game, including, without limitation, any subscription fees and
charges for Internet and telecommunications connections.
2. Upon payment of any applicable license fees and online fees, this EULA grants you a non-
exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited term license solely to use the Software to play
the Game, subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA, the Code of Conduct (which is
provided below and incorporated herein by this reference) and the Terms of Service (including
the online subscription and payment terms) which is posted at http://www.lotro-europe.
com/legal and incorporated herein by this reference. You may not modify, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce (except for one archival and backup copy as permitted by
applicable laws), publish, license, create derivative works from, adapt, translate, sublicense,
auction, rent, lease or sell the Software or any part of the Game. You may not use the Software
for a fee or on a pay-for-play basis, by means of sharing accounts with multiple users or
otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are the proprietor of an Internet café or
gaming room, you may operate the Software in a pay-for-play environment, provided that (i)
all computers used have their own individual copy of validly licensed Software installed, such
Software having been purchased at a retail store or other similar provider, and (ii) each end
user player has a valid online services subscription for access to the Server (or authorised
free trial access) through Codemasters or our authorised distributors or service providers,
which is not shared by other players. In addition, you may not reverse engineer, decompile or
disassemble any part of the Game, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly
permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation, in which case you agree to keep
the results of any such permitted reverse engineering confi dential and not to use them except
for the purpose of obtaining interoperability. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by us.
3. We reserve the right to transfer or cease the operation of the Game at any time or to terminate
your license to the Software and your access to the Game at any time, without notice or
refund, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, as a result of your breach
of this EULA, the Code of Conduct, or the Terms of Service, if we are unable to verify or
authenticate any information you provide to us, or if we discontinue offering the Game.
4. Codemasters (with the consent of Turbine) may amend this EULA, including the Terms of
Service and the Code of Conduct, at any time in its sole discretion. Such amendments shall
be effective upon your fi rst use of the Game after Codemasters makes them available for your
review. Accordingly, we recommend that you review this EULA and the Terms of Service and
Code of Conduct periodically.
5. To access the Game, you will be required to choose names for the characters you develop.
Your character name may not be contrary to the Code of Conduct or Terms of Service and
may not violate anyone’s rights. Certain character names may be banned by Codemasters (or
its licensees or licensors) from time to time. You acknowledge and agree that Codemasters
or its licensors have the right, without any compensation or credit to you, to post and display
your character name(s) and descriptions of your in-game activities within the Game and/or
on Game-related websites and bulletin boards and in our marketing and publicity efforts for
any reason, including, without limitation, in the event your access to the Game is suspended
or terminated for a violation of this EULA, the Terms of Service or the Code of Conduct or to
describe your character’s adventures and experiences.
6. As part of your Game experience, you may be able to input language and upload content to the
Game, our servers and similar areas which allow you to communicate with others in various
forms, such as in the selections you make for playing the Game (for example, character
names, in-game (text or voice) conversations, broadcast announcements, etc.) and in chat
channels (text or voice), and to create and modify your user interface, characters, character
names, game play and the like (collectively, the “Content”). Content created by you must
not: (a) infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of
any person or entity; (b) be profane, obscene, indecent or violate any law or regulation; (c)
defame, abuse, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy
and publicity) of others; (d) incite discrimination, hate or violence towards one person or
a group because of their race, a religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation or sex, or
insult the victims of crimes against humanity by contesting the existence of those crimes; (e)
contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted fi les, or any
other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer
or property of another; or (f) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the
Game. We have no obligation to monitor player Content related to the Game and disclaim all
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