ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. 563 Patricia Drive, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA L6K 1M4 Telephone 905-845-7959 15th. November, 1993 TAXFORMS.EXE SHAREWARE DESCRIPTION AND LICENSE AGREEMENT =========================================== All users and distributors of TAXFORMS.EXE are deemed to have read and consented to this license agreement. Any legal interpretation of and/or legal action brought on this license agreement will be subject to the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and to the federal laws of Canada. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE ----------------------- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT ---------------------- Users of TAXFORMS.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty comprised of the following sub paragraphs numbered 1 through 6 and the "ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE" which follows those sub paragraphs. 1. Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and all such warranties are expressly and specifically disclaimed. 2. Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. makes all software available solely on an "as is" basis. 3. Neither Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation, production, or delivery of this software shall be liable for any special, collateral, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of the purchase or use or inability to use such software even if Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. has been advised of the possibility of such damages or claims. 4. Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of this software, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes. 5. The sole and exclusive liability of Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd., regardless of the form of action, shall not exceed the Purchase Price (excluding any Annual Update Fees) Paid. Moreover, Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever by any other party against the user of the programs. 6. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of Canada and of the Province of Ontario, Canada and shall inure to the benefit of Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a Provincial or Canadian Federal Court of competent jurisdiction located in the Region of Halton, Ontario, Canada, or if action is brought in a Federal Court and no such court is located in the Region of Halton then the action will be brought in the Federal Court located closest to the town of Oakville, Ontario. The parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE -------------------------------------- TAXFORMS.EXE is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share the shareware version with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using TAXFORMS.EXE and continue to use TAXFORMS.EXE after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of U.S.$75.00 to ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. The U.S.$75.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. If you wish to do Magnetic Media W-2 Reporting the $75.00 referred to in the above two sentences is doubled to U.S. $150.00 . You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Users of TAXFORMS.EXE must register and pay for their copies of TAXFORMS.EXE within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Continued use after that without payment is a violation of copyright laws. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. Anyone distributing TAXFORMS.EXE for any kind of remuneration must first contact ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. at the address above for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering TAXFORMS.EXE immediately (However ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of TAXFORMS.EXE.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of TAXFORMS.EXE along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the TAXFORMS.EXE system. CHRISTOPHER ANTHISTLE, PRESIDENT