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+Title: ASF CLA FAQ
+Notice: Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ .
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ .
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+This page answers most of the common queries that we receive about our contribution agreements.
+
+* For other licensing questions, please see our [Licensing FAQ](../foundation/licensing.html).
+* For non-licensing questions, please see our [General FAQ](//www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html).
+
+# Frequent Questions about ASF Contribution Agreements #
+
+1. [May I re-use (and modify) the ASF Contributor License Agreements
+(CLAs) for my own purposes?](#CLA-Usage)
+
+1. [What is the scope of patent grants made to the ASF?](#PatentScope)
+
+1. [Are contributor's employers required to sign a CCLA?](#cclas-not-required)
+
+If none of the above addresses your query, please check the [resources at
+the bottom of this page](#resources) for general information.
+
+# Answers #
+
+Here are the detailed answers for each of the questions above.
+
+## May I re-use (and modify) the ASF Contributor License Agreements (CLAs) for my own purposes? ## {#CLA-Usage}
+
+Yes, you are allowed to re-use and modify them. You just can't hold the ASF
+legally responsible if these documents are not exactly what you intend them
+to be. We recommend that you obtain your own legal advice so you know
+exactly what you are getting yourself into.
+
+And if you adapt these agreements for your purposes, you have to make
+sure that the phrase 'Apache Software Foundation' or any confusingly
+similar references or parts that specifically refer to the Apache
+organisation do not appear in your version of the agreements (except to
+note that your version is derived and differs from the original provided by
+the ASF).
+
+
+## What is the scope of patent grants made to the ASF? ## {#PatentScope}
+<style>
+ dl dt {float: left}
+ dl dd {margin-left: 3em}
+</style>
+
+This is a four part question:
+
+Q1:
+: If I own a patent and contribute to a Work, and, at the time my
+ contribution is included in that Work, none of my patent's claims are
+ subject to Apache's Grant of Patent License, is there a way any of
+ those claims would later become subject to the Grant of Patent License
+ solely due to subsequent contributions by other parties who are not
+ licensees of that patent.
+
+A1:
+: No.
+
+
+Q2:
+: If at any time after my contribution, I am able to license other
+ patent claims that would have been subject to Apache's Grant of Patent
+ License if they were licenseable by me at the time of my contribution,
+ do those other claims become subject to the Grant of Patent License?
+
+A2:
+: Yes.
+
+
+Q3:
+: If I own or control a licensable patent and contribute code to a
+ specific Apache product, which of my patent claims are subject to
+ Apache's Grant of Patent License?
+
+A3:
+: The only patent claims that are licensed to the ASF are those you own
+ or have the right to license that read on your contribution or on the
+ combination of your contribution with the specific Apache product to
+ which you contributed as it existed at the time of your contribution.
+ No additional patent claims become licensed as a result of subsequent
+ combinations of your contribution with any other software. Note,
+ however, that licensable patent claims include those that you acquire
+ in the future, as long as they read on your original contribution as
+ made at the original time. Once a patent claim is subject to Apache's
+ Grant of Patent License, it is licensed under the terms of that Grant
+ to the ASF and to recipients of any software distributed by the ASF
+ for any Apache software product whatsoever.
+
+
+Q4:
+: What is an Apache product?
+
+A4:
+: An Apache product is a body of software being developed by the ASF
+ that the ASF intends to both alter and to publish as a separate line
+ of releases.
+
+
+##Are contributor's employers required to sign a CCLA? {#cclas-not-required}
+
+Only if their employment situation necessitates that a CCLA be signed.
+See section 4 of the ICLA for details.
+
+Committers must sign an ICLA. They make an individual claim that the code that
+they contribute is theirs to license. Reviewing their ICLA against their
+employer's ownership interests, applicable state and national law, and specific
+aspects of their employment contract and business policies will reveal that
+they can or cannot make that claim regarding any particular commit to whichever
+particular project they are committing in.
+
+The CCLA is a backup document that the committer/ICLA signer may use to
+eliminate all of the ambiguity between all these conflicting laws, contracts,
+policies and job assignments. We've never required it, many committers
+are confident of their individual representations under the ICLA, many other
+committers find it reassuring that their company has backed up their own
+ICLA with this umbrella document.
+
+It is the ICLA signatory's call if it is required, but it isn't exactly an easy
+call for many committers employed in the IT/Software industry.
+
+Finally, see section 8 of the ICLA, which requires signers to notify the
+Foundation when their status changes in ways that may require this to
+be reassessed.
+
+
+# Another Place to Look # {#resources}
+
+If you have questions about The Apache Software Foundation, its projects,
+or its software, we recommend the following link for more information or
+assistance:
+
+- The Foundation pre-FAQ: [Contact Apache
+FAQ](http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html)
+
+If you have a question specifically about the Apache license or
+distribution of Apache software, and it has not been answered by this page,
+please [contact the Legal Affairs Committee](//www.apache.org/legal/).
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