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The '''BitTorrent Open Source LicenceLicense''', is derived from the [[Jabber]] Open Source LicenceLicense]], which is an [[Open Source Initiative]] (OSI) approved license. Former versions of the [[BitTorrent (software)|BitTorrent client]] (before 6.0) and related pieces of software are licensed under this License.<ref>{{cite whichweb|url=http://www2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license|title=BitTorrent isOpen availableSource here:License - BitTorrent|date=9 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809153637/http://wwwwww2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2011-08-09}}</ref>

A noteworthy aspect of the BitTorrent Open Source LicenceLicense is that it does not grant trademark licencelicense. The trademark "BitTorrent" is owned by the company BitTorrent Inc. and is governed by the Trademark Use Guidelines.<ref>{{cite available hereweb|url=http://bittorrent.com/trademark.html|title=BitTorrent|date=16 httpJuly 2006|archive-url=https://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20060716194903/http://bittorrent.com/trademark.html|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2006-07-16}}</ref>

=== Open Source claims ===

Although the licencelicense is derived from an OSI -approved license, this licence haslicense nothasn't been approved. Furthermore, the approved version of the Jabber licence is no longer used or recommended for use by its authors.<ref name="jabberosilicense">{{cite web

Although the licence is derived from an OSI approved license, this licence has not been approved. Furthermore, the approved version of the Jabber licence is no longer used or recommended for use by its authors.<ref name="jabberosilicense">{{cite web

| title = Jabber Open Source License

| url = http://opensource.org/licenses/jabberpl.php

| publisher = [[Open Source Initiative]]

| accessdateaccess-date = 2006-07-05}}</ref>

The [[Free Software Foundation]] considers it to be a free software license, albeit one incompatible with the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="fsflist">{{cite web| url=http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses |title=Licenses - Free Software Foundation|website=Fsf.org |access-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809153637/http://wwwwww2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license Official license source hosted on the BitTorrent website]

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080213154112/http://www.bittorrent.com/bittorrent-open-source-license Originally hosted official license source (Internet Archive)]

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* [http://www.bittorrent.com/bittorrent-open-source-license Official license source]

[[Category:BitTorrent]]

[[Category:SoftwareFree and open-source software licenses]]

The source code for the BitTorrent software (up to 6.0) implementation is available here:

http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/