MPL 2.0 License
i2b2 has changed from a private non-standard Open Source license to one of the public licenses, the MPL 2.0 License. With this change, it will be more conducive to contributions from the Community to the i2b2 platform in the future.
Due to the nature of the i2b2 platform and its uses, these is an addendum added to the standard MPL 2.0 license: Healthcare Disclaimer Addendum to the i2b2 MPL 2.0 License.
The MPL 2.0 license can be found at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
The Healthcare Disclaimer is listed below.
Healthcare Disclaimer
In the United States, or any other jurisdictions where they may apply, the following additional disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability are hereby incorporated into the terms and conditions of MPL 2.0:
No warranties of any kind whatsoever are made as to the results that You will obtain from relying upon the covered code (or any information or content obtained by way of the covered code), including but not limited to compliance with privacy laws or regulations or clinical care industry standards and protocols. Use of the covered code is not a substitute for a health care providers standard practice or professional judgment. Any decision with regard to the appropriateness of treatment, or the validity or reliability of information or content made available by the covered code, is the sole responsibility of the health care provider. Consequently, it is incumbent upon each health care provider to verify all medical history and treatment plans with each patient.
Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall any Contributor, or anyone who distributes Covered Software as permitted by the license, be liable to You for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential damages of any character including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other damages or losses, of any nature whatsoever (direct or otherwise) on account of or associated with the use or inability to use the covered content (including, without limitation, the use of information or content made available by the covered code, all documentation associated therewith, and the failure of the covered code to comply with privacy laws and regulations or clinical care industry standards and protocols), even if such party shall have been informed of the possibility of such damages.
