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==Licences and use policy==

Handle System, HANDLE.NET and Global Handle Registry are trademarks of the [[Corporation for National Research Initiatives]] (CNRI), a non-profit research and development corporation in the USA. The Handle System is the subject of patents by CNRI, which licenses its Handle System technology through a public license,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handle.net/HSj/hdlnet-2-LICENSE.pdf |title=LICENSE |publisher=www.handle.net |access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> similar to an open source license, in order to enable broader use of the technology. Handle System infrastructure is supported by prefix registration and service fees, with the majority coming from single prefix holders. The largest current single contributor is the [[International DOI Foundation]]. The Public License allows commercial and non-commercial use at low cost of both its patented technology and the reference implementation of the software, and allows the software to be freely embedded in other systems and products. A Service Agreement<ref name="license">{{cite web|url=http://www.handle.net/service_agreement.html|title=Redirect to Current Handle.Net web site content.|website=handle.net|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> is also available for users who intend to provide identifier and/or resolution services using the Handle System technology under the Handle System public license.