Licensing XML libraries for commercial use...

After reading the license terms for the XML parser for 'C', I am confused. The license document embedded in the download package, says you need to contact Oracle to license the library for commercial use. However, the click-wrap license for the OTN says you can use the technologies in commercial products. These totally contradict each other. I called Oracle and asked the following question, and after talking with 3 people, nobody knew a difinitive answer.
Here is the question: If I use the Oracle XML parser for 'C' library in the construction of a commercial application that I am selling, do I need purchase a license from Oracle to do this? If so, who do I contact?
Thanks,
- Ted
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It doesn't matter to me as much that the two agreements are different. What I am most concerned with is that BOTH say that I cannot build commercial/for-sale products using the kit without paying for a license. Who do I contact to get a license to use?
I called the number on the agreement and spoke to people who had no idea what I was talking about, nor who I could talk to.
Also, since you asked, I have attached the two different sections from the two license agreements below.
Thanks,
- Ted
[email protected]
DEVELOPMENT ONLY LIMITED LICENSE: Oracle grants Customer a nonexclusive, nontransferable limited license to use the Programs for development purposes only in the indicated operating environment identified by Oracle for a single developer user (one person) on a single computer. Customer may not use the Programs for internal data processing operations or any other commercial or production use. If Customer desires to use the Programs for any use other than the development use allowed under this Agreement, Customer must contact Oracle, or an Oracle reseller, to obtain the appropriate licenses. Customer may make one copy of each licensed Program for backup. No other copies shall be made without Oracle's prior written consent. Customer shall not: (a) remove any product identification, copyright notices, or other notices or proprietary restrictions from Programs; (b) use Programs for commercial timesharing, rental, or service bureau use; (c) transfer, sell, assign or otherwise convey
Programs to another party without Oracle's prior written consent; (d) cause or permit reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of Programs, except to the extent required for interoperability or to the extent that the foregoing restriction is expressly prohibited by law; or (e) disclose results of any benchmark tests of any Program to any third party without Oracle's prior written approval. This Agreement does not authorize Customer to use any Oracle name, trademark or logo.
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II. PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS: Oracle grants to Customer a nonexclusive, nontransferable right to copy and distribute the Programs to third party users ("User(s)") under the terms specified herein, provided that such distribution is free of charge. Prior to distributing the Programs for use by Users, Customer shall require Users to execute a written agreement binding Users to contractual provisions identical to those contained in Section I, III-XI inclusive, a provision specifying that Users shall have no right to distribute the Programs, and a provision specifying Oracle as a third party beneficiary of the User Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law ("User Agreement"). Customer agrees that it is Customer's responsibility to obtain User Agreements

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