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Indemnification and warranties are of greatest concern to large organizations, though individuals may also have an interest in these legal protections. Organizations and individuals should always review software license agreements and assess their tolerance for risk (legal and operational) as part of the evaluation process.

Jaspersoft Professional Licenses Grant Legal Protections
Professional Edition	Jaspersoft Professional licenses provide indemnification, which is expected in commercial software licenses. This is a significant benefit that you will not see in open source licenses. Jaspersoft will indemnify (free from harm) the user of Jaspersoft software if a third-party patent holder claims that Jaspersoft and users of the Jaspersoft software infringe the patent-holder's intellectual property rights. Be sure to review the Jaspersoft license for details.
Community Edition	Jaspersoft's Community Edition products are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (L-GPL) or General Public License (GPL). The GNU open source licenses do not provide protections against claims that the software may infringe upon another's intellectual property rights (indemnification). Indemnification matters because a third-party patent holder, for example, could claim that users of the Jaspersoft software infringe the patent-holder's intellectual property rights.

Open Source Licenses Provide Software "As-Is"
Professional Edition	Jaspersoft Professional licenses provide warranties that are expected in commercial software licenses. This is a significant benefit that you will not see in open source licenses.
Community Edition	The GNU GPL and L-GPL do not provide warranties. The software is provided "as-is." If it is found to be defective, the copyright owner (in this case, Jaspersoft), has no obligations under the GNU open source licenses.

To learn more about the differences between Community and Professional Edition software, visit Choose the Edition That is Right for You.

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The Market Leader in Open Source Business Intelligence

Jaspersoft Professional Licenses Grant Legal Protections

Open Source Licenses Provide Software "As-Is"