JAX-RS: Java™ API for RESTful
Web Services
Version 2.0 Final Release
May 22, 2013
Editors:
Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
Marek Potociar
Comments to: users@jax-rs-spec.java.net
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA.
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JSR-339 Java™ API for RESTful Web Services (“Specification”)
Version: 2.0
Status: Final Release
Release: May 22, 2013
Copyright 2011-2013 Oracle America, Inc. (“Oracle”)
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worldwide, limited license (without the right to sublicense), under Oracle’s applicable intellectual property rights to
view, download, use and reproduce the Specification only for the purpose of internal evaluation. This includes (i)
developing applications intended to run on an implementation of the Specification, provided that such applications do
not themselves implement any portion(s) of the Specification, and (ii) discussing the Specification with any third
party; and (iii) excerpting brief portions of the Specification in oral or written communications which discuss the
Specification provided that such excerpts do not in the aggregate constitute a significant portion of the Specification.
2. License for the Distribution of Compliant Implementations. Oracle also grants you a perpetual, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty free, limited license (without the right to sublicense) under any
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Specification to create and/or distribute an Independent Implementation of the Specification that: (a) fully implements
the Specification including all its required interfaces and functionality; (b) does not modify, subset, superset or
otherwise extend the Licensor Name Space, or include any public or protected packages, classes, Java interfaces,
fields or methods within the Licensor Name Space other than those required/authorized by the Specification or
Specifications being implemented; and (c) passes the Technology Compatibility Kit (including satisfying the
requirements of the applicable TCK Users Guide) for such Specification (”Compliant Implementation”). In addition,
the foregoing license is expressly conditioned on your not acting outside its scope. No license is granted hereunder
for any other purpose (including, for example, modifying the Specification, other than to the extent of your fair use
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particular ”pass through” requirements in any license You grant concerning the use of your Independent
Implementation or products derived from it. However, except with respect to Independent Implementations (and
products derived from them) that satisfy limitations (a)-(c) from the previous paragraph, You may neither: (a) grant
or otherwise pass through to your licensees any licenses under Oracles applicable intellectual property rights; nor (b)
authorize your licensees to make any claims concerning their implementation’s compliance with the Specification in
question.
4. Reciprocity Concerning Patent Licenses.
a. With respect to any patent claims covered by the license granted under subparagraph 2 above that would be
infringed by all technically feasible implementations of the Specification, such license is conditioned upon your
offering on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, to any party seeking it from You, a perpetual,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide license under Your patent rights which are or would be infringed by all
technically feasible implementations of the Specification to develop, distribute and use a Compliant Implementation.
b. With respect to any patent claims owned by Oracle and covered by the license granted under subparagraph 2,
whether or not their infringement can be avoided in a technically feasible manner when implementing the
Specification, such license shall terminate with respect to such claims if You initiate a claim against Oracle that it has,
in the course of performing its responsibilities as the Specification Lead, induced any other entity to infringe Your
patent rights.
c. Also with respect to any patent claims owned by Oracle and covered by the license granted under subparagraph
2 above, where the infringement of such claims can be avoided in a technically feasible manner when implementing
the Specification such license, with respect to such claims, shall terminate if You initiate a claim against Oracle that
its making, having made, using, offering to sell, selling or importing a Compliant Implementation infringes Your
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patent rights.
5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement: ”Independent Implementation” shall mean an implementation of
the Specification that neither derives from any of Oracle’s source code or binary code materials nor, except with an
appropriate and separate license from Oracle, includes any of Oracle’s source code or binary code materials;
”Licensor Name Space” shall mean the public class or interface declarations whose names begin with ”java”,
”javax”, ”com.sun”, com.oracle or their equivalents in any subsequent naming convention adopted by Oracle through
the Java Community Process, or any recognized successors or replacements thereof; and ”Technology Compatibility
Kit” or ”TCK” shall mean the test suite and accompanying TCK User’s Guide provided by Oracle which corresponds
to the Specification and that was available either (i) from Oracle 120 days before the first release of Your Independent
Implementation that allows its use for commercial purposes, or (ii) more recently than 120 days from such release but
against which You elect to test Your implementation of the Specification.
This Agreement will terminate immediately without notice from Oracle if you breach the Agreement or act outside
the scope of the licenses granted above.
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT (INCLUDING AS
A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY PRACTICE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIFICATION), OR THAT THE
CONTENTS OF THE SPECIFICATION ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE. This document does not represent
any commitment to release or implement any portion of the Specification in any product. In addition, the
Specification could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
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LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST REVENUE, PROFITS OR
DATA, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR HAVING, IMPLEMENTING OR OTHERWISE USING THE
SPECIFICATION, EVEN IF ORACLE AND/OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. You will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Oracle and its licensors from
any claims arising or resulting from: (i) your use of the Specification; (ii) the use or distribution of your Java
application, applet and/or implementation; and/or (iii) any claims that later versions or releases of any Specification
furnished to you are incompatible with the Specification provided to you under this license.
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U.S. Government: If this Specification is being acquired by or on behalf of the U.S. Government or by a U.S.
Government prime contractor or subcontractor (at any tier), then the Government’s rights in the Software and
accompanying documentation shall be only as set forth in this license; this is in accordance with 48 C.F.R. 227.7201
through 227.7202-4 (for Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions) and with 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 12.212 (for
non-DoD acquisitions).
REPORT
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agree that such Feedback is provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis, and (ii) grant Oracle a
perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, irrevocable license, with the right to sublicense through multiple
levels of sublicensees, to incorporate, disclose, and use without limitation the Feedback for any purpose.
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Convention for the International Sale of Goods and the choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will not apply.
The Specification is subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other
countries. Licensee agrees to comply strictly with all such laws and regulations and acknowledges that it has the
responsibility to obtain such licenses to export, re-export or import as may be required after delivery to Licensee.
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binding, unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each party.
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