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(d) Harvard may terminate this licence at any time after [number] of years from the effective date of this Agreement or may not do so exclusively if the progress reports prepared by the AITE LICENCE do not prove, according to THE reasonable judgment of HARVARD, as LICENSEE: In recent times, publishers have begun to encrypt their software packages to prevent a user from installing the software without accepting the license agreement or violating the Digital Copyright (DMCA). [Citation required] LICENSEE wants to obtain an exclusive license in the territory to obtain the above invention, which is included in the RIGHTS patent in the club