20. DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS Any books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or
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other documents, data, drawings or other materials, including but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Independent
Contractor in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the exclusive property
of the City of Nashua and all such materials shall be remitted and delivered, at Independent
Contractor's expense, by Independent Contractor to the City of Nashua upon completion,
termination, or cancellation of this contract. Alternatively, if the City of Nashua provides its
written approval to Independent Contractor, any books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or
other documents, data, drawmgs or other materials mcluding but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Independent
Contractor in the performance of its obligations under this contract must be retained by
Independent Contractor for a minimum of four years after fmal payment is made and all other
pending matters are closed. If, at any time during the retention period, the City of Nashua, in
writing, requests any or all of the materials, then Independent Contractor shall promptly remit and
deliver the materials, at Independent Contractor's expense, to the City of Nashua. Independent
Contractor shall not use, willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any purpose
other than the performance of Independent Contractor's obligations under this contract without
the prior written consent of the City of Nashua.
PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS Independent Contractor expressly agrees
that all documents ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City of Nashua by Independent
Contractor (including those remitted to the City of Nashua by Independent Contractor pursuant to
paragraph 20), unless designated as confidential by a specific statue of the State of New
Hampshire, shall be treated as public records and shall be available for inspection and copying by
any person, or any governmental entity.
No books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or other documents, data, drawings or other
materials including but not limited to those contained in media of anv sort (e.g., electronic,
magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Independent Contractor in the performance of its
obligations under this contract shall be the subject of any application for a copyright or patent by
or on behalf of Independent Contractor. The City of Nashua shall have the right to reproduce any
such materials,
Independent Contractor expressly and indefinitely waives all of its rights to bring, including but
not limited to, by way of complaint, interpleader, intervention, or any third party practice, any
claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, or executions, for damages or any other relief, in any
administrative or judicial forum, against the City of Nashua or any of its officers or employees, in
either their official or individual capacity of the City of Nashua, for violations of or infringement
of the copyright or patent laws of the United States or of any other nation. Independent
Contractor agrees to indemnify, to defend, and to hold harmless the City of Nashua, its
representatives, and employees from any claim or action seeking to impose liability, costs, and
attorney fees incurred as a result of or in connection with any claim, whether rightful or
otherwise, that any material prepared by or supplied to Independent Contractor infringes any
copyright or that amy equipment, material, or process (or any part thereof) specified by
Independent Contractor infringes any patent.
Independent Contractor shall have the nght, in order to avoid such claims or actions, to substitute
at its expense non-mfringing materials, concepts, products, or processes, or to modify such
infringing materials, concepts, products, or processes so they become non-infringing, or to obtain
the necessary licenses to use the mfringing materials, concepts, products, or processes, provided
that such substituted or modified materials, concepts, products, or processes shall meet all the
requirements and be subject to all the terms and conditions of this contract.
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