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7/96 Attachment 42. 43 Page 5 construed to limit Contractor's liability hereunder or to fulfill the indemnification provisions and requirements of this Agreement. Notwithstanding said policy or policies of insurance. Contractor shall be obligated for the full and total amount of any damage, injury, or loss caused by negligence or neglect connected with this Agreement. 6. COPYRIGHT AND PATENT. No summary, report. map, chart. graph. table. study or other document or discovery, invention, or development produced in whole or in part with funds made available under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright or patent by or on behalf of Contractor, its officers, its agents, its employees or its subcontractors without prior written authorization from the STATE. Contractor shall ensure that this limitation is applied to and complied with by its subcontractors. 7. Relationship of Parties. Independent Contractor Status and Responsibilities, Including Tax Responsibilities. a. In the performance of this Agreement, the Contractor is an "independent contractor," with the authority and responsibility to control and direct the performance required under this Agreement; however, the STATE shall have a general right of inspection to determine whether, in the STATE's opinion, the Contractor is in compliance with this Agreement. b. The Contractor and the Contractor's employers and agents are not, by reason of this Agreement, agents or employees of the STATE for any purpose, and the Contractor, and the Contractor's employees and agents are not entitled to claim or receive from the STATE any vacation, sick leave, retirement, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, or other benefits provided to state employees.