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+# CC0 1.0 Universal
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+## Statement of Purpose
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+The laws of most jurisdictions throughout the world automatically confer
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+exclusive Copyright and Related Rights (defined below) upon the creator and
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+subsequent owner(s) (each and all, an “owner”) of an original work of
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+others.
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+For these and/or other purposes and motivations, and without any expectation of
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+additional consideration or compensation, the person associating CC0 with a
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+Work (the “Affirmer”), to the extent that he or she is an owner of Copyright
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+and Related Rights in the Work, voluntarily elects to apply CC0 to the Work and
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+publicly distribute the Work under its terms, with knowledge of his or her
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+Copyright and Related Rights in the Work and the meaning and intended legal
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+effect of CC0 on those rights.
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+1. Copyright and Related Rights. A Work made available under CC0 may be
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+ protected by copyright and related or neighboring rights (“Copyright and
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+ Related Rights”). Copyright and Related Rights include, but are not limited
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+ European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal
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+applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully, permanently, irrevocably and
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+action), in the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the maximum
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+purposes (the “License”). The License shall be deemed effective as of the date
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+CC0 was applied by Affirmer to the Work. Should any part of the License for any
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+License, and in such case Affirmer hereby affirms that he or she will not (i)
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+Work, in either case contrary to Affirmer’s express Statement of Purpose.
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+ this CC0 or use of the Work.
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+For more information, please see
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+http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.
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