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Creative Commons Legal Code CC0 1.0 Universal Official translations of this
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CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL
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SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT
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RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS"
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BASIS. CREATIVE COMMONS MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS
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DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND DISCLAIMS
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LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE
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INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
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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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authorship and/or a database (each, a "Work").
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purpose of contributing to a commons of creative, cultural and scientific works
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("Commons") that the public can reliably and without fear of later claims of
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infringement build upon, modify, incorporate in other works, reuse and
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redistribute as freely as possible in any form whatsoever and for any purposes,
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including without limitation commercial purposes. These owners may contribute
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to the Commons to promote the ideal of a free culture and the further
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production of creative, cultural and scientific works, or to gain reputation or
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greater distribution for their Work in part through the use and efforts 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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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 to,
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the following:
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based on applicable law or treaty, and any national implementations
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thereof.
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applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully, permanently, irrevocably and
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and Related Rights and associated claims and causes of action, whether now
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known or unknown (including existing as well as future claims and causes of
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action), in the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the maximum
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duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including future time
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extensions), (iii) in any current or future medium and for any number of
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copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation
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commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the "Waiver"). Affirmer makes
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any other legal or equitable action to disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the Work
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by the public as contemplated by Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
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judged legally invalid or ineffective under applicable law, then the Waiver
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Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose. In addition, to the extent the Waiver
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is so judged Affirmer hereby grants to each affected person a royalty-free, non
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transferable, non sublicensable, non exclusive, irrevocable and unconditional
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license to exercise Affirmer's Copyright and Related Rights in the Work (i) in
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all territories worldwide, (ii) for the maximum duration provided by applicable
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law or treaty (including future time extensions), (iii) in any current or
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future medium and for any number of copies, and (iv) for any purpose
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whatsoever, including without limitation commercial, advertising or promotional
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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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for a particular purpose, non infringement, or the absence of latent or
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not discoverable, all to the greatest extent permissible under applicable
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law. Affirmer disclaims responsibility for clearing rights of other
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persons that may apply to the Work or any use thereof, including without
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limitation any person's Copyright and Related Rights in the Work. Further,
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Affirmer disclaims responsibility for obtaining any necessary consents,
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the Work.
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