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Creative Commons Legal Code
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CC0 1.0 Universal
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CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT
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PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT DOES
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NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS
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PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. CREATIVE
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COMMONS MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS
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DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND
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DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED
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HEREUNDER.
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Statement of Purpose
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The laws of most jurisdictions throughout the world automatically
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confer exclusive Copyright and Related Rights (defined below) upon
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the creator and subsequent owner(s) (each and all, an "owner") of
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an original work of authorship and/or a database (each, a "Work").
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Certain owners wish to permanently relinquish those rights to a Work
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for the purpose of contributing to a commons of creative, cultural
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and scientific works ("Commons") that the public can reliably and
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without fear of later claims of infringement build upon, modify,
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incorporate in other works, reuse and redistribute as freely as
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possible in any form whatsoever and for any purposes, including
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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
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reputation or greater distribution for their Work in part through
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the use and efforts of others.
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For these and/or other purposes and motivations, and without any
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expectation of additional consideration or compensation, the person
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associating CC0 with a Work (the "Affirmer"), to the extent that he
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or she is an owner of Copyright and Related Rights in the Work,
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voluntarily elects to apply CC0 to the Work and publicly distribute
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the Work under its terms, with knowledge of his or her Copyright
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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.
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A Work made available under CC0 may be protected by copyright and
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related or neighboring rights ("Copyright and Related Rights").
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Copyright and Related Rights include, but are not limited to, the
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following:
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i. the right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, display,
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communicate, and translate a Work;
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ii. moral rights retained by the original author(s) and/or
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performer(s);
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iii. publicity and privacy rights pertaining to a person's image or
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likeness depicted in a Work;
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iv. rights protecting against unfair competition in regards to a
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Work, subject to the limitations in paragraph 4(a), below;
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v. rights protecting the extraction, dissemination, use and reuse
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of data in a Work;
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vi. database rights (such as those arising under Directive 96/9/EC
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of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996
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on the legal protection of databases, and under any national
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implementation thereof, including any amended or successor
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version of such directive); and
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vii. other similar, equivalent or corresponding rights throughout the
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world based on applicable law or treaty, and any national
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implementations thereof.
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2. Waiver.
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To the greatest extent permitted by, but not in contravention of,
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applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully, permanently,
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irrevocably and unconditionally waives, abandons, and surrenders all
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of Affirmer's Copyright and Related Rights and associated claims and
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causes of action, whether now known or unknown (including existing
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as well as future claims and causes of action), in the Work
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(i) in all territories worldwide,
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(ii) for the maximum duration provided by applicable law or treaty
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(including future time extensions),
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(iii) in any current or future medium and for any number of copies, and
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(iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation
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commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the "Waiver").
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Affirmer makes the Waiver for the benefit of each member of the public
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at large and to the detriment of Affirmer's heirs and successors, fully
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intending that such Waiver shall not be subject to revocation,
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rescission, cancellation, termination, or any other legal or equitable
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action to disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the Work by the public as
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contemplated by Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
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3. Public License Fallback.
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Should any part of the Waiver for any reason be judged legally invalid
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or ineffective under applicable law, then the Waiver shall be preserved
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to the maximum extent permitted taking into account Affirmer's express
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Statement of Purpose. In addition, to the extent the Waiver is so
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judged Affirmer hereby grants to each affected person a royalty-free,
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non transferable, non sublicensable, non exclusive, irrevocable and
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unconditional license to exercise Affirmer's Copyright and Related
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Rights in the Work
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(i) in all territories worldwide,
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(ii) for the maximum duration provided by applicable law or treaty
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(including future time extensions),
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(iii) in any current or future medium and for any number of copies, and
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(iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation
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commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the "License").
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The License shall be deemed effective as of the date CC0 was applied
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by Affirmer to the Work. Should any part of the License for any reason
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be judged legally invalid or ineffective under applicable law, such
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partial invalidity or ineffectiveness shall not invalidate the
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remainder of the License, and in such case Affirmer hereby affirms
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that he or she will not (i) exercise any of his or her remaining
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Copyright and Related Rights in the Work or (ii) assert any associated
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claims and causes of action with respect to the Work, in either case
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contrary to Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
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4. Limitations and Disclaimers.
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a. No trademark or patent rights held by Affirmer are waived,
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abandoned, surrendered, licensed or otherwise affected by
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this document.
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b. Affirmer offers the Work as-is and makes no representations or
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warranties of any kind concerning the Work, express, implied,
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statutory or otherwise, including without limitation warranties
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of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non
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infringement, or the absence of latent or other defects, accuracy,
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or the present or absence of errors, whether or not discoverable,
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all to the greatest extent permissible under applicable law.
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c. Affirmer disclaims responsibility for clearing rights of other
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persons that may apply to the Work or any use thereof, including
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without limitation any person's Copyright and Related Rights in
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the Work. Further, Affirmer disclaims responsibility for obtaining
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any necessary consents, permissions or other rights required for
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any use of the Work.
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d. Affirmer understands and acknowledges that Creative Commons is not
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a party to this document and has no duty or obligation with respect
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to this CC0 or use of the Work.
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