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Creative Commons Legal Code
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of copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal
limitation commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the protection of databases, and under any national implementation thereof,
"License"). The License shall be deemed effective as of the date CC0 was including any amended or successor version of such directive); and
applied by Affirmer to the Work. Should any part of the License for any
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of the License, and in such case Affirmer hereby affirms that he or she
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action with respect to the Work, in either case contrary to Affirmer's unconditionally waives, abandons, and surrenders all of Affirmer's Copyright
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known or unknown (including existing as well as future claims and causes of
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duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including future time
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copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation
commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the "Waiver"). Affirmer makes
the Waiver for the benefit of each member of the public at large and to the
detriment of Affirmer's heirs and successors, fully intending that such Waiver
shall not be subject to revocation, rescission, cancellation, termination, or
any other legal or equitable action to disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the Work
by the public as contemplated by Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
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in any current or future medium and for any number of copies, and (iv) for any
purpose whatsoever, including without limitation commercial, advertising or
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