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| 480 | + | ||
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| 495 | +necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: | ||
| 496 | + | ||
| 497 | + Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the | ||
| 498 | + library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random | ||
| 499 | + Hacker. | ||
| 500 | + | ||
| 501 | + <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990 | ||
| 502 | + Ty Coon, President of Vice | ||
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