Statement of Purpose

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she is an owner of Copyright and Related Rights in the Work,
voluntarily elects to apply CC0 to the Work and publicly distribute
the Work under its terms, with knowledge of his or her Copyright and
Related Rights in the Work and the meaning and intended legal effect
of CC0 on those rights.

1. Copyright and Related Rights. A Work made available under CC0 may
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   ("Copyright and Related Rights"). Copyright and Related Rights
   include, but are not limited to, the following:

       i. the right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, display,
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      ii. moral rights retained by the original author(s) and/or
          performer(s);
     iii. publicity and privacy rights pertaining to a person's image
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      iv. rights protecting against unfair competition in regards to a
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          reuse of data in a Work;
      vi. database rights (such as those arising under Directive
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          any national implementation thereof, including any amended
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          national implementations thereof.

2. Waiver. To the greatest extent permitted by, but not in
   contravention of, applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully,
   permanently, irrevocably and unconditionally waives, abandons, and
   surrenders all of Affirmer's Copyright and Related Rights and
   associated claims and causes of action, whether now known or
   unknown (including existing as well as future claims and causes of
   action), in the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the
   maximum duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including
   future time extensions), (iii) in any current or future medium and
   for any number of 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.

3. Public License Fallback. Should any part of the Waiver for any
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   permitted taking into account Affirmer's express Statement of
   Purpose. In addition, to the extent the Waiver is so judged
   Affirmer hereby grants to each affected person a royalty-free, non
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   maximum duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including
   future time extensions), (iii) in any current or future medium and
   for any number of copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever,
   including without limitation commercial, advertising or promotional
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   of the date CC0 was applied by Affirmer to the Work. Should any
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   ineffective under applicable law, such partial invalidity or
   ineffectiveness shall not invalidate the remainder of the License,
   and in such case Affirmer hereby affirms that he or she will not
   (i) exercise any of his or her remaining Copyright and Related
   Rights in the Work or (ii) assert any associated claims and causes
   of action with respect to the Work, in either case contrary to
   Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.

4. Limitations and Disclaimers.

   a. No trademark or patent rights held by Affirmer are waived,
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   b. Affirmer offers the Work as-is and makes no representations or
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   c. Affirmer disclaims responsibility for clearing rights of other
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      without limitation any person's Copyright and Related Rights in
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   d. Affirmer understands and acknowledges that Creative Commons is
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      respect to this CC0 or use of the Work.
