README.md
1The package exports an array of strings. Each string is an identifier
2for a license exception under the [Software Package Data Exchange
3(SPDX)][SPDX] software license metadata standard.
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5[SPDX]: https://spdx.org
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7## Copyright and Licensing
8
9### SPDX
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11"SPDX" is a federally registered United States trademark of The Linux
12Foundation Corporation.
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14From version 2.0 of the [SPDX] specification:
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16> Copyright © 2010-2015 Linux Foundation and its Contributors. Licensed
17> under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 Unported. All other
18> rights are expressly reserved.
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20The Linux Foundation and the SPDX working groups are good people. Only
21they decide what "SPDX" means, as a standard and otherwise. I respect
22their work and their rights. You should, too.
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24### This Package
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26> I created this package by copying exception identifiers out of the
27> SPDX specification. That work was mechanical, routine, and required no
28> creativity whatsoever. - Kyle Mitchell, package author
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30United States users concerned about intellectual property may wish to
31discuss the following Supreme Court decisions with their attorneys:
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33- _Baker v. Selden_, 101 U.S. 99 (1879)
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35- _Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co._,
36 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
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