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Minor license formatting cleanup to allow GitHub to recognize our BSD 3-Clause License. Copy over NOTICE file from DSpace/DSpace
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LICENSE

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DSpace source code BSD License:
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BSD 3-Clause License
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Copyright (c) 2002-2021, LYRASIS. All rights reserved.
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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- Neither the name DuraSpace nor the name of the DSpace Foundation
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nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
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products derived from this software without specific prior written
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permission.
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- Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
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contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
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this software without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
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TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
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USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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DAMAGE.
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DSpace uses third-party libraries which may be distributed under
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different licenses to the above. Information about these licenses
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is detailed in the LICENSES_THIRD_PARTY file at the root of the source
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tree. You must agree to the terms of these licenses, in addition to
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the above DSpace source code license, in order to use this software.
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DAMAGE.

NOTICE

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Licenses of Third-Party Libraries
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DSpace uses third-party libraries which may be distributed under
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different licenses than specified in our LICENSE file. Information
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about these licenses is detailed in the LICENSES_THIRD_PARTY file at
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the root of the source tree. You must agree to the terms of these
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licenses, in addition to the DSpace source code license, in order to
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use this software.
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Licensing Notices
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=================
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[July 2019] DuraSpace joined with LYRASIS (another 501(c)3 organization) in July 2019.
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LYRASIS holds the copyrights of DuraSpace.
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[July 2009] Fedora Commons joined with the DSpace Foundation and began operating under
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the new name DuraSpace in July 2009. DuraSpace holds the copyrights of
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the DSpace Foundation, Inc.
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[July 2007] The DSpace Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 corporation established in July 2007
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with a mission to promote and advance the dspace platform enabling management,
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access and preservation of digital works. The Foundation was able to transfer
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the legal copyright from Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Massachusetts
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Institute of Technology (MIT) to the DSpace Foundation in October 2007. Many
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of the files in the source code may contain a copyright statement stating HP
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and MIT possess the copyright, in these instances please note that the copy
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right has transferred to the DSpace foundation, and subsequently to DuraSpace.

README.md

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This project's source code is made available under the DSpace BSD License: http://www.dspace.org/license
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DSpace source code is freely available under a standard [BSD 3-Clause license](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause).
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The full license is available in the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file or online at http://www.dspace.org/license/
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DSpace uses third-party libraries which may be distributed under different licenses. Those licenses are listed
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in the [LICENSES_THIRD_PARTY](LICENSES_THIRD_PARTY) file.

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