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+Except as noted, all content is (c) 2020-2023 Starfall. All rights reserved.
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+That said, we have no interest in preventing individuals from making use of
+what knowledge we freely share, and the above statement is little more than
+a necessary ward for the duration of capitalist society. In the interest of
+ethical guidance, we provide the following:
+
+- "It shall be permissible to make quotations from a work ... provided that
+  their making is compatible with fair practice." -- Berne Convention
+- Information wants to be free.
+- Be gay, do crimes.