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<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
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Copyright (C) 19yy <name of author>
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Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
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Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
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`Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
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<signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
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Ty Coon, President of Vice
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