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+COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
+
+Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.
+(libpng versions 0.5, May 1995, through 0.89c, May 1996)
+Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger
+(libpng versions 0.90, December 1996, through 0.96, May 1997)
+Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+(libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.0.4, September 19, 1999)
+
+The PNG Reference Library is supplied "AS IS".  The Contributing Authors
+and Group 42, Inc. disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied,
+including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
+fitness for any purpose.  The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc.
+assume no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary,
+or consequential damages, which may result from the use of the PNG
+Reference Library, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
+
+Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+source code, or portions hereof, for any purpose, without fee, subject
+to the following restrictions:
+
+ 1. The origin of this source code must not be
+    misrepresented.
+
+ 2. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such
+    and must not be misrepresented as being the
+    original source.
+
+ 3. This Copyright notice may not be removed or
+    altered from any source or altered source
+    distribution.
+
+The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc. specifically permit, without
+fee, and encourage the use of this source code as a component to
+supporting the PNG file format in commercial products.  If you use this
+source code in a product, acknowledgment is not required but would be
+appreciated.
+
+Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+randeg at alum.rpi.edu
+September 19, 1999