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+# License
+
+The EOSIO Whitepaper is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
+
+## Terms
+
+* You are free to:
+	+ Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+	+ Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially
+* Under the following terms:
+	+ Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
+
+## Notice
+
+You can view the full license at [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 
+
+By using or distributing the EOSIO Whitepaper, you agree to abide by the terms of this license.
+
+**# Copyright [Year] [Copyright Holder]*
+
+The EOSIO Whitepaper is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).