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+License: AGPLv3-or-later
+========================
+
+This project is copyrighted, and is as a whole licensed under AGPLv3-or-later.
+The following is a detailed license notice for the project:
+
+  This project gives you software freedom; you can copy, modify, convey,
+  and/or redistribute it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public
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+  version 3 ("AGPLv3") of the License, or (at your option) any later version
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+
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+
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+
+Copyright Inventory
+===================
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+
+  Part of accounting-api project:
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+  License: AGPLv3-or-later
+
+
+Files from other projects that were under other licenses compatible with
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+Below are official copyright notices for the project.  While copyright
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+
+  Copyright © 2013, Joar Wandborg
+  Copyright © 2013, Bradley M. Kuhn