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+I'd like to ask you to sign a disclaimer for the program, thus putting
+it in the public domain. (For a small program such as this, it's not
+worth our trying to assert a copyleft.)
+
+ I, <name of person>, hereby disclaim all copyright interest in my
+ program <program> which does <one-line desription>.
+
+ I affirm that I have no other intellectual property interest
+ that would undermine this release, and will do nothing to undermine
+ it in the future. I represent that the work is my own and not
+ a copy of someone else's work.
+
+ <signature and date>
+
+*Don't forget to include the date.*
+Spell out the month name--don't use a number for the month. Dates
+using a number for the month are ambiguous; 2/8/95 means one thing in
+the US and another in Europe.
+
+If you are employed to do programming (even at a university), or have
+made an agreement with your employer or school saying it owns programs
+you write, then we also need a signed disclaimer from your employer
+or school.
+
+This disclaimer should be signed by a vice president or general
+manager of the company. If you can't get at them, anyone else
+authorized to license software produced there will do. Here is a
+sample wording:
+
+ Digital Stimulation Corporation hereby disclaims all copyright interest
+ in the program "seduce" (a program to direct assemblers to make passes at
+ compilers under GNU Emacs) written by Hugh Heffner, including both the
+ present version of the program and his/her future changes and
+ enhancements to it. We do not consider it or them as a work made
+ for hire for us.
+
+
+ Digital Stimulation Corporation affirms that it has no other
+ intellectual property interest that would undermine this release,
+ and will do nothing to undermine it in the future.
+
+ <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1987
+ Ty Coon, President of Vice, Digital Stimulation Corp.
+
+If your employer says they do have an intellectual property claim that
+could conflict with the use of the program, then please put me in
+touch with a suitable representative of the company, so that we can
+negotiate what to do about it.
+
+IMPORTANT: When you talk to your employer, *no matter what
+instructions they have given you*, don't fail to show them the sample
+disclaimer above, or a disclaimer with the details filled in for your
+specific case. Companies are usually willing to sign a disclaimer
+without any fuss. If you make your request less specific, you may
+open Pandora's box and cause a long and unnecessary delay.
+
+Please snail the signed disclaimers to:
+
+Attn: Disclaimer Clerk
+Free Software Foundation
+59 Temple Place, Suite 330
+Boston, MA 02111-1307
+USA
+
+Please print your email address on the printed disclaimer.