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+This file describes licensing of the *software source code* for this project,
+not paper metadata or content. The CONTRIBUTORS.md file in this repository
+includes a list of people who have contributed.
+
+All web interface translation content (of the software interface, not paper
+metadata or content) is licensed under Creative Commons Attibution (CC-BY).
+
+The Elasticsearch schema files under `./schema/` are released under the
+permissive MIT license. The schema files are:
+
+    Copyright, 2018-2020 Bryan Newbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org) and Fatcat Contributors
+
+The python "fatcat COVID-19" web interface, tests, scripts, and bots (under the
+`./fatcat_covid19/` directory), unless otherwise specified are released under
+the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. A copy of this license should
+be included in this repository. Unless otherwise indicated this code is:
+
+    Copyright, 2018-2020 Bryan Newbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org) and Fatcat Contributors
+
+A copy of the AGPLv3 license can also be found at:
+
+    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+
+A copy of the MIT license can also be found at:
+
+    https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+For questions and clarification, contact Bryan Newbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org>