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+Zotero is Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Center for History and New Media,
+George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA  http://zotero.org
+
+The Center for History and New Media distributes the Zotero source code
+under the GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3). The full text
+of this license is given below.
+
+The Zotero name is a registered trademark of George Mason University.
+See http://zotero.org/trademark for more information.
+
+Third-party copyright in this distribution is noted where applicable.
+
+All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+
+=========================================================================
+
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                        Version 3, 29 June 2007