The JsonCpp library's source code, including accompanying documentation,
tests and demonstration applications, are licensed under the following
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Baptiste Lepilleur and The JsonCpp Authors explicitly disclaim copyright in all
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2010), this software is Copyright (c) 2007-2010 by Baptiste Lepilleur and
The JsonCpp Authors, and is released under the terms of the MIT License (see below).
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