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Revision as of 16:37, 17 April 2002 by Lee Daniel Crocker (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The goal of Misplaced Pages is to create information that is available to everyone. The realities of modern copyright law demand that we pay attention to legal issues to ensure that our work can be made available, and to ensure that we are not violating the copyrights of others.
Misplaced Pages copyright
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