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 It is released under the same license as the WebM project.
 See http://www.webmproject.org/license/software/ or the
-file "COPYING" file for details. An additional intellectual
+"COPYING" file for details. An additional intellectual
 property rights grant can be found in the file PATENTS.
 
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