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# Name:         license.txt
# Purpose:      The following license applies to all Python files that are part
#               of music21.
#               This license does not apply to other content
#               distributed with this package, particularly the corpus files
#               which have their own copyrights and licenses.
#
# Copyright:    music21 is "Copyright © 2006-2025 Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert"
#               and is open-source licensed under the
#               BSD 3-Clause License (beginning with music21 v2.0)
#               reprinted below.
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Music21 (v2.0+) is distributed according to the terms of the
BSD license (BSD-3-Clause) described below.  For historical reasons, music21 before v2 can
also be distributed and used under the LGPL license.  Between v1 and 2, all
contributors were contacted and agreed to relicense their contributions under
the BSD license still under effect.

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BSD License

Copyright (c) 2006-2025 Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
    * Neither the names music21, Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert, nor the
      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
      derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Cuthbert BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
