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NOTE: PLACE YOUR OWN LICENSE HERE
This sample license is provided for informational purposes only.

NON-EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE

By signing and submitting this license, you (the author(s) or copyright
owner) grants to DSpace University (DSU) the non-exclusive right to reproduce,
translate (as defined below), and/or distribute your submission (including
the abstract) worldwide in print and electronic format and in any medium,
including but not limited to audio or video.

You agree that DSU may, without changing the content, translate the
submission to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation.

You also agree that DSU may keep more than one copy of this submission for
purposes of security, back-up and preservation.

You represent that the submission is your original work, and that you have
the right to grant the rights contained in this license. You also represent
that your submission does not, to the best of your knowledge, infringe upon
anyone's copyright.

If the submission contains material for which you do not hold copyright,
you represent that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the
copyright owner to grant DSU the rights required by this license, and that
such third-party owned material is clearly identified and acknowledged
within the text or content of the submission.

IF THE SUBMISSION IS BASED UPON WORK THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED
BY AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN DSU, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE
FULFILLED ANY RIGHT OF REVIEW OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED BY SUCH
CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.

DSU will clearly identify your name(s) as the author(s) or owner(s) of the
submission, and will not make any alteration, other than as allowed by this
license, to your submission.
SUBMISSION COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

I grant Texas A&M University ("Institution"), my academic department ("Department"), and the Texas Digital Library ("TDL") the non-exclusive rights to copy, display, perform, distribute, and publish the content I submit to this repository ("Work") and make the Work available in any format in perpetuity as part of an Institution, Department or TDL repository communication or distribution effort.

I understand that once the Work is submitted, a bibliographic citation to the Work will remain visible in perpetuity, even if the Work is updated or moved.

I understand that the Work's copyright owner(s) will continue to own copyright outside these non-exclusive granted rights.

I warrant that:

(1) I am the copyright owner of the Work, or (2) I am one of the copyright owners and have permission from the other owners to submit the Work, or (3) My Institution or Department is the copyright owner and I have permission to submit the Work

Based on this, I further warrant that to my knowledge:

(4) The Work does not infringe any copyright, patent, or trade secrets of any third party, and (5) The Work does not contain any libelous matter, nor invade the privacy of any person or third party, and (6) That no right in the Work has been sold, mortgaged, or otherwise disposed of, and is free from all exclusive claims.

I agree to hold Institution, Department, TDL, and their agents harmless for any liability arising from any breach of the above warranties or any claim of intellectual property infringement arising from the exercise of these non-exclusive granted rights.

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