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+# OpenSeesPy docker and pip files are subjected to MIT license.
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+MIT License
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+Copyright (c) 2021 Minjie Zhu, Ph.D.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# OpenSeesPy is built on OpenSees source code and is subjected to the same copyright license issued by UC regents (see below).
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+Copyright @ 1999-2020 The Regents of the University of California (The Regents). All Rights Reserved.
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+The Regents grants permission, without fee and without a written license agreement, for (a) use, 
+reproduction, modification, and distribution of this software and its documentation by educational, 
+research, and non-profit entities for noncommercial purposes only; and (b) use, reproduction and 
+modification of this software by other entities for internal purposes only. The above copyright 
+notice, this paragraph and the following three paragraphs must appear in all copies and modifications 
+of the software and/or documentation.
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+Permission to incorporate this software into products for commercial distribution may be obtained 
+by contacting the University of California 
+Office of Technology Licensing 
+2150 Shattuck Avenue #510, 
+Berkeley, CA 94720-1620, 
+(510) 643-7201.
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+This software program and documentation are copyrighted by The Regents of the University of California. 
+The Regents does not warrant that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error-free. The 
+end-user understands that the program was developed for research purposes and is advised not to rely 
+exclusively on the program for any reason.
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL REGENTS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
+DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF REGENTS 
+HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  REGENTS GRANTS NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSE IN ANY PATENT 
+RIGHTS OF REGENTS BUT HAS IMPLEMENTED AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPENSEES PROJECT AT 
+THE UNIVERISTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY TO BENEFIT THE END USER.
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+REGENTS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 
+AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, IF ANY, PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED 
+"AS IS". REGENTS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.