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 ## License
 
-- MinIO source is licensed under the GNU AGPLv3 license that can be found in the [LICENSE](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/LICENSE) file.
-- MinIO [Documentation](https://github.com/minio/minio/tree/master/docs) © 2021 by MinIO, Inc is licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
+- MinIO source is licensed under the [GNU AGPLv3](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/LICENSE).
+- MinIO [documentation](https://github.com/minio/minio/tree/master/docs) is licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
 - [License Compliance](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/COMPLIANCE.md)