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 COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 - 2024, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>
+Copyright (c) 2023 - 2024, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, and many
+contributors, see the THANKS file.
 
 All rights reserved.