# HG changeset patch
# User Chris Cannam
# Date 1725971710 -3600
#      Tue Sep 10 13:35:10 2024 +0100
# Branch wm2
# Node ID 20fa76d2dcec5b50b0b128e1f287c6aa309832ae
# Parent  4ee258234ab20106a1ebbcf561a136e711a2956a
Add a licence, reflecting existing assumptions

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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+
+    wm2
+    Copyright (c) 1996-2011 Chris Cannam and others
+
+    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:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+    included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    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 AUTHOR 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.
+
+    Except as contained in this notice, the names of the authors
+    shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale,
+    use or other dealings in this Software without prior written
+    authorization.