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Please note that PDFs may contain two copyright statements. This is always the case with the dBET PDFs.
Copyright of dBET PDFs
This is the first copyright you will see and typically appears on the very first page of the PDF file, taking this form:
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The second copyright page you will see is a reproduction of the copyright from the print volume from which the PDF was made. Typically you will see it several pages into the book, taking this form:
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Especially for older volumes, the PDF has been published later than the print volume, so the two copyright notices will differ as to year.
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