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The tool supports copying, modification, distribution and performance, including commercial uses, without repeated copyright permission requests. That differs both from mere online access and from a licence retaining attribution conditions.

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CC0 does not affect patents or trademarks, or other people’s rights such as privacy and publicity. A dedicated work and the people or brands represented in it therefore raise distinguishable questions.

Use or citation must not imply endorsement by the author or affirmer. Broader copyright reuse is different from claiming that a person supports a product, position or campaign.

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Creative Commons supplies a readable deed alongside the legal code. The deed explains key effects but is not itself the legally operative instrument; the code and applicable law govern the tool.

Creative Commons does not verify the copyright status of every marked work. The absence of warranties also separates permission to reuse from factual accuracy or technical reliability. A CC0 label is not a certification of either.

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