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Every recipient of the Licensed Material automatically receives an offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed Rights under the terms and conditions of this Public License. </li> <li id="s2a5B_no_restrictions"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> No downstream restrictions </span> . You may not offer or impose any additional or different terms or conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological Measures to, the Licensed Material if doing so restricts exercise of the Licensed Rights by any recipient of the Licensed Material. </li> </ol> </li> <li id="s2a6"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> No endorsement </span> . Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, the Licensor or others designated to receive attribution as provided in Section <a href="#s3a1Ai"> 3(a)(1)(A)(i) </a> . </li> </ol> </li> <li id="s2b"> <strong> Other rights </strong> . <ol> <li id="s2b1"> Moral rights, such as the right of integrity, are not licensed under this Public License, nor are publicity, privacy, and/or other similar personality rights; however, to the extent possible, the Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any such rights held by the Licensor to the limited extent necessary to allow You to exercise the Licensed Rights, but not otherwise. </li> <li id="s2b2"> Patent and trademark rights are not licensed under this Public License. </li> <li id="s2b3"> To the extent possible, the Licensor waives any right to collect royalties from You for the exercise of the Licensed Rights, whether directly or through a collecting society under any voluntary or waivable statutory or compulsory licensing scheme. 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