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@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ OpenSSF Scorecard | [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/pro
 
 Copyright © 2016-2024 Unicode, Inc. Unicode and the Unicode Logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
 
-The project is released under [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
-
 A CLA is required to contribute to this project - please refer to the [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) file (or start a Pull Request) for more information.
 
+The contents of this repository are governed by the Unicode [Terms of Use](https://www.unicode.org/copyright.html) and are released under [LICENSE](./LICENSE).