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@@ -35,25 +35,6 @@ License
 The Erlang Language Specification is licensed under the
 [Apache License 2.0][].
 
-> %CopyrightBegin%
->
-> Copyright Ericsson AB 2017. All Rights Reserved.
->
-> Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-> you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-> You may obtain a copy of the License at
->
->     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
->
-> Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-> distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-> WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-> See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-> limitations under the License.
->
-> %CopyrightEnd%
-
-
 
    [Erlang]: http://www.erlang.org
    [Apache License 2.0]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0