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 ## Source Code
 Source code is available at: https://github.com/mcafee/mysql-audit
 
-
-## License
-Copyright (C) 2011-2021 McAfee, LLC.
-
-This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU 
-General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
-without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
-See the GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-See COPYING file for a copy of the GPL Version 2 license.
-
-<sup>*</sup> Other trademarks and brands may be claimed as the property of others.