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@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ in the Netpbm source tree.
 Each component is a package of code and documentation; e.g. the 'pamcomp'
 program and the pamcomp user manual go together and are licensed to the public
 as a package.  The Netpbm manual is just a hyperlinked collection of such
-component manuals.
+component manuals.  Parts of the manual that are not tied to a particular
+component of code and do not carry a copyright notice are in the public
+domain.
 
 As with most public open source software, no one really knows for sure
 where the code came from.  It is possible that a contributor copied it