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+Various companies hold various patents for various algorithms in
+various locations around the world. YOU are responsible for ensuring
+that your use of any algorithms is legel by checking if there are any
+patents in your country. The file contains some of the patents that we
+know about or are rumoured to exist. This is not a definitive list.
+
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+
 RSA Data Security holds software patents on the RSA and RC5 algorithms.
-If there ciphers are used used inside the USA (and Japan?), you must contact
+If their ciphers are used used inside the USA (and Japan?), you must contact
 RSA Data Security for licencing conditions.  Their web page is
 http://www.rsa.com
 
 RC4 is a trademark of RSA Data Security, so use of this label should perhaps
-only me used with RSA Data Security's permission. 
+only be used with RSA Data Security's permission. 
 
 The IDEA algorithm is patented by Ascom in Austria, France, Germany,
 Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA.