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 # Background
 
-Hoogle work is licensed under the [BSD-3-Clause license](https://github.com/ndmitchell/hoogle/blob/master/docs/LICENSE).
+Hoogle work is licensed under the [BSD-3-Clause license](https://github.com/ndmitchell/hoogle/blob/master/LICENSE).
 
 ## Theoretical Foundations