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Clarify right owner for public domain
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spec/2023-07-draft.md

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### Rights Owner
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A rights owner is needed if the [license](#license) is anything other than `unknown` or `public domain`.
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If `license` is `public domain` there is no rights owner and `rights_owner` must not be set.
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If `rights_owner` is provided, this is the rights owner.
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Otherwise, if one or several authors are specified in `credits`, that group or individual is the rights owner.
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Otherwise, if a `source` is specified, the legal entity owning the rights associated with that source is the rights owner.
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Otherwise, if a `source` is specified, the legal entity owning the rights associated with that source is the rights owner.
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### Problem Publication Embargo
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spec/legacy-icpc.md

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`permission` | Used with permission. The rights owner must be contacted for every additional use. |
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`rights_owner` is the owner of the copyright of the problem.
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Values other than `unknown` or `public domain` require `rights_owner` to have a value.
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`rights_owner` defaults to `credits.authors`, if present, otherwise value of `source`.
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If `license` is not `unknown` or `public domain`, `rights_owner` is required to have a value.
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If `license` is `public domain`, `rights_owner` must not be set.
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`rights_owner` defaults to `credits.authors`, if present, otherwise the value of `source`, otherwise it will have no value.
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### Limits
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spec/legacy.md

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`permission` | Used with permission. The rights owner must be contacted for every additional use. |
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`rights_owner` is the owner of the copyright of the problem.
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Values other than `unknown` or `public domain` require `rights_owner` to have a value.
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`rights_owner` defaults to `credits.authors`, if present, otherwise value of `source`.
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If `license` is not `unknown` or `public domain`, `rights_owner` is required to have a value.
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If `license` is `public domain`, `rights_owner` must not be set.
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`rights_owner` defaults to `credits.authors`, if present, otherwise the value of `source`, otherwise it will have no value.
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