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 # Appendix II: Licenses
 
 This section lists a number of common licenses for datasets and defines
-suggested abbreviations for use in the dataset metadata specifications
+suggested abbreviations for use in the dataset metadata specifications.
+
+Please note that this list only serves to provide some examples for possible
+licenses. You are entirely free to choose your own license for your dataset.
 
 | Identifier | License name                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | :--------- | :----------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |