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1.1. "Contribution" shall mean any type of work that is Submitted by You to Us, including any modifications or additions to existing work.
1.2. "Media" means any portion of a Contribution which is not software.
1.3. "Submit" or "Submission" means sent by You to Us or our employees, collaborators or other representatives, through any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication but excluding those expressly marked as "not contribution".
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1.6. "Project" is an umbrella term that refers to the Decentralized Application, the Network and any and all other MARKET Protocol's open source projects.
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