key: newton-king-cla
short_name: Newton-King CLA
name: James Newton-King CLA
category: CLA
owner: James Newton-King
homepage_url: https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/blob/ce7f283b94c86341036078ed2f4e241b907b816d/CONTRIBUTING.md
notes: this is a CLA
spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-newton-king-cla
other_urls:
  - https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/3038#issuecomment-1317511139
text: |
  Contributor License Agreement

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