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DirectX 9.0 Programmer's Reference

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Sample Code Usage Guidelines

To learn about the rights conferred to you for using, modifying, and redistributing the samples provided in the Microsoft DirectX software development kit (SDK), refer to the DirectX end-user license agreement (EULA), which is installed in the following folder:

(SDK root)\Documentation\License Agreements\

Note: Manufacturers of telecommunications devices implementing this application programming interface (API) must ensure compliance with section 255 of the telecommunications act of 1996.

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