diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,3 +70,17 @@ Fonts are PicNic (headers) and Fang (body), bundled as webfonts.
 npx tsx tests/load-test.ts      # API + content tests
 npx tsx tests/stream-test.ts    # Stream codec/bandwidth diagnostics
 ```
+
+Copyright 2026 Business Goose
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