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So what happens when copyright holders start tracking down those DJs beneficently spinning unlicensed tunes, those celebrities blithely dancing to unlicensed songs on TikTok?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2020

A huge billboard showed Xi gazing beneficently beside Papua New Guinea’s leader.

From Washington Times Nov. 22, 2018

A huge billboard showed Xi gazing beneficently beside Papua New Guinea's leader.

From Fox News Nov. 22, 2018

“My power is influencing everybody,” he says to introduce himself on camera, smiling beneficently like the guru he imagines himself to be.

From The New Yorker Jun. 24, 2015

As I was reintroduced to her, she sipped at her little bottle of dark brownish-red liquid and smiled beneficently.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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