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> No person shall, without the authority of the copyright owner

If the copyright holder is explicitly telling the user to remove all trace of them, that seems like they are granting the authority to do so, no?

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Basically yes. Thinking as a lawyer though you don't want to leave interpretation of "trace or track" to a judge. In the rare case that there is a dispute, it opens it up for ambiguities which increase risk.

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