On June 1, 1996 Grady Ward announced that the fruits of
the Moby project were being placed in the public domain:

The Moby lexicon project is complete and has
been place into the public domain. Use, sell,
rework, excerpt and use in any way on any platform.
    
Placing this material on internal or public servers is
also encouraged. The compiler is not aware of any
export restrictions so freely distribute world-wide.
    
You can verify the public domain status by contacting
   
Grady Ward
3449 Martha Ct.
Arcata, CA  95521-4884
    
daedal@myrealbox.com