[LEGAL] Use global LICENSE/COPYRIGHT files, remove boilerplate text

- Preserved explicit 3rd-party copyright notices
- Explicit boilerplate should not be necessary - copyright law applies
  automatically in all countries thanks to Berne Convention + WTO rules,
  and a reference to the applicable license is clear enough.

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+Most of the files are
+
+  Copyright (c) 2004-2015 Odoo S.A.
+
+Many files also contain contributions from third
+parties. In this case the original copyright of
+the contributions can be traced through the
+history of the source version control system.
+
+When that is not the case, the files contain a prominent
+notice stating the original copyright and applicable
+license, or come with their own dedicated COPYRIGHT
+and/or LICENSE file.
+