Improve copyright/licensing page

Rename the page to "Licensing", and improve its contents to be more
helpful to people not familiar with open source projects and the Apache
license.
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Copyright
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Ibex is released under the Apache license, version 2.0.
The full license text is available in the ``LICENSE`` file in the source code.

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Licensing
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Ibex is released under the Apache license, version 2.0.
Ibex can be used, modified, and distributed for any purpose (including commercial) and without any royalties.
There are some requirements on including copyright notices and the original license.
Please see the ``LICENSE`` file in the source code for the full (and legally binding) license text.
Even though the license doesn't require it, we appreciate feedback and contributions to make Ibex work better for everyone.
Please open an `issue <https://github.com/lowRISC/ibex/issues>`_ for bug reports, questions, or suggested improvements, or a `pull request <https://github.com/lowRISC/ibex/pulls>`_ if you'd like to contribute code.