readme: added more info about usage of branding and license

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cobalt is my passion project, update schedule depends solely on my free time, motivation, and mood. don't expect any consistency in update releases.
## cobalt licenses
## cobalt license
cobalt code is licensed under [AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/blob/current/LICENSE).
update banners and various assets of cobalt branding included within the repo are *not* covered by the AGPL-3.0 license and cannot be used using same terms.
cobalt branding, mascots, and other related assets included in the repo are ***copyrighted*** and not covered by the AGPL-3.0 license. you ***cannot*** use them under same terms.
you are allowed to host an ***unmodified*** instance of cobalt with branding, but this ***does not*** give you permission to use it anywhere else, or make derivatives of it in any way.
### notes:
- mascots and other assets are a part of the branding.
- when making an alternative version of the project, please replace or remove all branding (including the name).
- you **must** link the original repo when using any parts of code (such as using separate processing modules in your project) or forking the project.
- if you make a modified version of cobalt, the codebase **must** be published under the same license (according to AGPL-3.0).
## 3rd party licenses
[Fluent Emoji by Microsoft](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji) (used in cobalt) is under [MIT](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
[Noto Sans Mono](https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+Mono/) fonts (used in cobalt) are licensed under the [OFL](https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+Mono/about) license.
many update banners were taken from [tenor.com](https://tenor.com/).
- [Fluent Emoji by Microsoft](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji) (used in cobalt) is under [MIT](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
- [Noto Sans Mono](https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+Mono/) fonts (used in cobalt) are licensed under the [OFL](https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+Mono/about) license.
- many update banners were taken from [tenor.com](https://tenor.com/).