Bug#47438: copyright statement needs updating?
On Oct 20, Joost Kooij wrote:
> > So what should it say? Would an extra line:
> > Copyright (c)1998,1999 Debian Policy List Members
> > be appropriate?
>
> That looks very nice at first glance. On second thought, I wonder if
> "Debian Policy List Members" is an entity that you can legally assign a
> copyright to. Will the copyright be enforcable? Does it still make any
> sense to have such a copyright notice if not?
Perhaps we should assign the copyright to Software in the Public
Interest, which is a legal entity, and presumably has the money to sue
to protect its copyright.
Chris
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