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Where to put copyright notices in source code?
If you license or otherwise distribute your source code you should, at a minimum include a copyright notice on the first and last page. Even better, include a notice on every page. Also place a copyright notice on the first page, and liberally sprinkle notices throughout the remainder of the code.
Can a computer program be registered as a copyright?
The Copyright Office will not register HTML as a computer program, because HTML does not constitute source code. Source code is typi- cally written by a human being using a computer programming language, such as Java, C, or C++. By contrast, HTML is frequently generated by automated website design software.
Who is liable for copyright in an open source project?
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */ /* Changes 1-1-2012: YOU: Made a frob */
Who is responsible for licensing an open source project?
The person that wrote the library owns the copyright on the code that he wrote. Only he is allowed to specify the license for that code. Per the license terms you must keep the copy of the LICENCE.md file, verbatim, with the code that he provided you. You own the copyright to any changes or additions you made to the code.
Do you need a copyright notice for Apache?
This document describes how Apache committers and PMC members should handle source file licensing and copyright notices. It does not apply to developers outside the ASF who are applying the Apache License to their work. The appendix to the Apache License describes how others can apply the license to their work.
When to copy a copyright notice from a third party?
If the media comes from a third-party source (not contributed directly to the project), then any copyright notice that is obviously associated with the media should be copied into the NOTICE file.
Do you need a copyright notice for an unpublished work?
A copyright notice has never been required for unpublished works. The Copyright Office will register an unpublished work that does not bear a notice, regardless of whether the work was cre- ated before or after March 1, 1989.