Question about Open Source license
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I found some source code published under the (new) BSD license. Every file includes a copy of the license and the author's copyright. I would like to publish a derived work. That is, I would like to modify some of the files and release a different version of the code. The BSD license requires me to retain the original author's copyright. I'm all for giving the original author due credit, but how do I get credit for my changes and enhancements? Would the files I modify contain two copyrights (mine and the original author's)? That seems weird.
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I found some source code published under the (new) BSD license. Every file includes a copy of the license and the author's copyright. I would like to publish a derived work. That is, I would like to modify some of the files and release a different version of the code. The BSD license requires me to retain the original author's copyright. I'm all for giving the original author due credit, but how do I get credit for my changes and enhancements? Would the files I modify contain two copyrights (mine and the original author's)? That seems weird.
MarkLTX wrote:
Would the files I modify contain two copyrights (mine and the original author's)? That seems weird.
Yes, and if you think it is weird then you should read the credits on any major movie - especially a contemoporary one that uses contemporary music rather than its own score to see them racking up on other people's copyright (and then crediting them). Or, you could look at any compilation album. If you read the inside of the booklet there will be page(s) of copyright notices for each of the tracks, but there will still be a copyright on the compilation itself.
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