Re: DLL Copyright

[Jacob JKW]

Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
> On 15 May 2006 05:28:45 -0700
> "Jacob JKW" <jacobcdf@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The following happens:
> >
> > 1) Source code to an executable is released under the GPL by author
> > #1.
> > 2) Source code is lightly modified by author #2 and then included as a
> > DLL bundled with a new GPL app by a author #2.
> >
> > How should the copyright info be handled?
>
> Authors retain the copyright to the code they wrote. How the code is
> packaged has no bearing on that.
>
> Showing copyright information when the program starts or is running is
> not a prerequisite of the current copyright statutes. If on program
> start-up you give credit to author #2, it stands to reason you should
> give credit to author #1. Similarly, in an "About" topic it behooves to
> credit all authors.
Sounds reasonable. Could you perhaps provide an example of appropriate
phrasing of such copyright information?