Re: RFC: stop doing "grand replace" updates to copyright years

[David Kastrup]

Wols Lists <antlists@youngman.org.uk> writes:

> On 15/02/2023 02:01, David Kastrup wrote:
>>> Personally, I'd be happiest if everybody who updated a file was
>>> responsible for making sure the copyright date was updated
>>> appropriately,
>
>> That is going to work fantastically well, right?  Distribute
>> responsibility until nobody feels responsible for anything and enjoy the
>> chaos.
>
> Put it another way. If they can't be bothered to claim their
> copyright, that's their lookout. (Or reject submissions if they
> don't.)

I haven't ever seen a project that demands authors to declare that they
will defend their copyright in court.  That would be a much more onerous
burden than even a copyright assignment.

-- 
David Kastrup