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PeterT · 11-04-2014, 07:01 PM

I can't help but notice many plugins contain similar functionality / code (for instance common_utils.py), the majority of which contain the same code, but at times with additional functions defined.

However most authors include a copyright statement listing themselves as the author, and saying its licensed under GPL V3.

Is there no requirement to also list the original source / author that this code came from?

11-04-2014, 07:01 PM	#1
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,544 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	[Off-Topic] Curious about Copyright statements in Plugins I can't help but notice many plugins contain similar functionality / code (for instance common_utils.py), the majority of which contain the same code, but at times with additional functions defined. However most authors include a copyright statement listing themselves as the author, and saying its licensed under GPL V3. Is there no requirement to also list the original source / author that this code came from?