#61943 closed defect (bug) (fixed)
Update copyright notices in bundled themes to include "and contributors".
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Milestone: | 6.7 | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | |
Component: | Bundled Theme | Keywords: | has-patch |
Focuses: | Cc: |
Description
The copyright notices in bundled themes generally claim copyright for WordPress.org and, when appropriate, Automattic. They do not claim the copyright for contributors.
One of the benefits of contributing to WordPress is that contributors license their code under the GPL rather than assign copyright to the WordPress Foundation or another entity.
As such, the bundled theme licenses ought to include a copyright claim for contributors similar to that in the main WordPress license.txt
file.
Change History (5)
This ticket was mentioned in PR #7252 on WordPress/wordpress-develop by @peterwilsoncc.
5 months ago
#1
- Keywords has-patch added
#2
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5 months ago
- Milestone changed from Awaiting Review to 6.7
This looks like it will be ready for 6.7 once it's clarified how best to credit Automattic's contributions.
@peterwilsoncc commented on PR #7252:
5 months ago
#3
@josephahaden Are you able to link your WordPress.org and GitHub profiles we (committer contributors) can be sure to credit you correctly for the release? https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/03/19/associating-github-accounts-with-wordpress-org-profiles/
Updates the copyright notice for bundled themes to include contributors.
When contributing to WordPress, WordPress requires contributors license their code under the GPL. Unlike some projects there is no requirement to assign the copyright to WordPress.org or an associated entity.
This updates the copyright claim in the bundled themes to indicate copyright is retained by contributors.