24 Mar
2003
24 Mar
'03
10:29 a.m.
On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Amish Munshi wrote:
Can I take a GPL software, modify it and give it the name I wish to? I do not mind keeping the credits of the people who have already done the project, but can I become the copyright owner of the new software? I wish to release the modified software also under GPL.
You can change the name, but you cannot become the copyright owner. Remeber that the code that you're using is already owned by someone else. You own the copyright only on the new code you own.
Have a look at the libyahoo2 site for an example. http://libyahoo2.sourceforge.net/
Philip
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