22 Mar
2003
22 Mar
'03
9:36 a.m.
On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 07:35:52AM +0530, 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.
Amish, you are free to take a GPLd program and modify that. But changing the copyright is not possible. You can make copyright for the modifications you have done. Still the main program's copyright goes to the original person.
Regards
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