From 1090d403c89e3aa6fda2987f5cc0bc67fa770eb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wes Todd Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:29:14 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] fix: copyright examples --- governance/IP_POLICY_GUIDANCE.md | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/governance/IP_POLICY_GUIDANCE.md b/governance/IP_POLICY_GUIDANCE.md index 376069698..8d9ae0b20 100644 --- a/governance/IP_POLICY_GUIDANCE.md +++ b/governance/IP_POLICY_GUIDANCE.md @@ -43,7 +43,20 @@ By using this format, the project avoids having to deal with names of copyright _Please note that you **must not** change or remove existing copyright lines unless you put them there **and** have the right to do so. If there are existing copyright lines add the recommended copyright statement below the existing copyright lines. -You may however update copyright lines that say "JS Foundation" or "Node.js Foundation" to "OpenJS Foundation" as this simply reflects the merged status of the organizations._ +You may however update copyright lines that say "JS Foundation" or "Node.js Foundation" to "OpenJS Foundation" as this simply reflects the merged status of the organizations. +The same applies for individual projects that change names._ + +_Examples:_ + +**Lines you can update:** + +- `Copyright 2025 The XYZ Authors.` to `Copyright The XYZ Authors.` +- `Copyright 2025 Node.js Foundation.` to `Copyright OpenJS Foundation.` + +**Lines you CANNOT update:** + +- `Copyright 2025 John Doe.` +- `Copyright Jane Doe.` ### 3. Standard website footer