Subj : Re: Copyright of SpiderMonkey.
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Thu Sep 09 2004 02:25 pm

J.P. wrote:

> Since SpiderMonkey isn't my code, obviously I couldn't put my company's 
> name there. I was wondering what I should put there instead. I checked 
> the license block. As you showed, it only says "Copyright (C) 1998 the 
> Initial Developer". I think I am gonna just use it.


"the Initial Developer" is not a person or legal entity such as a 
company.  You need to substitute the I.D. value specified in the 
previous sentence in the license block comment.  But as I wrote, that 
covers only the initial version.  Others have contributed various 
changes to individual files over the years, and Mozilla does not take 
copyright assignments, so many people hold copyright on pieces of files.

If you are using the code under the terms of the MPL, note that the MPL 
binds you to satisfy certain notification requirements.  See 
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/.

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