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Add a separate section for copyright notices
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@@ -112,15 +112,11 @@ The comment header must contain one or more `SPDX-Copyright` tags, and one or
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more `SPDX-License-Information` tags. A tag is followed by a colon, followed by
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a text value, and terminated by a newline.
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The `SPDX-Copyright` tag should be followed by the year(s) of publication, the
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name of the copyright holder, and the e-mail address of the copyright holder
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(example: `SPDX-Copyright: 2019 Jane Doe <[email protected]>`). The order of
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these items may be changed, but should be consistent within the project. The
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items except the name of the copyright holder may be omitted.
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The `SPDX-Copyright` tag must be followed by a copyright notice as described
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in <!-- FIXME: Refer to an internal section -->.
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Instead of the `SPDX-Copyright` tag, the symbols `Copyright`, `Copyright (c)`,
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`Copyright (C)`, `Copyright ©` or `©` may be used (example: `Copyright (c) 2019
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Jane Doe <[email protected]>, `© 2019 Jane Doe <[email protected]>`).
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`Copyright (C)`, `Copyright ©` or `©` may be used.
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The `SPDX-License-Identifier` tag must be followed by a valid SPDX License
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Expression describing the licensing of the file (example:
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The `License` tag must be followed by a valid SPDX License Expression describing
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the licensing of the associated files.
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<!-- TODO: Somehow specify the same requirements for the Copyright field, as
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were listed in the previous section? -->
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The `Copyright` tag must be followed by a copyright notice as described in <!--
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FIXME: Refer to an internal section -->.
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An example of a DEP5 file:
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Copyright: 2019 Translation Company
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License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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```
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## Format of copyright notices
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A copyright notice must start with the copyright symbol (©), the word
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"Copyright", or an equivalent tag, followed by the year(s) of publication, the
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name of the copyright holder, and the e-mail address of the copyright holder.
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The order of these items may be changed, but should be consistent within the
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project. The items except the name of the copyright holder may be omitted.
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Examples of valid copyright notices:
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```
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SPDX-Copyright: 2019 Jane Doe <[email protected]>
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© Jane Doe
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Copyright 2019 Jane Doe
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```

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