> > Yet, this cannot be fixed because the license prohibits it. > While the MIT license stipulates that “the above copyright notice” shall be included, I see nothing that prevents the copyright notice from being amended to list additional copyright holders. It seems to be common practice to add another line below the original notice.
It is my (amateur) understanding that copyright notices have very little use nowadays since copyright is automatic – it does not have to be asserted explicitly. So getting rid* of copyright notices would not be fatal. But their remaining use is non-zero, e.g. if jurisdictions have laws against falsification of copyright notices or tie some aspects of copyright enforceability to the existence of a notice. A license that actively discourages copyright notices would be questionable. * with “getting rid” in the sense of “not writing new notices”. Existing notices must be kept.
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