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# `copyright-with-old-dh-make-debian-copyright`

The copyright file contains the incomplete Debian packaging copyright boilerplate from older versions of `dh_make`. `(C)` alone is not considered a valid copyright notice in some countries. The word `Copyright` or the © symbol should be used instead or in addition to `(C)`.

Copyright notices like this are, in any country that's a signatory to the Berne Convention, not required to claim copyright on a work, but their presence may allow claiming additional damages should a copyright case go to court. If you provide a notice, you may as well provide one that's legally recognized in a broader range of countries.

Severity: | `pedantic`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag