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Expand Up @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ We suggest following the flowchart below to choose a license when creating a rep
![Process for choosing a repository license.](images/selecting_a_license.png)
According to the [CU Innovations office](https://www.cuanschutz.edu/cu-innovations) when creating or modifying a license you must include the following line (with the appropriate year):
`Copyright (c) <year> the Regents of the University of Colorado`
If the copyright includes a range of years it is best practice to include this range in place of a single year: `<first_year>-<last_year_developed>`
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I agree with this sentiment and just the same thought it might help to strengthen this with a citation. Is there a reference we could add here to help bolster the strength of this statement?

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This is what I gathered from chatgpt, also Mike supplied this resource but it seems to focus on blogs and websites (https://www.copyrightlaws.com/copyright-symbol-notice-year/). Maybe I'll try looking for another resource

For further questions about licensing requirements contact the [CU Innovations Office](https://www.cuanschutz.edu/cu-innovations).
To generate a license from a template in github follow [this github docs guide](https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions/adding-a-license-to-a-repository)

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