So I must make the program open-source (which is fine, as I am a hugeA copyright only really makes sense if the person with the copyright is named, and also willing to litigate to enforce the copyright.
fan of the open-source community), but AFAIK (and IANAL and know that
YANAL also) a program must be copyrighted before a license is added. Can I just put "Copyright 2003 Anonymous" before the license, may I just
leave out the copyright notice altogether (as everything is
automatically copyrighted by the Berne convention), or is there some
other way to legally license a program anonymously? Thanks in advance!
If I were you, I would merely release the code with an open-source license, anonymously, and not worry. This gives people who want to play by the rules assurance that they are not violating someone's copyright by using it under the terms of said license. Without the willingness to sue, you can't do anything about people who don't play by the rules anyway.
Gerv
