From c2f9eea839ba3b8b08cd0aab776fa4cc49598ea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: neon <18559658+neonsolstice@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:32:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add AGPL attribution notice

Preserve project credit in conveyed source distributions and include the legal files in runtime images.
---
 Dockerfile                       |  1 +
 NOTICE                           | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                        |  6 +++++-
 docs/CONTRIBUTING.md             |  2 +-
 packages/plugin-api/package.json |  1 +
 packages/types/package.json      |  1 +
 6 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 NOTICE

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20ee3917a..2b471754d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ ENV PORT=3000
 COPY --from=server-builder --chown=node:node /deploy ./
 COPY --from=client-builder --chown=node:node /app/client/dist ./public
 COPY --from=server-builder --chown=node:node /app/server/entrypoint.sh ./entrypoint.sh
+COPY --chown=node:node LICENSE NOTICE ./
 COPY --chown=node:node server/bin/kepubify/ ./bin/kepubify/
 COPY --chown=node:node koreader-plugin/bookorbit.koplugin/ ./koreader-plugin/bookorbit.koplugin/
 
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc46978ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+BookOrbit Attribution Notice
+
+Copyright (C) 2025-2026 neon and BookOrbit contributors.
+
+BookOrbit is free software licensed under the GNU Affero General Public
+License, version 3. See LICENSE for the complete license terms.
+
+Additional attribution term under GNU AGPL v3 section 7(b):
+
+When a covered work containing BookOrbit material is conveyed, its source
+distribution must preserve the following reasonable author attribution in a
+top-level NOTICE, COPYRIGHT, README, or comparable legal notices file:
+
+    BookOrbit
+    Copyright (C) 2025-2026 neon and BookOrbit contributors.
+    Original project: https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit
+
+This attribution does not grant permission to use the BookOrbit name or logo
+to imply endorsement of a modified version. Modified versions that are
+conveyed must identify themselves as modified, give relevant modification
+dates, and otherwise comply with the GNU AGPL v3.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0986af5b..8dfdc9468 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 A self-hosted library and reading platform for ebooks, PDFs, audiobooks, and comics.
 
+Copyright (C) 2025-2026 neon and BookOrbit contributors.
+
 [![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/bookorbit/bookorbit?label=latest&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/releases)
 [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/bookorbit/bookorbit?style=flat-square&color=FFC72C)](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/stargazers)
 [![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/bookorbit/bookorbit/ci.yml?branch=main&style=flat-square&label=CI)](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ When adding user-facing text in code, add the Vue I18n key only to `client/src/l
 - **Feature requests:** [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml)
 - **Security vulnerabilities:** Follow the private reporting process in the [Security Policy](.github/SECURITY.md).
 
-## License
+## License and Attribution
 
 BookOrbit is licensed under the **[GNU Affero General Public License v3.0](LICENSE)**.
+
+Forks and modified distributions must preserve BookOrbit's reasonable author attribution as described in the **[BookOrbit Attribution Notice](NOTICE)**, in accordance with section 7(b) of the GNU AGPL v3.
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9014d618f..fccf55685 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@ See [AI_POLICY.md](AI_POLICY.md). The short version: disclose all AI usage in yo
 
 ## License
 
-By contributing, you agree that your contributions are licensed under the same license as the project (AGPL-3.0).
+By contributing, you agree that your contributions are licensed under the same license as the project (AGPL-3.0), including the attribution term in the [BookOrbit Attribution Notice](../NOTICE).
diff --git a/packages/plugin-api/package.json b/packages/plugin-api/package.json
index 70d11c95c..44504d171 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-api/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@bookorbit/plugin-api",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index a17a8dcfd..b5b427fe9 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@bookorbit/types",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "devDependencies": {