# Can I copy the Discourse CLA for my own project?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-the-discourse-cla-for-my-own-project/49327>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 27, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-the-discourse-cla-for-my-own-project/49327 "2016-08-27T20:58:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-the-discourse-cla-for-my-own-project/49327/4 "2016-08-27T22:14:58Z")

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> [@GamePad64](#):
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> if the the CLA text itself is copyrighted

It is my understanding that content does not need a copyright notice for it to have copyright.

The CLA is not part of the Discourse repository so I don’t think the GPL applies to it.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse](https://github.com/discourse/discourse)

I guess the best thing to do legal-wise is to get written permission to use it from a member of the [@team](https://meta.discourse.org/groups/team)

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