diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ C4 is meant to provide a reusable optimal collaboration model for open source so
 - The project MUST use a share-alike license, such as BSD-3, the GPLv3 or a variant thereof (LGPL, AGPL), or the MPLv2.
 - All contributions to the project source code ("patches") MUST use the same license as the project.
 - All patches are owned by their authors. There MUST NOT be any copyright assignment process.
-- The copyrights in the project MUST be owned collectively by all its Contributors.
 - Each Contributor MUST be responsible for identifying themselves in the project Contributor list.
 
 ### Patch requirements