Record joint software copyright ownership

Author: JaeManP

CRAN_SUBMISSION.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ GitHub `v1.0.0` release.
       under current R-release and R-devel.
 - [x] A clean local pkgdown build was inspected for its home, reference,
       article, citation, author, license, attribution, and release pages.
-- [ ] The software copyright-holder arrangement is confirmed in writing and
+- [x] The joint software copyright-holder arrangement is confirmed and
       `Authors@R`, `LICENSE`, `LICENSE.md`, and `inst/COPYRIGHTS` agree.
 - [ ] Lilac Li confirms her authorship, Jae Man Park's maintainer role, the
       licensing arrangement, public distribution, and CRAN submission.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ GitHub `v1.0.0` release.
 Registry searches can show that a name is currently unused, but they do not
 reserve it. Recheck CRAN and Bioconductor immediately before submission.
 
-## GitHub candidate evidence recorded July 12, 2026
+## Prior GitHub candidate evidence recorded July 12, 2026
 
 - Candidate source head: `3a919edb77b50ba7634737c61a5755a7b3e09119`
 - R-CMD-check run: `29215546944`
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ reserve it. Recheck CRAN and Bioconductor immediately before submission.
   2 notes.
 
 The notes identify the new submission and the GitHub Ubuntu runner's missing
-HTML Tidy executable. Both checks built the PDF manual successfully. This hash
-is a candidate hash, not the final frozen-submission hash: selecting the legal
-copyright-holder arrangement will change package-source files.
+HTML Tidy executable. Both checks built the PDF manual successfully. The joint
+copyright-holder metadata supersedes this candidate archive; a revised hash
+and exact-archive result will be recorded after the updated source checks pass.
 
 ## Registry check recorded July 12, 2026
 

DESCRIPTION

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Authors@R: c(
       given = "Lilac",
       family = "Li",
       email = "lix@unk.edu",
-      role = "aut",
+      role = c("aut", "cph"),
       comment = c(
         URL = "https://www.unk.edu/academics/management/lilac-li.php"
       )
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Authors@R: c(
       given = "Jae Man",
       family = "Park",
       email = "jaemanblp2@gmail.com",
-      role = c("aut", "cre"),
+      role = c("aut", "cre", "cph"),
       comment = c(
         URL = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jae-man-park/"
       )

LICENSE

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 YEAR: 2026
-COPYRIGHT HOLDER: Jae Man Park
+COPYRIGHT HOLDER: Lilac Li and Jae Man Park

LICENSE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2026 Jae Man Park
+Copyright (c) 2026 Lilac Li and Jae Man Park
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

RELEASE_VALIDATION.md

@@ -2,20 +2,17 @@
 
 Prepared: July 12, 2026
 
-Status: provisional until the copyright arrangement is confirmed, the final
-source commit is frozen, and Win-builder checks are complete. This record does
-not claim that version 1.0.1 has been released or accepted by CRAN.
+Status: provisional until the final source commit is frozen and Win-builder
+checks are complete. This record does not claim that version 1.0.1 has been
+released or accepted by CRAN.
 
 ## Candidate identification
 
 - Pull request: `JaeManP/pcatR#2`
-- Candidate package-source head:
-  `3a919edb77b50ba7634737c61a5755a7b3e09119`
+- Candidate package-source head: pending revised joint-copyright source check
 - Source archive: `pcatR_1.0.1.tar.gz`
-- Candidate SHA-256:
-  `f5d907a6733b5b3d271cc5a97dc5fcc20b884b7338d548be6f91897eaf4db8df`
-- Final frozen-submission SHA-256: pending copyright confirmation and source
-  freeze
+- Candidate SHA-256: pending revised joint-copyright source check
+- Final frozen-submission SHA-256: pending source freeze
 - Editable guide source:
   `inst/guides/source/pcatR_Technical_User_Guide.Rmd`
 
@@ -57,8 +54,6 @@ pkgdown build passed in run `29215546939`.
 
 ## Outstanding external gates
 
-- Confirm whether Jae Man Park alone or Lilac Li and Jae Man Park jointly hold
-  software copyright, then align the `cph` role and all license notices.
 - Retain Lilac Li's written approval of authorship, maintainer designation,
   licensing, public distribution, and CRAN submission.
 - Retain the original instrument authors' package-name confirmation.

cran-comments.md

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ The notes were:
 - PR pkgdown run `29215546939` and test-coverage run `29215546943` completed
   successfully.
 
-Win-builder R-release and R-devel checks remain pending. The candidate hash
-above will be replaced after the copyright-holder arrangement is confirmed and
-the package source is frozen.
+The joint copyright-holder metadata supersedes the candidate hash above. A
+revised exact-archive result and hash will be recorded after the updated source
+checks pass. Win-builder R-release and R-devel checks remain pending; the final
+hash will be recorded only after the package source is frozen.

inst/COPYRIGHTS

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pcatR software
 ==============
 
-Copyright (c) 2026 Jae Man Park.
+Copyright (c) 2026 Lilac Li and Jae Man Park.
 
 The package software is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.