BSD license - adding author

Question

I significantly modified some BSD licensed code.
Can I add myself as the author to the Copyright statement list under the 'redistribution clause'?

Answer 1

I don't think that they copyright notice refers to the text of the licence. It refers to the copyright holder of the code.

So just modify the licence, give it a new name - k0re-modified BSD, say - and put your name as the copyright holder.

Answer 2

Yes, just duplicate the copyright line already present and substitute your name and the year(s) of your copyright in the duplicated line. If you've added any new files, these might only be covered by your copyright (if they aren't based substantially on previous work).