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@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                     // calling this function can turn sure file trees created by make install commands into working
                     // AppDirs
                     bool deployDependenciesForExistingFiles();
+
+                    // disable deployment of copyright files for this instance
+                    bool setDisableCopyrightFilesDeployment(bool disable);
             };
         }
     }
 
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                     // used to automatically rename resources to improve the UX, e.g. icons
                     std::string appName;
 
+                    // platform dependent implementation of copyright files deployment
                     std::shared_ptr<copyright::ICopyrightFilesManager> copyrightFilesManager;
 
+                    // decides whether copyright files deployment is performed
+                    bool disableCopyrightFilesDeployment = false;
+
                 public:
                     PrivateData() : copyOperations(), stripOperations(), setElfRPathOperations(), visitedFiles(), appDirPath(), appName() {
                         copyrightFilesManager = copyright::ICopyrightFilesManager::getInstance();
@@ -228,6 +232,9 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
 
                     // search for copyright file for file and deploy it to AppDir
                     bool deployCopyrightFiles(const bf::path& from, const std::string& logPrefix = "") {
+                        if (disableCopyrightFilesDeployment)
+                            return true;
+
                         ldLog() << logPrefix << LD_NO_SPACE << "Deploying copyright files for file" << from << std::endl;
 
                         if (copyrightFilesManager == nullptr)
@@ -828,6 +835,10 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
 
                 return true;
             }
+
+            bool AppDir::setDisableCopyrightFilesDeployment(bool disable) {
+                d->disableCopyrightFilesDeployment = disable;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     appdir::AppDir appDir(appDirPath.Get());
 
+    // allow disabling copyright files deployment via environment variable
+    if (getenv("DISABLE_COPYRIGHT_FILES_DEPLOYMENT") != nullptr) {
+        ldLog() << std::endl << LD_WARNING << "Copyright files deployment disabled" << std::endl;
+        appDir.setDisableCopyrightFilesDeployment(true);
+    }
+
     // initialize AppDir with common directories
     ldLog() << std::endl << "-- Creating basic AppDir structure --" << std::endl;
     if (!appDir.createBasicStructure()) {
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`@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {`
`91`	`91`	`// calling this function can turn sure file trees created by make install commands into working`
`92`	`92`	`// AppDirs`
`93`	`93`	`bool deployDependenciesForExistingFiles();`
	`94`	`+`
	`95`	`+ // disable deployment of copyright files for this instance`
	`96`	`+ bool setDisableCopyrightFilesDeployment(bool disable);`
`94`	`97`	`};`
`95`	`98`	`}`
`96`	`99`	`}`