diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/README b/Documentation/firmware_class/README
index e9cc8bb..d19eb19 100644
--- a/Documentation/firmware_class/README
+++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
  request_firmware() hotplug interface:
  ------------------------------------
-	Copyright (C) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>
+	Copyright (C) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz (passed away on May 9th 2004 at a car accident) 
 
  Why:
  ---
diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
index 87feccd..3d4a877 100644
--- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
+++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * firmware_sample_driver.c -
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz (passed away on May 9th 2004 at a car accident)
  *
  * Sample code on how to use request_firmware() from drivers.
  *
diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
index 9e1b0e4..678b050 100644
--- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
+++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * firmware_sample_firmware_class.c -
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz (passed away on May 9th 2004 at a car accident)
  *
  * NOTE: This is just a probe of concept, if you think that your driver would
  * be well served by this mechanism please contact me first.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hackish sample for using firmware class directly");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 97ab5bd..672c221 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * firmware_class.c - Multi purpose firmware loading support
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz (passed away on May 9th 2004 at a car accident)
  *
  * Please see Documentation/firmware_class/ for more information.
  *
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define to_dev(obj) container_of(obj, struct device, kobj)
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Multi purpose firmware loading support");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");