copyright and outside look aligned

rudissertation.sty

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
   
   \setSingleSpace{1.8}\SingleSpacing%
   \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,110mm)%
-    \noindent\raggedright\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}\par%UPPERCASE
+    \noindent\raggedright\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}\par
   \end{textblock*}%
   % 
   \setSingleSpace{1.5}\SingleSpacing%    
@@ -180,11 +180,12 @@
 \newcommand{\copyrightpage}[6]{
   % actually in books, this is often on the left side
   \begin{coverleft}
-    \begin{vplace}[1.0] % ratio of space above and below
+    \setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}%without indents, we need blank line separators
+    %\begin{vplace}[1.0] % ratio of space above and below
       \begin{flushleft}
         \thetitle \\[\baselineskip]
         Short title: #1\\
-                  \theauthor\ \orcidlink{#2} (ORCID iD #2)\\[\baselineskip]
+                  \theauthor\ \orcidlink{#2} (ORCID iD #2)\\
               Copyright \textcopyright{} \the\year{} \ccbyncnd \\
       \end{flushleft}
       This work is licensed under the \href{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/}{Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License}.
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ The images or other third party material in this thesis are included in the book
 If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder.
 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc.
 in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.\par
-    \end{vplace}
+%    \end{vplace}
     \begin{flushleft}