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Does extending GPL code make the new code GPL too?

I am currently adding some functionality to a popular open source project. It written in C and in Every file GPL license text is embedded. The functionality I am adding is not supported by the project. So you can say its some sort of extending.

Open Source Project: Company to register copyright

I’m releasing an open source project. I want to make it as inclusive as possible for any community that might embrace it. Specifically, I don’t want the code copyrighted in my name when an entire community might work on it; that approach seems self-centred and alienating. My immediate thought to avoid this issue is to assign the copyright to a company rather than myself. How do I do this? Do I have to register a corporation? Can I just give the name of a group and call that a company? What legal hurdles are there? I honestly have no idea when it comes to this sort of thing.

Are these steps enough to put my bash script under GPL 3?

I have written a bash script I would like to put under GPL v3. I’ve read the GNU documentation
on How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs and How to use GNU licenses for your own software. Still, I’m not quite sure what to put there and which artifacts are needed.

Can CC0 code use a GPL library?

Suppose my code uses (simply links to) a library licensed under the GPL. Can I release my code under CC0 (public domain dedication)? Is my code affected by the copyleft nature of the GPL?