diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 61d297d..f3ef2e7 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
 Dave Cole
 Benjamin Collar
 Jeffery Collins
+Robert Collins
 Paul Colomiets
 Matt Conway
 David M. Cooke
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e915e29..2d6b7f0 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1515: Enable use of deepcopy() with instance methods.  Patch by
+  Robert Collins.
+
 - Issue #7403: logging: Fixed possible race condition in lock creation.
 
 - Issue #6845: Add restart support for binary upload in ftplib.  The