David Paleino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > IANAL, but I've read what I stated somewhere on the net. After some > googling: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_symbol > > Citation: > > "Because the © symbol has long been unavailable on typewriters and > ASCII-based computer systems, it has been common to approximate this > symbol with the characters (c). However, this is not legally recognized > as a symbol for copyright." > > I know Wikipedia is not a "secure source" for information, but Lars > Wirzenius posted a far more reliable link in this thread: > > http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.html
Also, I believe the FSF's lawyers have said the same thing. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
