So should we use "Copyright (c), 2002, A N Author" to cover as many countries/lawyers as possible?
But do we need to update the year for each release (perhaps twice a year?)? What significance does the year have? Paul Paul A Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 Mobile +44 7714 33 02 04 Mobile mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rene Rivera > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:16 AM > To: Boost mailing list > Subject: Re: [boost] Boost License Issues > > > [2002-11-25] Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > > >Rene Rivera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >| Nice to know, but AFAIK "(C)" does have legal standing; but only if used > in > >| addition to "Copyright". And yes the command as previously posted checked > >| for "copyright" only :-) > > > >But of course if "Copyright" is present, then "(C)" is utterly > >redundant. It was my impression also that the string "(C)" never had > >any legal standing. (IMHO you kill it, and use "Copyright" all over.) > > To quote from my handy dandy legal guide (Software development; a legal > guide / by Stephen Fishman. -- 2nd national ed. ISBN 0-87337-397-90)... > > 4.R. Form of Notice? > ...A valid copyright notice contains three elements: > * the copyright symbold or the words "Copyright" or "Copr.," > * if the software or other work is published, the year of publication, and > * the name of the copyright owner. > It is not required that these elements appear in any particular order in the > notice, but most notices are written in the order set forth above. > > [...and further along...] > > 4.R.1. Copyright Symbol or the Words "Copyright" or "Copr." > ...in those 20 or so foreign countries that require a copyright notice > appear on published work for it to be protected by copyright at all, you > must use the © [circled c, for those without the correct char set] symbol... > So if your work might be distributed outside the U.S., be sure to always use > the © [circled c] symbol. > > ...if, for some reason, your computer is unable to make a © [circled c] > symbol, the word Copyright or abbreviation Copr. should be used along with a > c in parentheses--like this: (c). This will be valid notice in the U.S., but > there might be problems in some foreign countries. > > [ > ...Clear as mud, right ;-) > > Not claiming to be a lawyer... just quoting one. > ] > > > -- grafik - Don't Assume Anything > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- 102708583@icq - Grafik666@AIM - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
