On Nov 20, 2007, at 2:24 AM, Stuart Walsh wrote: > Martyn Hodgson wrote: >> Following recent communications which mentioned FoMRHI, I >> contacted Eph Segerman and include the relevant part of his reply >> below. >> In short, anything in FoMRHI not specifcally restricted as >> detailed below seems to be able to be freely reproduced and >> circulated. >> MH >> >> Ephraim Segerman wrote: >> Subject: Re: Fwd: FoMRHI >> From: Ephraim Segerman >> To: Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:36:22 +0000 >> >> >> All one needs to copyright something that is written is to print the >> symbol of a C inside a circle. A few contributors to FoMRHI have >> retained their copyright by doing this, but the vast majority have >> not. >> FoMRHI has never claimed copyright on anything it published. So, >> except >> for the few copyrighted Comms, all FoMRHI stuff can be duplicated and >> circulated. >> >> There is now a movement to revive FoMRHI, which involves action by >> the >> Fellows. Yours, >> >> Eph >> >> >> > I'm note sure Eph is right here. > > See: > > http://www.ipo.gov.uk/protect/protect-should/protect-should-copy.htm > > As I understand it, copyright (in UK) is yours just if you've > written (or created) something original. Putting a C inside a > circle just makes things a bit clearer - but still, if you've > written something original, you have copyright (in UK anyway).
Also pretty much the case in the US; an original work is automatically copyrighted until some years (I think it's now 75) after the author's death. What Eph wrote would have been half right 30 years ago in the States, I think it qualifies as misinformation throughout Europe. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
