Title 17, section 401 of the US copyright law only makes provisions for the
official copyright symbol as " the symbol (AF) (the letter C in a circle),
or the word 'Copyright', or the abbreviation 'Copr.';..." not for a 'c'
between two parenthesis.
So if you can't use the official symbol, just the word 'Copyright' is enough
I read somewhere that using '(c)' in your copyright doesn't make it any less
valid but does not adhere to law. Also that using "(c) 2001" is not valid
but "copyright (c) 2001" would be valid since it contains the proper wording
(even though the "(c)" has been added)
> Warning: I'm not a lawyer, though I do play one on TV. :) For full
details
> about the various rights you may or may not have, consult a copyright
> lawyer.
ditto (although I don't play one on TV)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Burmeister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: RE: copyright symbol
> > From: Alan hand
> >
> > How do I make a copyright or registered trademark symbol in a
> > static label genreated with Constructor? Almost every app/pqa I
> > look at has one, and quite frankly (c) looks a little
> > unprofessional.
> >
>
> You might benefit from the free program AsciiChart.prc, which lets you
> easily see what each character code produces for each of Palm's fonts. In
> the Standard, Large, Bold, and LargeBold fonts on an EFIGS device, � is
> 0xA9. On other ROMs, it might be something else. So to be safe, some
> people use (c), which is as valid as � in a copyright notice.
>
> Actually, to be a proper copyright notice under US copyright law, you need
> the following pieces:
>
> Copyright (c) <year of first publication> by <name of copyright holder>.
> <whatever rights you are claiming, e.g., "All rights reserved.">
>
> You can use either (c) or � .
>
> Warning: I'm not a lawyer, though I do play one on TV. :) For full
details
> about the various rights you may or may not have, consult a copyright
> lawyer.
>
>
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