Tony Mechelynck wrote: > On 08/07/13 20:59, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > > > Ken Takata wrote: > > > >> Copyright year in vim.rc (and vim16.rc) seems old. > >> I think it's better to move to version.h. > >> Please check the attached patch. > > > > Actually, I have been told that only the first year matters. > > So we can just keep 1996. > > > > > Note that under current international legislation, no Š statement is > required anymore; all original literary works (including program > sources) are automatically protected until 50 years (in the European > Union, 70 years) starting at 00:00 hours on the 1st of January following > the author's death (and, for collective works, the death of the last > known author). I'm not sure if it's 00:00 UTC or 00:00 local time. Bram > is a Dutchman, and there are other authors for at least some parts of > the work, but local laws apply wherever you make a copy.
The copyright statement is not needed to obtain copyright, but to explain to the reader who has claimed copyright. This does matter in case things turn bad. In practice there has never been any copyright dispute over files in the Vim distribution. -- "I know that there are people who don't love their fellow man, and I hate those people!" - Tom Lehrer /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
