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From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
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Subject: Re: Xhash - choke cough gasp wheeze
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Date: 23 Apr 91 15:23:53 GMT
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dev@ei.ecn.purdue.edu (Larry Weeks) writes:
>In article <1991Apr21.154623.9736@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> tar@math.ksu.edu (Tim Ramsey) writes:
>>>X		X_HASH IS (C)1991 BY KENNETH JAMIESON
>>(C) is meaningless, btw.  I think he meant "Copyright" or <c-in-a-circle>.
>Actually, isn't all code automatically copyrighted, under the latest
>revisions to the Federal copyright lows?

Yes, the US is now a signatory to the Berne Convention; everything you write
is, by default, copyright.  Some countries are not signatories, and may or
may not require a printed c in a circle or the words "Marca Registrada" or
whatever.  But the basic claim of "ooh ooh (C) doesn't mean anything!!!!" has
been pointless for several years:  it doesn't mean anything, but it doesn't
have to any more -- and it certainly serves notice that the author wanted a
copyright, probably strengthening any suit.