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From: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan)
Newsgroups: news.software.b,ca.general
Subject: Re: Copyright Law Revisited
Message-ID: <2577@sultra.UUCP>
Date: 14 Oct 88 22:41:39 GMT
References: <1930@vaxwaller.UUCP> <1988Oct13.173958.11367@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: Tynan Computers, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <1988Oct13.173958.11367@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> 
> [...]  the letter c enclosed in parentheses may be the closest
> approximation to c-in-a-circle that can be produced on limited output devices,
> but it has zero legal standing.  If you cannot produce a real, complete circle
> around the c, use the word "Copyright" instead.
> -- 
> The meek can have the Earth;    |    Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
> the rest of us have other plans.|uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu

Everything I've read on software copyright, have said the (c) was OK.  However,
they ALWAYS included the word Copyright anyway.  Why not use the *full* label
anyway;

Copyright (c) 1988, Tynan Computers.  All rights reserved.

That pretty much locks it up.  As a quick disclaimer, I must say that I have
yet to sue anyone for breach of any of my copyrighted stuff, so who knows?
						- Der

BTW; for those Legal Eagles out there who hate us non-professionals even
*discussing* the issue, stop talking about C or UN*X :-)
-- 
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