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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,news.software.b,ca.general
Subject: Re: Copyright Law Revisited
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Date: 17 Oct 88 16:14:40 GMT
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>>... If you cannot produce a real, complete circle
>>around the c, use the word "Copyright" instead.

>I'm told that even this may not suffice internationally, and circle-c may
>be the *only* thing that does the job.

According the the copyright laws (I'm paraphrasing, since my copy is at
home), the words "Copyright," "Copr" and the c-in-a-circle are all
equivalent. Where you get into weirdness internationally is that some places
allow greater use of things unless you explicitly reserve your rights, which
is where the "All Rights Reserved" phrase come from. The following copyright
notice *should* protect you anyplace the Berne convention is honored:

	Copyright 1988 by Chuq Von Rospach
	All Rights Reserved

[note: I'm not a lawyer. This is based on my research into copyright, but 
 don't bet your life on it. If you want *real* copyright information, go
 talk to a copyright lawyer....]


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Chuq Von Rospach			chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ
Editor/Publisher, OtherRealms

Chuq Von Rospach			chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ
Editor/Publisher, OtherRealms