Re: (c) does not equal "copyright"

[Mark Polesky]

Hans Aberg wrote:
> > The
> > copyright symbol “©” can be included if you wish (and your character set
> > supports it), but it's not necessary. There is no legal significance to
> > using the three-character sequence “(C)”, although it does no harm.
> 
> There is nowadays no legal significance of any the above, as copyrightable 
> material becomes automatically copyrighted without any indication thereof or 
> registration (though local legislation may vary).

Hans,

I thought I heard that, but can you prove that this is the case
internationally, and/or can you cite your source for this?

- Mark