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Re: lynx-dev gettext() final cleanup
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev gettext() final cleanup |
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Tue, 25 May 1999 13:30:33 -0400 (EDT) |
>
> On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 03:17:15PM +0400, Leonid Pauzner wrote:
> > * (c) Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 University of Kansas
>
> By the way, according the the copyright FAQs (Myths by Brad Templeton and
> Copyright Law FAQ by Terry Carroll), the character sequence "(c)" has
> never been officially accepted as a substitute for the standard copyright
> symbol of circle-c (©).
yes.
(what's interesting is that there are lawyers who haven't figured that out)
> In the U.S., the word "Copyright", which is already present, is sufficient.
> For International law, the Berne convention says we don't even need it
> copyright.
>
> Granted, it's probably not worth it to remove it, but on the otherhand,
> do we want to encourage others to use "(c)" by setting a poor example?
It makes some people feel better (I don't use it myself). But I'd leave
it alone in other people's notices.
> Mike Castle Life is like a clock: You can work constantly
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Thomas E. Dickey
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