Copyright symbol (c)

[Waldo Bastian]

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On Mon November 17 2003 23:19, Malcolm Hunter wrote:
> According to the Linux Kernel 2.6 changelog:
> 
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.0-test5
> 
> excerpt:
> <greg at kroah.com>
> 	[PATCH] USB: fix up a bunch of copyrights that were incorrectly declared.
> 
> 	It needs to be "Copyright (C)" not "Copyright (c)" according to the
> lawyers
 who know these things...
> 
> Does this apply to us aswell? I've been changing it to (c) for consistency,
> as this was more common than (C).

I don't see much reason for that really.

See e.g. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#noc which states:

"The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain all the following 
three elements:

1. The symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word "Copyright," or the 
abbreviation "Copr."; and

2. The year of first publication of the work. [...snip...]

3. The name of the owner of copyright in the work, or an abbreviation by which 
the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of 
the owner."

Since we list "Copyright" already, I don't think the (c) part matters much.

Cheers,
Waldo
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