Re: teTeX Documentation Licenses (B, C)

[tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)]

Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> writes:

> Scripsit tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)
> 
> (Just musing - the following does not change our conclusions about
> whether Debian can distribute the files in question).
> 
> > The Berne Convention generally only requires "Copyright" and a date to
> > claim a copyright, and sometimes, not even that.
> 
> In which cases does the Berne Convention require even "Copyright" and
> a date? 

Perhaps it doesn't.  Perhaps it's some previous internation convention
that required that.  I know US law used to (and still it's a good idea
to, if you want to get more damages).