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Re: Bug#47438: copyright statement needs updating?



Brock Rozen <brozen@torah.org> writes:

> > 	- lose the (c) since it is not a valid substitute the copyright
> > 	  symbol © (it's common, but not really valid; on the other hand,
> > 	  the word "Copyright" is enough on it's own)
> 
> Adding the words "All Rights Reserved." after the whole "Copyright"
> statement is important as well.

No, nothing is needed. Not even a "Copyright 1999 J. Random Hacker" is
needed. The Berne Convention provides formless copyright and even USA
follows this convention since April 1. 1989.

Read Brad Templeton's Copyright Myths page on: 
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

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