Re: [boost] How to claim copyright (and potentially claim prior art?)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-22 13:52:47

Paul A Bristow wrote:

> Should I write
>
> // Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2006 - 7.
>
> to show 1st date and developments?

I believe that the years in the copyright statement should reflect the dates 
when you made significant contributions to the file.

    Copyright 2003, 2004, 2007 <name>

This basically claims that some portions of the file are copyright 2003 
<name>, others are copyright 2004 <name>, and yet others are copyright 2007 
<name>.

You can use the shorthand 2003-2007 to indicate ongoing development, such as 
a company making regular changes to the file.

> IANAL - still ;-)

Ditto.