Re: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols fromfiles.....

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-02 20:00:22

> www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
> 
> says
> 
> "The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain
> three elements. They should appear together or in close
> proximity on the copies. The elements are:
> 
> 1 The symbol C (the letter C in a circle), or the word "Copyright,"
> or the abbreviation "Copr."; and

(A or B) is true even if A is true and B is true. :-P

Regards Hartmut

> 
> 2 The year of first publication. <snip>
> 
> 3 The name of the owner of copyright in the work, <snip>"
> 
> Note that 1 says  C OR word "Copyright", not AND.
> 
> And I'm not sure that (c) ==  C - so why not keep it simple and just
> write
> 
> Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2008
> 
> Paul
> 
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> Paul A Bristow
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> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> >[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Paul A Bristow
> >Sent: 02 April 2008 09:40
> >To: boost_at_[hidden]
> >Subject: Re: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols
> >fromfiles.....
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> >>[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Marshall Clow
> >>Sent: 01 April 2008 23:57
> >>To: boost_at_[hidden]
> >>Subject: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols
> >>from files.....
> >>
> >>At 3:48 PM -0700 4/1/08, Marshall Clow (me!) wrote:
> >>>Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "C"
> >>>from source and header files
> >>>(in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything
> >>>that's not in a comment. ;-)
> >>>
> >>>It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files.
> >>>
> >>>I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects.
> >>>
> >>>Example transformation:
> >>>In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12:
> >>>	//  C Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
> >>>will become:
> >>>	//  (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
> >>
> >>A clarification, before anyone panics - I am not going to remove
> >>people's copyright statements from the source.
> >>
> >>All I'm going to do is remove the non-ASCII symbol "C", and replace
> >>it with the (just as legally binding, at least in the US) string
> >>"(c)".
> >
> >I thought we had established that the (c) sign wasn't necessary at
> all?
> >
> >Just saying 'copyright' does the business?
> >
> >Yours IANALly
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >---
> >Paul A Bristow
> >Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB
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> >pbristow_at_[hidden]
> >
> >
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