papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (02/21/88)
In article <16964@think.UUCP> barmar@fafnir.think.com.UUCP (Barry Margolin) writes: >In article <1771@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> amlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) writes: >>In article <2608@gryphon.CTS.COM>, richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes: >>> >>> This article (c) 1988 by Richard J. Sexton >>> This article copyrighted by Richard J. Sexton >>> This article Copyrighted (c) 1988 by Richard J. Sexton >>> None of these are valid copyrights. >> >>Inclusion of (c) symbol is satisfactory with a date and name. >>Middle one might not do, but other two certainly are legal copyright >>notices. Source : US form PA. > >I think you may have old information. I'm pretty sure that last year >"(c)" was declared invalid. Or, since you are quoting a US form, that Hopefully to finish up the dispute, this is lifted from Circular R1 -- Copyright Basics, published by the Copyright Office: "The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain the following three elements: * The symbol --unprintable-- (The letter C in a cirle) [this symbol is not ASCII so you can't se it here. MP], or the word "Copyright" or the abbreviation "Copr."; and * The year of first publication of the work. [...]; and * The name of the owner of copyright in the work. Example: Copyright 1981 John Doe The "C in a circle" notice is only required on visually perceptible copies." This and other publications are available for free from: Copyright Office Library of Congress Washington, DC 20559 -- Marco