Hello Greg,
The quote that is referred to pertains to laws that were re-written 7 months
ago. Unfortunately, in our cyber-world, some web pages have not been updated
in quite a long time, and although they may be somewhat accurate, unless
they are in direct conflict with what was re-written, no one is in a big
hurry to change the pages. Some of the advise that comes across on these
lists is either totally wrong or mis-leading just enough for it to be
dangerous. I am not saying that anyone is intentionally stating wrong facts,
just that I've seen so much that is inaccurate. I'm sure we've all seen
pages out there that really do need to be fine tuned in order to reflect the
current accuracy. For anyone worried about copyright laws, I suggest that
you consult an attorney.
Karen Mitchell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Brown" <gregtbrown(a)prodigy.net>
To: <cogen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [COGEN] Copy right notification questions
Can you please cite "The laws..." that pertain to your comment about:
Charles Barnum <jcnreno(a)charter.net> wrote: Alternatives for the symbol
In communication media like e-mail or ASCII text, it is sometimes not
possible to type or include this symbol. Some people substitute "(C)" or
"(c)" since that closely resembles the copyright symbol. The laws that deal
with copyright notices do not allow any deviations from the c-in-a-circle.
It is thus questionable whether a court in such a jurisdiction would
consider a "(c)" or "(C)" a valid alternative for a copyright symbol.