Re: [PATCH] perf: Replace the extended ASCII copyright char to normal ASCII sequence

[Steve McKay]

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 06:25:41PM +0800, Li Hong wrote:
>
>> A copyright extended ASCII char (0xa9) in kernel/perf_event.c makes my utf-8
>> compatible vim think it is a binary file. It is better to either use a utf-8
>> sequence 0xc20xa9 or just normal copyright ASCII chars '(C)'.
>
> The trouble is, I've been informed that "(C)" has no legal meaning --
> it is not equivalent to the C-in-a-circle copyright symbol.  That's
> why I put the extended ASCII character in there.  I wouldn't mind the
> utf-8 sequence instead though.
>
> Paul.

>From the Copyright Law FAQ:

A proper copyright notice consists of three things: 1) the letter "C" in
a circle (called, logically enough, the "copyright symbol"), or the word
"Copyright," or the abbreviation "Copr."; 2) the year of first
publication; 3) the name of the copyright owner.  17 U.S.C. 401(b).

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/law/copyright/faq/part2/
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html

(C) and © appear to  be unnecessary if Copyright <year> <name> is
already present. IANAL, side effects may include, not intended to
diagnose, treat, or prevent, etc.
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