5.1 TODO List: Copyright

[DJ Delorie]

Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
> Rodney Brown wrote:
> >
> > Apart from ruling out ranges in copyright declarations, the FSF guidelines
> > aren't completely clear about current usage.
> >
> > They recommend:    Copyright 1999, 2000 Whoever
> >
> > gcc largely has:   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Whoever
> >
> > and gdb has a bit of a mixture.
> >
> > Both have instances of:    Copyright (C) 1988, 90, 91, 92 Whoever

Note that "(C)" has no legal effect whatsoever wrt copyright.

The law requires either the c-in-circle symbol, or the word "Copyright"
(the abbreviation "Copr." is allowed).  The word "Copyright" is a replacement
for the c-in-circle, so you should never put both together. [ref. The Chicago
Manual of Style]