[haiku-development] Re: About $application

Axel Dörfler wrote on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:14:00 +0200 CEST:
> "Jonas Sundström" <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > "Jonas Sundström" <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > "Copyright " B_UTF8_COPYRIGHT " 2006 Haiku, Inc.\n",
> > > What about removing the redundant B_UTF8_COPYRIGHT from there?
> > Can't we keep the pacman instead? ;)
>
> I'd prefer the word over the symbol for clarity (the symbol is not
> easily recognized with smaller font sizes, and also doesn't look that
> good depending on the font), but in the end either of them would do.
>
> > (Is there a standard on this?)
>
> Not that I know of.

http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/copyrFAQ.html says:

  A proper copyright notice consists of the following elements:
  The © symbol (&copy; in HTML code)
  The first year of publication
  The name of the company originating the work

I suspect the symbol is there for people who don't read English.

And somewhat more definitively, the US government's copyright office
at http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html says:

  The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain all the
  following three elements:
  1. The symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word “Copyright,” or
     the abbreviation “Copr.” and
  2. The year of first publication of the work. In the case of compilations
     or derivative works incorporating previously published material, the
     year date of first publication of the compilation or derivative work
     is sufficient. The year date may be omitted where a pictorial, graphic,
     or sculptural work, with accompanying textual matter, if any, is
     reproduced in or on greeting cards, postcards, stationery, jewelry,
     dolls, toys, or any useful article; and
  3. The name of the owner of copyright in the work, or an abbreviation by
     which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative
     designation of the owner.

  Example: © 2006 John Doe

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