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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES option
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 14:56:00 -0700
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On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 05:00:08PM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Tue, 05 May 2009 08:35:27 PDT, "Paul E. McKenney" said:
> 
> > http://books.google.com/books?id=6je0tPcGMzYC&pg=PT822&lpg=PT822&dq=Videotron
> ics+v.+Bend+Electronics,+586+F.Supp.+478,+481+(D.+Nev.+1984)&source=bl&ots=ccxO
> 5np_uQ&sig=Q0wj4k5uCpMiZybAQe12JlHhh0A&hl=en&ei=Z1kASu2ZJ8eLtgehupyNBw&sa=X&oi=
> book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPT822,M1
> > 
> > Dated 2005, cites a 1988 case in footnote 28.  Also claims that:
> 
> That would be the same Neundorfer case I found.
> 
> > Copyright Office II Compendium of Copyright Office Practices lists
> > acceptable variants to the C in a circle, including "(c)".
> 
> http://www.copyright.gov/compendium/ - I ain't seeing it in there anyplace?
> Every occurrence of "(c)" is in either a USC or CFR citation. But of course
> that only shows the two chapters modified since 1998. Yee-hah. :)

Indeed!  :-/

> I suspect it's one of those dark corners of the legal system that nobody
> really wants to explore, because there might be a Balrog hiding in the depths
> (sort of like the question "Which clause/theory of copyright law authorizes
> the copy of a webpage you make while downloading it to read it?" ;)

;-)

							Thanx, Paul