Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES option

Paul E. McKenney
2009-05-05T03:34:56Z

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:18:53PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 07:11:21PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:01:49PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 03:12:08PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > But what was wrong with what they told us to do with regards to how to
> > > > specify the copyright on a file? I don't recall seeing anything that
> > > > contridicted what I was told, but that was many many years ago, so I
> > > > probably am forgetting...
> > >
> > > I don't remember exactly, and can't be bothered to look it up. It was
> > > something along the lines of you saying an IBM lawyer had told you
> > > that in:
> > >
> > > Copyright (c) 2009
> > >
> > > the (c) was a non-optional part. I found something that said the (c)
> > > had no legal meaning.
> >
> > http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf
> >
> > Page 4, bottom of first column through second column.
>
> That notices actually aren't needed any more? Yes. The bit I was
> referring to was this:
>
> 1 The symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word
> "Copyright," or the abbreviation "Copr."; and
>
> In particular, I've seen elsewhere that (c) is not a valid representation
> of 'the letter C in a circle'.

I am more than happy to let you search the case law on this one.

Thanx, Paul