Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 03:18:24 -0700 From: Pat Lashley <patl+freebsd@volant.org> To: "Jack L. Stone" <jacks@sage-american.com>, isak@isak.is, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Drop of portindex Message-ID: <91D27280660AA2F4CA3E240D@vanvoght.phoenix.volant.org>
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--On Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:27:36 -0500 "Jack L. Stone" <jacks@sage-american.com> wrote: > This is probably a bit of useless info in this case, but my understanding > is that there is no such thing as an "International Copyright" protection. I think the closest thing to an "International Copyright" is a national copyright in a country which is a signatory to the Berne Convention. I believe it specifies that absent any explicit notice, any work is copyrighted by its creator. (As opposed to the old national conventions that required explicit notice, whithout which the work was in the public domain.) Also, I think the Berne Convention may contain a clause binding the signatories to recognize copyrights registered in each others' jurisdictions. In any case, you're much better off putting explicit notice in each file. (That still won't grant a copyright in non-signatory countries that require explicit registration. If any such still exist.) -Pat
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