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AgentShieldTwo
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Posted - 2005.04.04 03:29:00 -
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Patch is coming in a few days, maybe an addition to the copyright notice would be in order.
Change from 1997-2004, to 1997-2005, when opening the game and the main splash is displayed.
Just a thought....
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Lonely Joe
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Posted - 2005.04.04 11:38:00 -
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It's a good pointout, but first they have to renew their copyright contract I believe. Patents and all that. You can't just say it's copyright is this year until you update your stuff with the office.
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Devonian
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Posted - 2005.04.04 11:44:00 -
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Copyright and patents are two different things.
Copyright is present the moment you publish something - no paperwork is required. Putting a copyright notice up is advisable but is not necessarily required, at least in UK law.
Patents are a different matter however - you DO require paperwork etc.
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Joshua Foiritain
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Posted - 2005.04.04 11:47:00 -
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You automaticly copyright anything you make until 25 years after your death if i remember correct.
Copyright tags at the bottom of websites usually indicate the year it was made it in, not from when to when it lasts. ---------------------------
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Matthew
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Posted - 2005.04.04 11:59:00 -
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Originally by: Joshua Foiritain Copyright tags at the bottom of websites usually indicate the year it was made it in, not from when to when it lasts.
The "Copyright 200x - 200y" notices aren't about the period the copyright remains valid for. It's the period over which the copyrighted material was created. It's seen a lot in computer programs as they frequently get patched, and future versions get based on previous work. That's why Windows XP has a copyright date range spanning so many years - some of the code is derived from earlier versions of windows dating back to that time.
Some bits of the eve code will still be the original code written in 1997. Hence they need the 1997 copyright notice to cover those bits. Not doing so would leave a window for plagaurisers. But similarly, some of the content won't have been created until 2004, so cannot be covered by a 1997 copyright notice. Hence you get the "fudge" of a copyright notice with a range of dates. Presumably for any legal case, a breakdown of which bits are covered by which year would be required.
Originally by: Joshua Foiritain You automaticly copyright anything you make until 25 years after your death if i remember correct.
I believe the estate of the deceased can apply for the copyright to be passed to the estate of the deceased for an extended period under certain circumstances - usually when the income from such copyright is a significant contributor to maintaining surviving dependants.
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