Re: Our High-Wired Copyright Concerns

[Eric Thomas <ERIC @ VM . SE . LSOFT . COM>]

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:59:47 +7 John Buckman <jbuckman@shelby.com> said:

>The advantages of a copyright in the header are that:
>* most people's mailers won't display it, so it won't interfere with
>  normal mail.
>* It asserts your copyright notice, and would probably be worth
>  something in court if you decided to recoup damages.

These two claims are mutually exclusive. A copyright notice isn't worth
anything if you take steps to ensure that most people are unable to see
it.

  Eric