RE: legal notices in software?

["Andrew Warren" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>]

John Cornellier wrote:

> Further to the helpful article "Placing Copyright Notices In
> Documentation"
>
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/writing/lawyer_placingcopyrig
hts.html
> 
> Does anyone know of similar info for placing copyright notices in
> software (e.g. Help > About)?

John:

The US Copyright Office's "Circular 3" quaintly suggests displaying the
notice "at the user's terminal at sign-on"; Bitlaw's more-modern
rendering of that suggestion is to "include the notice on a splash
screen which is temporarily shown when the program is initially
executed."

Circular 3: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
Bitlaw: http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/formalities.html#form
The Only Dependable Authority: [your IP attorney's phone number here]

-Andrew

=== Andrew Warren  - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
=== Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA
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