[Kolab-devel] martin: server/kolabd/kolabd kolab2.schema, 1.36, 1.37

[Bernhard Reiter]

Am Montag, 22. Juni 2009 23:58:26 schrieb Mathieu Parent:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Richard Bos<ml at radoeka.nl> wrote:

> >> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> >>  # $Id$
> >> -# (c) 2003, 2004 Tassilo Erlewein <tassilo.erlewein at erfrakon.de>
> >> -# (c) 2003-2009  Martin Konold <martin.konold at erfrakon.de>
> >> -# (c) 2003 Achim Frank <achim.frank at erfrakon.de>
> >> +# (c) 2003-2004 Tassilo Erlewein <tassilo.erlewein at erfrakon.de>
> >> +# (c) 2003-2009 Martin Konold <martin.konold at erfrakon.de>
> >> +# (c) 2003      Achim Frank <achim.frank at erfrakon.de>
>
> Those kind of files (functional interface specification) are not
> copyrightable under the US law (Don't know under the german law). 

I am not entirely sure about it.
The interface specification might not be, but the concrete writing down might 
be copyrightable.

> This  is probably better to remove those copyright statements (approved by
> the authors) and replace it with an authors list (public domain?).

You cannot _place_ stuff in the public domain in Germany.

> The "(c)" doesn't have any power, it should be replaced by "Copyright" or
> "©".

All those representations have the same power to my knowledge.
For US-copyright law they are all not necessary to claim copyright as far as I 
know.


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