Re: Language of multiple-author copyrights

Tim Pierce (twpierce@unix.amherst.edu)
Tue, 15 Mar 94 16:11:29 EST

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> If I want to assign the copyright to all the
> contributors (who are credited in the document),
> is it kosher to say
>
> COPYRIGHT 1993 The authors
>
> where the authors are clearly listed elsewhere?

A copyright notice so terse for a work like this just doesn't make
much sense to me. I would probably start with a notice like

This compilation is copyright (c) 1994 Anthony J. Rzepela.
Copyrights on the individual FAQ submissions are held by the authors
of those documents.

and ask a lawyer for feedback.

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