RE: Copyright notices

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

Prashanth Menon wrote:

> 1. What is the common practice while writing copyright notices?
> I have seen most notices use a standard syntax such as this:
> (c) 2007 <company name> All rights reserved.

    I assume you're asking about United States law.

    http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.html

> 2. If such a statement controls the right to copy, then what
> happens of the Berne Convention, which states that the author
> of original work is automatically entitled to all copyrights
> in the work?

    http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#cr

> Is this applicable to "work for hire" as well?

    Yes, but "work for hire" means that the writer's employer is
    considered to be the author:

    http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf

> 3. What are the implications of warranting the documentation?

    Implications for copyright?  I don't understand; to me, the
    two seem unrelated, unless you're warranting to a buyer that
    you own the copyright to documentation that you're selling...
    In which case I guess the implication is obvious: You should
    actually own the copyright.

> 4. Is it necessary to include the trademarks of ALL other companies
> whose products are used in the current document? Which means this
> list changes with the product and its document?

    Your IP lawyer is the only reliable source for advice on this
    subject, but there are a lot of documents that simply say
    something like "X, Y, and Z are our trademarks.  Other trademarks
    and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners."

    -Andrew

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