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I searched the archives regarding copyright wording and all I found was
information on copyrights for PDF files. I was asked to come up with a
standard copyright blurb for your company's documentation which will have to
go through Marketing and Legal to make sure it is correct. However, I was
unsure of how to come about with the wording for the copyright blurb. I have
been looking at several different software documentation copyright blurbs
and they seem pretty similar, except for company names and such. I was
therefore thinking, why invent the wheel, just use parts, minus company
names and software of course, and use what is applicable. My question is,
would this sort of thing be illegal or is it OK as long as I don't copy
verbatim? Any advice?
Kevin Feeman
Technical Publications Manager
MicroMass Communications Inc.
www.micromass.com <http://www.micromass.com/>
(919) 851-3182 Ext. 3105
kevin -dot- feeman -at- micromass -dot- com
