On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 12:13:04PM +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote: > // Copyright (C) 2007, Company X. All rights reserved. > > 1) Is the usage of "All rights reserved" appropriate when a file is > being licensed under the GPL, or in fact under whatever license?
No. > 2) What is the purpose of its usage? There was once an international convention that required the phrase for copyright protection to apply. The convention is no longer relevant. > 3) If it is that the licensor wants to say: "Any rights I have not > explicitly given you, you do not have"? They don't need to say anything, as this is the normal state of affairs. > 5) Is it *advisable* to use such a terminology in a copyright statement > in a file licensed under the GPL? No. -- Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho, Jyväskylä http://antti-juhani.kaijanaho.fi/newblog/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
