On a slightly unrelated note, can we update the copyright all over
web2py.com and the layout.html that is shipped with newer web2py versions
to 2012?

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 2:17 AM, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 4 Aug 2012, at 9:04 AM, Rob_McC <mrmccorm...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for insight...
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> *Q: Where did you see &#169; preferred?*
> >Ref: http://www.copyrightauthority.com/copyright-symbol/
> *"However,... always use the  number code instead of the symbol code....
> &#169;"*
>     (after examining the site, maybe not an authority? :)
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> I think that site is pretty good, but that specific advice is perhaps a
> little stale. My rationale for sticking with &copy; is just for
> readability—and that's not a terribly strong argument, since it's fairly
> clear from context what &#169; must be...
>
> Comment:
> *>Finally, there's a legal argument for leaving it alone. The © date is
> the date of first publication, not necessarily the date of the last edit.*
> . I know what you mean. I remember Micro$oft using a range of dates on
> software  (c) Microsoft 1996-2003
>   but, as I mentioned, notice is optional (at least in Can and USA) - and
> one would have to proof the date of creation if challenged.
>
> *>I question whether it's worth adding this overhead to every request*
> . I think I'll just hard code it, as I hope to have a very busy site
> someday.
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