Re: Copyleft for scientific papers

What about a dotted circle around the c instead of the full circle, or a circle with a slash through it? And Change the first appearance of copyright to copyleft or copyfree. Maryly Snow
slides[_at_]ced.berkeley.edu
>
> I want to formulate a suitable "copyleft" for scientific papers,
> similar to the GNU project copyleft for software. (The GNU
> copyleft allows anyone to copy the program, but they cannot
> restrict further distribution.) Unfortunately, the GNU copyleft
> is now about 5 pages long, and I'd like something that would fit
> in a paragraph at the bottom of page 1. (Also the GNU version has
> stuff particular to computer programming, warrantee disclaimer, etc.)
>
> My first try is
>
> (c) copyright 1994 Richard Schroeppel
> This paper, or any portion, may be freely copied, provided
> (1) this entire copyright notice is included, and
> (2) no further copyright may be asserted over the copy,
> including collection copyright, and
> (3) any copyright notice on accompanying or surrounding material
> must make it clear that this paper is excluded from the
> other copyright notice, and
> (4) the phrase "the original version of this article may be
> obtained from Scientific Bulgarian magazine, July 1994"
> is included.
>
> This is already too long, and I'm not sure I've covered all the
> bases. Suggestions welcome.
>
> Rich Schroeppel rcs[_at_]cs.arizona.edu
>
>
Received on Fri Mar 04 1994 - 20:04:41 GMT