On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Bruce Hayden <bhayden[_at_]ieee.org> wrote:
>
> This is a semantic quibble, since we all know what you are
> talking about, but I have always taken the word "copyrighted"
> to mean to protect by copyright. What you are suggesting is
> registration of the copyright, which is of course different.
Mr. Hayden's semantic quibble is a very common one and leads to much misunderstanding. Which is why I, for one, try to adhere to the principle that "copyright is not a verb."
Robert C. Cumbow
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Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 15:20:28 GMT
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