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> Meanwhile, "(c)" doesn't actually mean anything, doesn't gain you any worldwide protection like © does

Law does not work like a compiler. It doesn't just throw "syntax error" when you use an incorrect representation.



"(c)" is sufficiently understood as the ASCII equivalent of "©" that I doubt the distinction will ever matter in court.


© is an established, international symbol. "(c)" is gibberish.

If you put gibberish in the middle of a copyright notice, what does that do? What does "Copyright ><(((('> 2021" mean, legally speaking?


It doesn't do anything because courts aren't retarded.

Like how I could point a gun at you and say

>Hand over the money or I'll gloobensloobenKILLfleubenYOU

and they wouldn't go "oh no there's a syntax error release this man immediately, it clearly wasn't a robbery"




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