Another related concern: To what degree are nicknames valid in copyright notices?
Copyright 2002 by Kavir
Would that have legal weight? You'd think not but then I see this in the links posted above:
[The third component of a valid copyright notice is] "The name of the owner of copyright in the work, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner."
Are internet nicknames like Kavir, etc, "generally known alternative designations of the owner"? I went to check out various mud code releases and the current practice seems to indicate the belief that they are not.
--cronel
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