As far as I know, it doesn't (well, apart from about 2 obscure islands somewhere in the Pacific.) Everyone else signed the Berne convention in the 1970s, which harmonised world copyright law and made everything copyright by default, whether you use (C) or not.oh yes it is. the copyright symbol has legal force, (c) doesn't. but the word "copyright" also has legal force, so just having the word is fine. it all varies from country to country...
Gerv
