[phpws-comm-auto] [ phpwebsite-comm-Support Requests-770638 ] Module Article: revised copyright

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Support Requests item #770638, was opened at 2003-07-13 15:37
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Category: Module: article
Group: Second Level Support
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 6
Submitted By: David M Walker (datamgmt)
Assigned to: Eloi George (adarkling)
Summary: Module Article: revised copyright

Initial Comment:
Our company policy does not allow randon unrelated
links as part of a copyright message. I have changed
ours to:

/* My copyright statement. Do not disable or remove.
    $rights = array(
'http://www.vibride.com','http://www.realvidreams.com','http://www.bygeorgeware.com','http://www.bygeorgeadvertising.com');
                $copyright = '<div
style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt"><a
href="'.$rights[rand(0,2)].'">&#169;</a></div>';
    */
                $copyright = '<div
style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt">&copy;phpwsArticle
application by <a href=http://www.bygeorgeware.com
target=_blank>ByGeorgeWare</a> and site content by <a
href=http://www.datamgmt.com>Data Management &amp;
Warehousing</a>';

We still strongly want to support your intellectual
property.
You might find it useful to make it more generic

rgds
davidw


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>Comment By: Eloi George (adarkling)
Date: 2003-07-14 20:31

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I'm not sure what you mean by "generic". 

Basically pupose of the copyright statement is to give us
"link popularity" in exchange for use of the module.  
There's a more complete explanation in the module license
located in the article/docs directory.

It doesn't matter if users see it or not -- what's important
is that search engine spiders do.   I've thought about stuff
like making the link the same color as the background, but
tricks like that would actually make your site get ranked
-lower-.  That's why I stayed with the unobtrusive text
link.  I figure if someone wants the link off that badly,
they'll throw some cash my way in exchange for a
non-copyright license. [wink][wink]

However, if you want to put the copyright in the footer like
that, I don't mind.  It accomplishes the same purpose, so
everyone still wins. [grin]

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