> Does the copyright string have any legal significance at all? It does. At least in the US, if the work contains an explicit copyright announcement then an i

> Does the copyright string have any legal significance at all? It does. At least in the US, if the work contains an explicit copyright announcement then an infringer loses the ability to defend via an "innocent infringement" defense. They become a "deliberate infringer" and this can ultimately change (increase) the size of any damage awards from a lawsuit against the infringer.