This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #3863: 23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el It has been closed by Kevin Ryde . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Kevin Ryde by replying to this email. -- 3863: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3863 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems