diff --git a/snippets/_.snippets b/snippets/_.snippets
index 28c290f..d7f51be 100644
--- a/snippets/_.snippets
+++ b/snippets/_.snippets
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ snippet lorem
 	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
 snippet GPL2
 	${1:One line to give the program's name and a brief description.}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ snippet GPL2
 	${0}
 snippet LGPL2
 	${1:One line to give the program's name and a brief description.}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 	it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ snippet LGPL2
 	${0}
 snippet GPL3
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description.}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ snippet GPL3
 	${0}
 snippet LGPL3
 	${1:One line to give the program's name and a brief description.}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 	it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ snippet LGPL3
 	${0}
 snippet AGPL3
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description.}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ snippet GMGPL linking exception
 	${0}
 snippet BSD2
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 	All rights reserved.
 
 	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ snippet BSD2
 	${0}
 snippet BSD3
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 	All rights reserved.
 
 	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ snippet BSD3
 	${0}
 snippet BSD4
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 	All rights reserved.
 
 	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ snippet BSD4
 	${0}
 snippet MIT
 	${1:one line to give the program's name and a brief description}
-	Copyright (C) `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
+	Copyright `&enc[:2] == "utf" ? "©" : "(c)"` `strftime("%Y")` ${2:`g:snips_author`}
 
 	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 	a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),