Index: code/graphics/font.cpp
===================================================================
--- code/graphics/font.cpp	(revision 11009)
+++ code/graphics/font.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -549,11 +549,13 @@
 {
 	if ( fontnum < 0 ) {
 		Current_font = NULL;
+		Lcl_special_chars = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if ( fontnum >= 0 && fontnum < Num_fonts) {
 		Current_font = &Fonts[fontnum];
+		Lcl_special_chars = lcl_get_font_index(fontnum);
 	}
 }
 
Index: code/menuui/playermenu.cpp
===================================================================
--- code/menuui/playermenu.cpp	(revision 11009)
+++ code/menuui/playermenu.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1140,11 +1140,7 @@
 
 //	sprintf(Copyright_msg1, NOX("FreeSpace 2"));
 	get_version_string(Copyright_msg1, sizeof(Copyright_msg1));
-	if (Lcl_gr) {
-		sprintf(Copyright_msg2, XSTR("Copyright %c 1999, Volition, Inc.  All rights reserved.", 385), '\xA8');
-	} else {
-		sprintf(Copyright_msg2, XSTR("Copyright %c 1999, Volition, Inc.  All rights reserved.", 385), '\x83');
-	}
+	sprintf(Copyright_msg2, XSTR("Copyright %c 1999, Volition, Inc.  All rights reserved.", 385), Lcl_special_chars + 4);
 
 	gr_get_string_size(&w, NULL, Copyright_msg1);
 	sx = fl2i((gr_screen.max_w_unscaled / 2) - w/2.0f + 0.5f);