diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 230b20d2..c4173a03 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1544,3 +1544,6 @@ Ralf M
 
 Maarten Wisse <Maarten.Wisse@urz.uni-hd.de>
  for translating OSD texts to the Dutch language
+
+Holger Brunn <holger.brunn@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
+ for adding a copy constructor to cString and fixing its assignment operator
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 99e71518..884fe241 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3955,3 +3955,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   and isn't actively used, yet.
 - Fixed SetProgress() in the 'skincurses' plugin in case Total is 0 (reported
   by Stefan Huelswitt).
+- Added a copy constructor to cString and fixed its assignment operator
+  (thanks to Holger Brunn).
diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index 832f4293..4a4a3aa6 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.c 1.103 2005/11/04 16:33:18 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.c 1.104 2005/11/26 14:12:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tools.h"
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ cString::cString(const char *S, bool TakePointer)
   s = TakePointer ? (char *)S : S ? strdup(S) : NULL;
 }
 
+cString::cString(const cString &String)
+{
+  s = String.s ? strdup(String.s) : NULL;
+}
+
 cString::~cString()
 {
   free(s);
@@ -534,6 +539,8 @@ cString::~cString()
 
 cString &cString::operator=(const cString &String)
 {
+  if (this == &String)
+     return *this;
   free(s);
   s = String.s ? strdup(String.s) : NULL;
   return *this;
diff --git a/tools.h b/tools.h
index c344fce2..833ba847 100644
--- a/tools.h
+++ b/tools.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.h 1.83 2005/11/05 10:54:39 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.h 1.84 2005/11/26 14:03:47 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __TOOLS_H
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private:
   char *s;
 public:
   cString(const char *S = NULL, bool TakePointer = false);
+  cString(const cString &String);
   virtual ~cString();
   operator const char * () const { return s; } // for use in (const char *) context
   const char * operator*() const { return s; } // for use in (const void *) context (printf() etc.)