diff --git a/docs/source/guides/module.rst b/docs/source/guides/module.rst
index d8b598e7984c6957429dfacb53e75523c7fc09d5..a73ccc226a6236eb29854d46337726e21348497f 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/module.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/module.rst
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Then, you can edit ``backend.py`` and create your :class:`BaseBackend <weboob.to
         # The name of module
         NAME = 'example'
         # Name of maintainer of this backend
-        MAINTAINER = 'John Smith'
+        MAINTAINER = u'John Smith'
         # Email address of the maintainer
         EMAIL = 'john.smith@example.com'
         # Version of weboob
diff --git a/modules/arte/backend.py b/modules/arte/backend.py
index e923b62a5fb8404f54d764b995a6f5021e54c2f5..eeb0504bbf8189eb7ed10c51a386630ee1273fa4 100644
--- a/modules/arte/backend.py
+++ b/modules/arte/backend.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class ArteBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'arte'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Arte French and German TV'
diff --git a/modules/aum/backend.py b/modules/aum/backend.py
index f8eee2c0fea416bd17ba8c73b634fd4808f8976e..b62e478a9717c8e106b59b3021942a0c118e2db4 100644
--- a/modules/aum/backend.py
+++ b/modules/aum/backend.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def parse_dt(s):
 
 class AuMBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost, ICapDating, ICapChat, ICapContact, ICapAccount):
     NAME = 'aum'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/banquepopulaire/backend.py b/modules/banquepopulaire/backend.py
index ff2314727ea114ca7c8a93d1db571b78f06a2002..f10409cd0fcf1b8e38de21836c5337b394691553 100644
--- a/modules/banquepopulaire/backend.py
+++ b/modules/banquepopulaire/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class BanquePopulaireBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'banquepopulaire'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Banque Populaire French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/bnporc/backend.py b/modules/bnporc/backend.py
index 7cc2c74c42449196a901f70346bb0518050a4f94..730a9b303e5359fa345a01db0c4d32266529669a 100644
--- a/modules/bnporc/backend.py
+++ b/modules/bnporc/backend.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 class BNPorcBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank, ICapMessages):
     NAME = 'bnporc'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/boursorama/backend.py b/modules/boursorama/backend.py
index 5fed4bcf7e9b329a3e1944e319cf2826561463af..643226fa85f2f13fc53cf7da58fb1d8f71966653 100644
--- a/modules/boursorama/backend.py
+++ b/modules/boursorama/backend.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class BoursoramaBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'boursorama'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Gabriel Kerneis'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Gabriel Kerneis'
     EMAIL = 'gabriel@kerneis.info'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/bouygues/backend.py b/modules/bouygues/backend.py
index f8546cf0bc4bb95aa03ccd7b01a387dad2ae53db..93bb77ab057712742455944afc01d7f2040be19f 100644
--- a/modules/bouygues/backend.py
+++ b/modules/bouygues/backend.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 class BouyguesBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost):
     NAME = 'bouygues'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Christophe Benz'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Christophe Benz'
     EMAIL = 'christophe.benz@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Bouygues Télécom French mobile phone provider'
diff --git a/modules/bp/backend.py b/modules/bp/backend.py
index acef4df795bc4393d0a8103776d95a1dc814b691..7d3d6f780769e929f569c146c1b382de765db4d5 100644
--- a/modules/bp/backend.py
+++ b/modules/bp/backend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 class BPBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'bp'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Nicolas Duhamel'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Nicolas Duhamel'
     EMAIL = 'nicolas@jombi.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/bred/backend.py b/modules/bred/backend.py
index b7cf3ce6f280d9a26400abb82a208b5c5d5b3ceb..85393cd3707479a88203e29cf8739fffa66a6df6 100644
--- a/modules/bred/backend.py
+++ b/modules/bred/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class BredBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'bred'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Bred French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/caissedepargne/backend.py b/modules/caissedepargne/backend.py
index aec1ed3583a279625bea048fdb8d59af78e78a6c..79672d5f7f0c466bf57675ddea43b6be17259828 100644
--- a/modules/caissedepargne/backend.py
+++ b/modules/caissedepargne/backend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 class CaisseEpargneBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'caissedepargne'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Caisse d\'Épargne French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/canalplus/backend.py b/modules/canalplus/backend.py
index cc04002cbf0b333234fa5558fef282c387d93721..148aaf9d513662e1a5de77d73fe22e77a5cd46b3 100644
--- a/modules/canalplus/backend.py
+++ b/modules/canalplus/backend.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 class CanalplusBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'canalplus'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Nicolas Duhamel'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Nicolas Duhamel'
     EMAIL = 'nicolas@jombi.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Canal Plus French TV'
diff --git a/modules/canaltp/backend.py b/modules/canaltp/backend.py
index bc5ff9ed0898e65e3f48c67a8488fadce91411b8..b89b49b93d5dc9970c7845237a1c0b1e8ef7143d 100644
--- a/modules/canaltp/backend.py
+++ b/modules/canaltp/backend.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 class CanalTPBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTravel):
     NAME = 'canaltp'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/cappedtv/backend.py b/modules/cappedtv/backend.py
index d212bdf22faa8bb2ea0bd02ec2c8ff907e0ee703..fbb8c868d81202dfaaf26b51ea317ba4bb1d0631 100644
--- a/modules/cappedtv/backend.py
+++ b/modules/cappedtv/backend.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 class CappedBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'cappedtv'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Lord'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Lord'
     EMAIL = 'lord@lordtoniok.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Capped.tv demoscene website'
diff --git a/modules/cic/backend.py b/modules/cic/backend.py
index cc565df1b5eb5dae3b9da93abbcf9eff745025ba..3e3c86caaa78766ed8c76babf07be050350c8841 100644
--- a/modules/cic/backend.py
+++ b/modules/cic/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class CICBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'cic'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'CIC French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/cmb/backend.py b/modules/cmb/backend.py
index e094982a50d5578f242f3775ee64be5c3a7b5be6..5c73b398f5a7c1bba2fba723b4dc7436fe514327 100644
--- a/modules/cmb/backend.py
+++ b/modules/cmb/backend.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 class CmbBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'cmb'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Johann Broudin'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Johann Broudin'
     EMAIL = 'Johann.Broudin@6-8.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/cragr/backend.py b/modules/cragr/backend.py
index ac8944ba0cf7de3f8ceb801065175b1ecdfc8491..21f59d9f0eb9c2e46da5df54243953c8c77bddb0 100644
--- a/modules/cragr/backend.py
+++ b/modules/cragr/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class CragrBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'cragr'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Xavier Guerrin'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Xavier Guerrin'
     EMAIL = 'xavier@tuxfamily.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Crédit Agricole French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/creditmutuel/backend.py b/modules/creditmutuel/backend.py
index 1bacb982ea6b34eab6150b9643d9e11660d0dfeb..f329e85ca71491c672efc0541875fc80301f9a8b 100644
--- a/modules/creditmutuel/backend.py
+++ b/modules/creditmutuel/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class CreditMutuelBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'creditmutuel'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Crédit Mutuel French bank website'
diff --git a/modules/dailymotion/backend.py b/modules/dailymotion/backend.py
index 46a7d1c130799550b583bc663112da7e9646dcc3..918fca6d9b4152dfbc4cdf3a44497a5a40832a61 100644
--- a/modules/dailymotion/backend.py
+++ b/modules/dailymotion/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class DailymotionBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'dailymotion'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Dailymotion video streaming website'
diff --git a/modules/dlfp/backend.py b/modules/dlfp/backend.py
index 60d5a7e5fa8c4545dfff92022bdc04db4ffeb6f4..aa0cb4e75222ba8e1ba03711eb0401a548bbb128 100644
--- a/modules/dlfp/backend.py
+++ b/modules/dlfp/backend.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 class DLFPBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost, ICapContent):
     NAME = 'dlfp'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/ebonics/backend.py b/modules/ebonics/backend.py
index 8271c2017f3f64cd085750054481d67852a80f7f..5b19581e29fe332aa06ca7e497edfd534687ad0c 100644
--- a/modules/ebonics/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ebonics/backend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 class EbonicsBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTranslate):
     NAME = 'ebonics'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/ecrans/backend.py b/modules/ecrans/backend.py
index 0fc0c9181b8815f8bcb8c2aa3d2b51f0abac9e01..dcb3a1eb5493126983088e2c6bfc5d80ba03330b 100644
--- a/modules/ecrans/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ecrans/backend.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 class NewspaperEcransBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Hebert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Hebert'
     EMAIL = 'juke@free.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/ehentai/backend.py b/modules/ehentai/backend.py
index 7ba07df576d9981057626e99fe1375af66a6bcb2..14eaf2b0db1316cb07930b44eeb4f67687955c54 100644
--- a/modules/ehentai/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ehentai/backend.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 class EHentaiBackend(BaseBackend, ICapGallery, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'ehentai'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Roger Philibert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Roger Philibert'
     EMAIL = 'roger.philibert@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'E-Hentai galleries'
diff --git a/modules/fortuneo/backend.py b/modules/fortuneo/backend.py
index fda56ec98e81649f6ea53def53444528fa0f7a1e..2c047be868914dc1fd175464e500a295e3bd03bb 100644
--- a/modules/fortuneo/backend.py
+++ b/modules/fortuneo/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class FortuneoBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'fortuneo'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Gilles-Alexandre Quenot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Gilles-Alexandre Quenot'
     EMAIL = 'gilles.quenot@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/fourchan/backend.py b/modules/fourchan/backend.py
index b3623e17b9fcd21f7fb39ff60554df36b7e038b8..d4da657faad2ff1011155d86e3c091437226234b 100644
--- a/modules/fourchan/backend.py
+++ b/modules/fourchan/backend.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 class FourChanBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages):
     NAME = 'fourchan'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py b/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
index bbc2fe65bbf7b340e877be73369c5629335a8983..cd6a198136ba86c9ef3905755b36f7cbd7190592 100644
--- a/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
+++ b/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class PluzzBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'francetelevisions'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'France Télévisions video website'
diff --git a/modules/freemobile/backend.py b/modules/freemobile/backend.py
index 462e0455e18166fa62c0c34c746fdb1ae790ba15..8d27616f36b964ed6a150003dab12113929ac60b 100644
--- a/modules/freemobile/backend.py
+++ b/modules/freemobile/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class FreeMobileBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBill):
     NAME = 'freemobile'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/gazelle/backend.py b/modules/gazelle/backend.py
index 7ab41ba98a60b9e9921e8118c515ca95623b514a..188e68e53cd253e590734c8d828684366f9a963c 100644
--- a/modules/gazelle/backend.py
+++ b/modules/gazelle/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class GazelleBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTorrent):
     NAME = 'gazelle'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Gazelle-based BitTorrent trackers'
diff --git a/modules/geolocip/backend.py b/modules/geolocip/backend.py
index bc64d27ead36dfc8f64375b620dcec9958a703b5..c1dcf96f9319686eae2074215199b217eb75c73f 100644
--- a/modules/geolocip/backend.py
+++ b/modules/geolocip/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class GeolocIpBackend(BaseBackend, ICapGeolocIp):
     NAME = 'geolocip'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/googletranslate/backend.py b/modules/googletranslate/backend.py
index c4bb3dc41c49410d8af706d5d07f26cd85b6c511..58fb1140f708e868c129e6aba02bd94b1f6965b6 100644
--- a/modules/googletranslate/backend.py
+++ b/modules/googletranslate/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 class GoogleTranslateBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTranslate):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Lucien Loiseau'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Lucien Loiseau'
     EMAIL = 'loiseau.lucien@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/hds/backend.py b/modules/hds/backend.py
index 66ba824a6ee080f334334f17f337638505cbfdf7..6b9f8d37bc2e042cd60e212990be38679ee8209b 100644
--- a/modules/hds/backend.py
+++ b/modules/hds/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class HDSBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages):
     NAME = 'hds'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/hsbc/backend.py b/modules/hsbc/backend.py
index e7263f7d70c66684305f774531899871ee15a758..dfa9cbbd0be216797ae89c0c04e8599055d4452a 100644
--- a/modules/hsbc/backend.py
+++ b/modules/hsbc/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class HSBCBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'hsbc'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/ina/backend.py b/modules/ina/backend.py
index 1a7c5f0b47b0807337a8aa0ae034f1eb4d8b8f86..db236e4838d03f60c6875a39a44ede243c9ab90e 100644
--- a/modules/ina/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ina/backend.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 class InaBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo):
     NAME = 'ina'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Christophe Benz'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Christophe Benz'
     EMAIL = 'christophe.benz@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'INA French TV video archives'
diff --git a/modules/ing/backend.py b/modules/ing/backend.py
index 1e0d208f795ab3c8031569be6ed1feadd819f9df..8423c5600e76f4008898857c0e5f0052532bc8af 100644
--- a/modules/ing/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ing/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class INGBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'ing'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/inrocks/backend.py b/modules/inrocks/backend.py
index eeccf6961e8bd6894a196fea8aca8ada23a5d316..64a8502171e0f4ec809b9ee145372e26520c5562 100644
--- a/modules/inrocks/backend.py
+++ b/modules/inrocks/backend.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from .tools import rssid
 
 class NewspaperInrocksBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Hebert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Hebert'
     EMAIL = 'juke@free.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/ipinfodb/backend.py b/modules/ipinfodb/backend.py
index 7051cf70ef4ca2bb9acb018f98685cf2dd9e69d5..420bb16d24cd1f796f0bf08e58f7dc79f99d835a 100644
--- a/modules/ipinfodb/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ipinfodb/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class IpinfodbBackend(BaseBackend, ICapGeolocIp):
     NAME = 'ipinfodb'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/isohunt/backend.py b/modules/isohunt/backend.py
index 9de36e5cb04f06b33afc901d2a4b1aa86dd217c8..0ee8a6d467d6b5ed93b6131efb2be380c944ca99 100644
--- a/modules/isohunt/backend.py
+++ b/modules/isohunt/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class IsohuntBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTorrent):
     NAME = 'isohunt'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'isoHunt BitTorrent tracker'
diff --git a/modules/izneo/backend.py b/modules/izneo/backend.py
index 43fc81ee22ef75aa00143efccf42a887f32a511d..e6b43cf7ccaf14b853b70af794a3367c582a86be 100644
--- a/modules/izneo/backend.py
+++ b/modules/izneo/backend.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def fill_image(self, image, fields):
 
 class IzneoBackend(BaseBackend, ICapGallery):
     NAME = 'izneo'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Roger Philibert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Roger Philibert'
     EMAIL = 'roger.philibert@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Izneo digital comics'
diff --git a/modules/kickass/backend.py b/modules/kickass/backend.py
index e912cfe06ec5caa85aaec4923d82f7b07d705b5c..e146bd6edf90eef50536092f009cae6c9bdc448b 100644
--- a/modules/kickass/backend.py
+++ b/modules/kickass/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class KickassBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTorrent):
     NAME = 'kickass'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Kickass Torrents BitTorrent tracker'
diff --git a/modules/leclercmobile/backend.py b/modules/leclercmobile/backend.py
index bbf1c41d0b9ed84545a2c3cc86b64862ffc6a48c..35a792a83a3fcaba63b2884c890ba8ba9138246d 100644
--- a/modules/leclercmobile/backend.py
+++ b/modules/leclercmobile/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class LeclercMobileBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBill):
     NAME = 'leclercmobile'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/lefigaro/backend.py b/modules/lefigaro/backend.py
index 45ec9a44acb0619e06e82e3ef8978e4eeb2b3287..cc44ae076dbae29a7c05ed9d8c82965705f60ce8 100644
--- a/modules/lefigaro/backend.py
+++ b/modules/lefigaro/backend.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from .tools import rssid
 
 class NewspaperFigaroBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Hebert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Hebert'
     EMAIL = 'juke@free.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/meteofrance/backend.py b/modules/meteofrance/backend.py
index e643252090b59de7a6067c90e077db34178ff960..545da01782c3f92aba4139570ce0764885aafec2 100644
--- a/modules/meteofrance/backend.py
+++ b/modules/meteofrance/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class MeteofranceBackend(BaseBackend, ICapWeather):
     NAME = 'meteofrance'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Cedric Defortis'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Cedric Defortis'
     EMAIL = 'cedric@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Get forecasts from the MeteoFrance website'
diff --git a/modules/minutes20/backend.py b/modules/minutes20/backend.py
index 6b867c7fae551e2a249d513120ba644df02ccb10..4fb64074b7101c330a4fe183f96f6d23a5697638 100644
--- a/modules/minutes20/backend.py
+++ b/modules/minutes20/backend.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 class Newspaper20minutesBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Hebert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Hebert'
     EMAIL = 'juke@free.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/nettokom/backend.py b/modules/nettokom/backend.py
index 9d2149ab4bb0aa3be46df7229df0b3143f8da2b0..21693b24cf9e070b560a89b083a26c87b880ac67 100644
--- a/modules/nettokom/backend.py
+++ b/modules/nettokom/backend.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class NettoKomBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBill):
     NAME = 'nettokom'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/newsfeed/backend.py b/modules/newsfeed/backend.py
index 1fbe9e99e251214e5f9fc60f936707ccbbd4edfa..3cf9b5f9fa964fe1214c598b0f91daf466e03c41 100644
--- a/modules/newsfeed/backend.py
+++ b/modules/newsfeed/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 class NewsfeedBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages):
     NAME = 'newsfeed'
-    MAINTAINER = u"Clément Schreiner"
+    MAINTAINER = u'Clément Schreiner'
     EMAIL = "clemux@clemux.info"
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = "Loads RSS and Atom feeds from any website"
diff --git a/modules/nolifetv/backend.py b/modules/nolifetv/backend.py
index a60fd565bb3c6fb1c39beaad18652dfe5f0def6b..d823dcf8e46ca3dbaa5af497173594b86649f1ea 100644
--- a/modules/nolifetv/backend.py
+++ b/modules/nolifetv/backend.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class NolifeTVBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'nolifetv'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'NolifeTV French video streaming website'
diff --git a/modules/nova/backend.py b/modules/nova/backend.py
index 76e51a3a0216196efb1ac0dd753227dcd45fc56f..d9d9020e5dc5638acf32e3ecfcc92be18e217a96 100644
--- a/modules/nova/backend.py
+++ b/modules/nova/backend.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_current(self):
 
 class NovaBackend(BaseBackend, ICapRadio, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'nova'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Nova French radio'
diff --git a/modules/okc/backend.py b/modules/okc/backend.py
index 6dc7a1b0252d792abd9a262fd837bc000db4f18c..e10880c234c5f83dda6ecc9213127ed942efd8d4 100644
--- a/modules/okc/backend.py
+++ b/modules/okc/backend.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def parse_dt(s):
 
 class OkCBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages, ICapContact, ICapMessagesPost):
     NAME = 'okc'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Roger Philibert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Roger Philibert'
     EMAIL = 'roger.philibert@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/orange/backend.py b/modules/orange/backend.py
index 2a32ebba21c7912d593de2c9ab4c015feea4985b..97c0347bef25d14ccaabc49d72fd05de6af95151 100644
--- a/modules/orange/backend.py
+++ b/modules/orange/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class OrangeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapAccount, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost):
     NAME = 'orange'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Nicolas Duhamel'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Nicolas Duhamel'
     EMAIL = 'nicolas@jombi.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Orange French mobile phone provider'
diff --git a/modules/ouifm/backend.py b/modules/ouifm/backend.py
index aa721ae8b9c86b151ea3f22349c78468f5314be6..89fa54ad32e6d9947a34bae3bd4c70d5b941f27c 100644
--- a/modules/ouifm/backend.py
+++ b/modules/ouifm/backend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 class OuiFMBackend(BaseBackend, ICapRadio, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'ouifm'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Ouï FM French radio'
diff --git a/modules/pastealacon/backend.py b/modules/pastealacon/backend.py
index 66cbfb6df1bfbdcb96b8ac216becfb650fe47abb..5683dba5474d172401c6bac2c5209e4dfda736bc 100644
--- a/modules/pastealacon/backend.py
+++ b/modules/pastealacon/backend.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 class PastealaconBackend(BaseBackend, BasePasteBackend):
     NAME = 'pastealacon'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Laurent Bachelier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Laurent Bachelier'
     EMAIL = 'laurent@bachelier.name'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Paste à la con text sharing tool'
diff --git a/modules/pastebin/backend.py b/modules/pastebin/backend.py
index ee274d19d5aa37fb5506fbb195f31b6c78e25547..8301f54a22f24f8169a887d28d9b4b82f91b7219 100644
--- a/modules/pastebin/backend.py
+++ b/modules/pastebin/backend.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class PastebinBackend(BaseBackend, BasePasteBackend):
     NAME = 'pastebin'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Laurent Bachelier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Laurent Bachelier'
     EMAIL = 'laurent@bachelier.name'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Pastebin text sharing service'
diff --git a/modules/phpbb/backend.py b/modules/phpbb/backend.py
index dc24320b33fc6c3ae83aacfc08aeb75714655424..e8a2fa443179c229d6304d28851571fc3ed4a64c 100644
--- a/modules/phpbb/backend.py
+++ b/modules/phpbb/backend.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 class PhpBBBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost):
     NAME = 'phpbb'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/piratebay/backend.py b/modules/piratebay/backend.py
index 778087109fa58f1d6acb28c5f71dc9caaa241801..166210687c458a808af36cb8cdb14f99f10a8ede 100644
--- a/modules/piratebay/backend.py
+++ b/modules/piratebay/backend.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 class PiratebayBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTorrent):
     NAME = 'piratebay'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Veyssier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Veyssier'
     EMAIL = 'julien.veyssier@aiur.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'The Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker'
diff --git a/modules/presseurop/backend.py b/modules/presseurop/backend.py
index 92d54b21cb43b4f7500627a6566af31d0ffc59a2..05c6b54a73a52b18f3f56909d4668b17b20903e3 100644
--- a/modules/presseurop/backend.py
+++ b/modules/presseurop/backend.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 class NewspaperPresseuropBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/radiofrance/backend.py b/modules/radiofrance/backend.py
index 71d8e3eff793d82747e832ced4ea52d7c6b7c25c..0e796d50eb57da028188a20a827fdda61e97d297 100644
--- a/modules/radiofrance/backend.py
+++ b/modules/radiofrance/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class RadioFranceBackend(BaseBackend, ICapRadio, ICapCollection, ICapVideo):
     NAME = 'radiofrance'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Laurent Bachelier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Laurent Bachelier'
     EMAIL = 'laurent@bachelier.name'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'Radios of Radio France: Inter, Info, Bleu, Culture, Musique, FIP, Le Mouv\''
diff --git a/modules/redmine/backend.py b/modules/redmine/backend.py
index 8437ced4c1f87140894cfa2ad0fb09ad38f39f40..93aa771dec4fdce5fd51cfb1d3685d7da2e0172f 100644
--- a/modules/redmine/backend.py
+++ b/modules/redmine/backend.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 class RedmineBackend(BaseBackend, ICapContent, ICapBugTracker, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'redmine'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'The Redmine project management web application'
diff --git a/modules/sachsen/backend.py b/modules/sachsen/backend.py
index 0a05f84253ea7b6dfcfce27341d8e94647a61c67..f4126ca4575898d99dd0a6b4169b5319d2035529 100644
--- a/modules/sachsen/backend.py
+++ b/modules/sachsen/backend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 class SachsenLevelBackend(BaseBackend, ICapWaterLevel):
     NAME = 'sachsen'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/sfr/backend.py b/modules/sfr/backend.py
index 7076c16dc1610fda2e9425253380792a3a0a07e1..f9d3b03c0a4144ab4e8cc1f48390a4ab4fd2cbb4 100644
--- a/modules/sfr/backend.py
+++ b/modules/sfr/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class SfrBackend(BaseBackend, ICapAccount, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesPost):
     NAME = 'sfr'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Christophe Benz'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Christophe Benz'
     EMAIL = 'christophe.benz@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'SFR French mobile phone provider'
diff --git a/modules/societegenerale/backend.py b/modules/societegenerale/backend.py
index cb14556efac07d5570ae8f3a6fdd9e2ae58bdea0..dcabf797a3895a88de8c5140ce2b39163813f72b 100644
--- a/modules/societegenerale/backend.py
+++ b/modules/societegenerale/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class SocieteGeneraleBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBank):
     NAME = 'societegenerale'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Jocelyn Jaubert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Jocelyn Jaubert'
     EMAIL = 'jocelyn.jaubert@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/taz/backend.py b/modules/taz/backend.py
index 5883c598b87fb844f29021642803acb4fc5203eb..d35d900993e70d4ac7e824a838cb94df7c4bddac 100644
--- a/modules/taz/backend.py
+++ b/modules/taz/backend.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 class NewspaperTazBackend(GenericNewspaperBackend, ICapMessages):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Florent Fourcot'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Florent Fourcot'
     EMAIL = 'weboob@flo.fourcot.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/trictractv/backend.py b/modules/trictractv/backend.py
index a2cd85c3c59923866d0d045896c4892a10e3891a..526ce5eb9d9800f6d1781fbc26d0658292d3bfb9 100644
--- a/modules/trictractv/backend.py
+++ b/modules/trictractv/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class TricTracTVBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo):
     NAME = 'trictractv'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Benjamin Drieu'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Benjamin Drieu'
     EMAIL = 'benjamin@drieu.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = u'TricTrac.tv video website'
diff --git a/modules/weather/backend.py b/modules/weather/backend.py
index 60f9057f50d35b078a9b38f4c6794b0df490f55f..ea1c472b27a41d9819ef0f8769b5512701c3a822 100644
--- a/modules/weather/backend.py
+++ b/modules/weather/backend.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 class WeatherBackend(BaseBackend, ICapWeather):
     NAME = 'weather'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Arno Renevier'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Arno Renevier'
     EMAIL = 'arno@renevier.net'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Get forecasts from weather.com'
diff --git a/modules/wordreference/backend.py b/modules/wordreference/backend.py
index 2d810af9e6b4c7afef0af30a1b86c93988efd25e..05cd7059b7fbd220f08aebd76070893f2be0af59 100644
--- a/modules/wordreference/backend.py
+++ b/modules/wordreference/backend.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 class WordReferenceBackend(BaseBackend, ICapTranslate):
-    MAINTAINER = 'Lucien Loiseau'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Lucien Loiseau'
     EMAIL = 'loiseau.lucien@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'
diff --git a/modules/yahoo/backend.py b/modules/yahoo/backend.py
index 238aa59c5f3f87519d29ba66162e142166c41ff6..5f1758ec9151a43a0715b21e25b0aa12e42f20af 100644
--- a/modules/yahoo/backend.py
+++ b/modules/yahoo/backend.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 class YahooBackend(BaseBackend, ICapWeather):
     NAME = 'yahoo'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Yahoo!'
diff --git a/modules/youjizz/backend.py b/modules/youjizz/backend.py
index 5503d7de53b409311c483dd1ce5aa6068a9c57e3..e636ffb0d0a0264550ba6c4c6a05b8d01b11172a 100644
--- a/modules/youjizz/backend.py
+++ b/modules/youjizz/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class YoujizzBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'youjizz'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Roger Philibert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Roger Philibert'
     EMAIL = 'roger.philibert@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'YouJizz pornographic video streaming website'
diff --git a/modules/youporn/backend.py b/modules/youporn/backend.py
index 4ef3227578f1a0e1f408af196d74567d5a54da9b..c68caeb29ee22161d3c9c49d4a3b97846912734f 100644
--- a/modules/youporn/backend.py
+++ b/modules/youporn/backend.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class YoupornBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'youporn'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Romain Bignon'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Romain Bignon'
     EMAIL = 'romain@weboob.org'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'YouPorn pornographic video streaming website'
diff --git a/modules/youtube/backend.py b/modules/youtube/backend.py
index 477b8464e3a6a4355a14e1fbe2a786f4b4ce3ca0..7d4621e603804107707a2b3ae9619d410b1574a6 100644
--- a/modules/youtube/backend.py
+++ b/modules/youtube/backend.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 class YoutubeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
     NAME = 'youtube'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Christophe Benz'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Christophe Benz'
     EMAIL = 'christophe.benz@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'YouTube video streaming website'
diff --git a/weboob/core/modules.py b/weboob/core/modules.py
index 834b5b0f5407499359a843efe50876a304123b46..5c9e16e1418fd6e5e567818152776b47304743ab 100644
--- a/weboob/core/modules.py
+++ b/weboob/core/modules.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def name(self):
 
     @property
     def maintainer(self):
-        return '%s <%s>' % (self.klass.MAINTAINER, self.klass.EMAIL)
+        return u'%s <%s>' % (self.klass.MAINTAINER, self.klass.EMAIL)
 
     @property
     def version(self):
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/qt/qt.py b/weboob/tools/application/qt/qt.py
index 24bbf597434ba7d82b68423d415e962295892131..1a75df157ac05b3c4cad9de328f8cb3fe907a439 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/qt/qt.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/qt/qt.py
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ def default_eb(self, backend, error, backtrace):
             if not msg:
                 msg = 'Website is unavailable.'
         elif isinstance(error, NotImplementedError):
-            msg = 'This feature is not supported by this backend.\n\n' \
-                  'To help the maintainer of this backend implement this feature, please contact: %s <%s>' % (backend.MAINTAINER, backend.EMAIL)
+            msg = u'This feature is not supported by this backend.\n\n' \
+                  u'To help the maintainer of this backend implement this feature, please contact: %s <%s>' % (backend.MAINTAINER, backend.EMAIL)
         elif isinstance(error, UserError):
             if not msg:
                 msg = type(error).__name__
diff --git a/weboob/tools/backend.py b/weboob/tools/backend.py
index 9baa4c1fa11a72b386123a210f61b9a257e32f6b..5b9033fd94c8579bbc7f9859c3c85ba27ae115e3 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/backend.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class BaseBackend(object):
     # Backend name.
     NAME = None
     # Name of the maintainer of this backend.
-    MAINTAINER = '<unspecified>'
+    MAINTAINER = u'<unspecified>'
     # Email address of the maintainer.
     EMAIL = '<unspecified>'
     # Version of backend (for information only).
diff --git a/weboob/tools/capabilities/gallery/genericcomicreader.py b/weboob/tools/capabilities/gallery/genericcomicreader.py
index 6f3a09bfffd972f21e4de789b69d74a3891c6706..f3b52527bb00dfe57152e47070d2d2ae34de59ba 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/capabilities/gallery/genericcomicreader.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/capabilities/gallery/genericcomicreader.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def fill_image(self, image, fields):
 
 class GenericComicReaderBackend(BaseBackend, ICapGallery):
     NAME = 'genericcomicreader'
-    MAINTAINER = 'Noé Rubinstein'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Noé Rubinstein'
     EMAIL = 'noe.rubinstein@gmail.com'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     DESCRIPTION = 'Generic comic reader backend; subclasses implement specific sites'
diff --git a/weboob/tools/capabilities/messages/GenericBackend.py b/weboob/tools/capabilities/messages/GenericBackend.py
index d863001f3be4fa0ec7cb9d5a73cc37a4bd6e4004..cb23af24fbde4b18a526c4cc586ed8403416c220 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/capabilities/messages/GenericBackend.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/capabilities/messages/GenericBackend.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class GenericNewspaperBackend(BaseBackend, ICapMessages):
     """
     GenericNewspaperBackend class
     """
-    MAINTAINER = 'Julien Hebert'
+    MAINTAINER = u'Julien Hebert'
     EMAIL = 'juke@free.fr'
     VERSION = '0.d'
     LICENSE = 'AGPLv3+'