diff -up commons-validator-1.3.1-src/src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java~ commons-validator-1.3.1-src/src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java
--- commons-validator-1.3.1-src/src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java~	2006-11-29 00:31:49.000000000 +0200
+++ commons-validator-1.3.1-src/src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java	2012-01-14 12:40:40.709092267 +0200
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public class EmailTest extends TestCommo
         new TestPair("abigail@", false),
         new TestPair("@example.com", false),
         new TestPair("phrase: abigail@example.com abigail@example.com ;", false),
-        new TestPair("invalid£char@example.com", false)
+        new TestPair("invalid\u00a3char@example.com", false)
     };
 
     /**