In JDK 1.1, using the JavaDoc @deprecated tag for a method
overriding a deprecated method would block the compiler from
reporting a warning. Currently, I'm getting deprecation warnings
under JDK 1.3 which are not generated in JDK 1.1 (I would get a
warning in JDK 1.1 if I removed the @deprecation tag).
 
  This is important, since we need to have clean, no-warnings
  compiles. Generating the warning might make a developer think there
  is a problem. In fact, we sometimes have to override a deprecated
  method since there is 3rd-party software we use which uses the
  deprecated methods rather than their replacements.

  Here's a quick example:

  private final class Sample extends Canvas {
 
     /**
      * @deprecated
      */
     public Dimension preferredSize() {
         return getMinimumSize();
     }
 
  }