Author: Yakov Konoval
Date: 21:20:11 02/01/06
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On February 01, 2006 at 23:48:59, David H. McClain wrote: >On February 01, 2006 at 20:52:47, Greg Simpson wrote: > >>The access code is certainly subject to copyright, since there are many ways to >>express the ideas. It is not so clear for the data files. Perhaps the encoding >>method could make them subject to copyright, or it might be patented. I think >>the uncompressed files would not be copyrightable, the same way raw address >>lists aren't. I'm still not a lawyer > >Greg > >Yes, the EGTBs you are referring to are "facts." However, the authors took >those facts and presented them in their own intellectual format. You cannot >sell them without their permission. > >Anyone is free to compile EGTBs in another format in any way they choose. The >facts don't become their property, but how they are presented is. DHM In my opinion, EGTBs are "facts", discovered by author as books, music... And the access code may be free but EGTBs may be not free - this is the author's choice. You can invent a new format of EGTBs and convert old EGTBs to this format, but again you need author's permission. YK
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