I have been told that "people cannot copy and enter X12 data into other products or on paper and redistribute those guidelines unless they buy table data or software from companies who have purchased it. Rekeying X12 data and distributing it externally without buying the table data or software from a company that has purchased it like Foresight, Edifecs, or GEFEG is a violation of DISA IPR."
I did a bit of research on the X12 site and found the following: http://www.x12.org/x12org/subcommittees/x12PDFMinutes/0706stcom_grm_draft.pdf "discussion on a proposed X12 metadata licensing program. This program would be a non-dues revenue source through license fees for non-members who use ASC X12 metadata to produce their products. Non-member categories include end-user, meta-data user, service provider, end developer and software developer. If the licensing program is approved, DISA will send letters to potential licensees asserting that the companies or individuals have violated X12.s intellectual property rights and must cease and desist unless the organization/individual becomes a licensee." "A motion was made, seconded and approved to create a detailed X12 meta-data licensing program. The document would include a sample letter, suggested prices and a listing of the potential population to pursue. The document must include a detailed description of how the program would work. 8-approved, 0-opposed and 1-abstained." Mike, John... any comments? Is X12 going to force programmers who develop X12 tools to pay a licencing fee? This came up when I replied to Lowell, who was looking for EDI specs. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Earl Wertheimer > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:12 AM > To: Lowell Porter; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] EDI documentation / spec software > > Lowell > > You can use anything from Notepad to Excel. I've seen lots of formats. > As long as it's readable and clear, why worry. > > We have links to hundreds of online specs at > http://spe-edi.com/links.html > > Just find something similar and make a copy... > > What docs are you looking for? Perhaps someone can email you an > existing document... > > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > From: "Lowell Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date sent: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:05:22 -0600 > Subject: [EDI-L] EDI documentation / spec software > > > I am in need of software that helps me generate specs that I can > > give > to my > > trading partners. I know such software exists but am unsure where to > look. > > The only thing I could find was EDISIM, but that is too expensive > > and > does > > more than I need it to. Is there anything else out there? > > > > > > > > Lowell Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
