> -----Original Message----- > From: Sykes, William Thomas (Tom) [ mailto:wsy...@lucent.com] > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:56 PM > To: 'brian_ku...@leco.com'; emc-p...@ieee.org > Subject: RE: Making Standards Free > > All: > > Please don't bite into the myth that US Federal, Government, > and Military Standards are "free." They are provided > courtesy of Uncle Sugar, that is US, the taxpayer, (as Pogo > once said, We have met the enemy, and he is us.), and as such > are not entitled to copyright. SNIP > > William T. Sykes > Lucent Technologies EH&S > Product Safety/Conformance Manager > Room 7B-516A > 600-700 Mountain Avenue > Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 > (908)582-6937
Regulatory standards are a bit like the public law. Especially in the USA, there is a populist feeling that the law should be freely available to all. For instance, you shouldn't need a fee-based subscription service to find out the speed limit. Our government should make the rules of commerce equally available to the rich and poor enterprises. As for copyrights, I don't see why the USA government would be precluded from copyrighting something. A copyright simply defines the ownership of the work; it doesn't mean that the owner can't then allow free copies to be made of the work. That's exactly the way that Linux is distributed. (Or am I confusing the way it is with the way it should be? <g>) Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com WB6WSN NARTE Certified EMC Engineer & Technician Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Applications San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
