El Miércoles, 8 de Octubre de 2008, Frederik Ramm escribió: > Hi, > > Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote: > > There is no explicit need for giving out database dumps (though giving > > out DB dumps complies with the license too). > > What about printouts ,-)?
The database directive says: " "Database" – A collection of Data arranged in a systematic or methodical way and individually accessible by electronic or other means offered under the terms of this Licence. This includes the Database as protected by Database Rights or by copyright and neighbouring rights law. " A printout is not "individually accesible by electronic means"[1]. A printout is not a database. If you want to comply with the ODbL, you must allow extraction and re-use of the data in your database. Giving out printouts of the raw data is *not* OK. [1] Unless we're talking about tabulated OCR-ready stuff, or 2-D barcodes or other similar weird geeky stuff. > Or the broader question: Say my database is in a complex and obscure > format internally and I offer a web service based on this. Since I do > not have to publish the software, publishing the data alone would not be > too helpful to people, especially if it lacks documentation... what do I > have to provide? You have to let people extract data from your database. In words of the database directive, this means: You have to let people "permanently or temporaryly transfer all or a Substantial part of the Data to another medium". Now's the point where I have to call the lawyers into the conversation. My *personal* point of view is that, if you use an obscure format (or heavy DRM) on purpose, you're not letting people extract the data. Cheers, -- ---------------------------------- Iván Sánchez Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lady Luck brings added income today. Lady friend takes it away tonight.
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