While there are some aspects of raw data that cannot be copyright in some jurisdictions, copyright of data within the scope of digital mapping can be enforced from several angles. I have three successful legal cases to prove it (in different countries).
Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L Protecting GIS data (cross-posted), reply you cannot copyright data (even if you have spent hundreds/thousands of hours collecting it). Under some circumstances, you can copyright the form/style in which the data is presented, and you have the right to put as much security around the data to prevent unwanted people from accessing the data. But the data itself is public domain. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
