Yes, without equivocation, databases can be protected by copyright. I do agree with Joe about the originality and creativity requirement, since this is necessary public information.
Much better information: http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/database.html Kind Regards, -dsp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Orton > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:27 PM > To: AIDA Shinra > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Again: "License" of ca-bundle.crt > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 05:09:31AM +0900, AIDA Shinra wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am packaging sole ca-bundle.crt for Fink. > > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=928157&gr > oup_id=17203&atid=414256 > > > > Fink package system has "License" field. I must fill it. What is the > > "license" of sole ca-bundle.crt? Mod_ssl license? Or nothing like > > "license"? > > It's a tricky legal question, I think. > > The original source of the ca-bundle.crt was a database shipped with the > Netscape browser. It's possible to derive a new ca-bundle.crt from the > Mozilla source code, which is what Debian do in their ca-certificates > package. Debian say that the resultant CA certificate bundle is > licensed under the MPL, as its source in Mozilla is. > > But can a database be copyrighted? Can a database made up of copies of > necessarily-public CA certificates published by third parties be > copyrighted? It is somewhat lacking in "originality", which is one of > the requirements for US copyright law to apply, at least. > > You may be better of asking a lawyer, unfortunately! > > joe > ______________________________________________________________________ > Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
