Hi Rob,* -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 08:13:40 -0500 > Von: Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org>
> > And I'm sure there is choice and in how one structures a telephone > book as well. Alphabetical versus topical. Fonts choices. Consistent > ways of abbreviating given names. But he courts have held that the > facts expressed in telephone directory are not copyrightable. I tried to not comment - but it is really a shame to see people being such ignorant. US copyright law is not the only law that is relevant here. Relevant is the local law of the creator of the dictionary - and actually there *are* countries where such work ist protected. German law is at least one example for that. (This may sound stupid to you, but it is a simple fact.) All this discussion is indeed futile, as long as you want to accept your local views only. regards, André
