Hi:
I am not, in any way, encouraging anyone to send copyrighted data over the
net. What I am saying is:
-there are people which, for various reasons, do not have access to this (or
other) database
-it is their right to find all the possible LEGAL ways to access the data
they need
-if they ask a
>It was started with about 2,000 patterns
>contributed by one of those monsters that Armel, among others, loves to
>hate: a money making corporation, The Dow Chemical company
ICDD is not supposed to make money, nowadays, if one believes the first
words at their Web site :
>The International C
I wish to make a public statement of thanks Dr. Winburn for his cogent and
well targeted comments, (see below) about tapping into data bases that
others have paid for.
The thrust of his comments applies equally to the ICDD's data base (PDF). A
possible slight difference is that not only money b
I don't know...is it worth it? Probably not, but, technically, any way you
look at it, giving away the ICSD data over the mailing list IS stealing from
the database supplier.(and yes, I know that was a sentence with horrible
grammar!) Next thing you know, someone is going to ask for a copy of th
Hi:
I am not sure about the perspective.
My point is: it is worth to pay for 100 000 entries when you need, say, 10
data sets in one year ?
- Original Message -
From: Dr. Ryan S. Winburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 November 2000 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: N
Let's put this in perspective.
Is stealing $20 from a bank ok because they have thousands of dollars and I
only need $20?
In essence that is what we are doing when we give ICSD data online. Last
time I saw a copy of the ICSD, the database had a copyright on it. It is
then illegal to transmit t
