On Sat, 17 Jul 2010, Rob Myers wrote:
> > Science Commons seem to think copyright doesn't apply to databases,
>
> In the US.
>
> > OKFN
> > seem to think it might.
After a recent High Court decision, in Australia copyright is not applicable
to databases. Maps were not included in the Court decision, but a database was
the subject of the case.
The contract part of ODbL may not have any force either in Australia. That
would need court hearings to determine.
Against - It is presented as a shrink wrap licence with no opportunity to
negotiate terms
- The entity representing the data does not 'own' the data and it could
be argued has no right to be a party to a contract over the data
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