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Re: Copyright [was RE: [ga] New TLD White Paper released]


btw. is there a phone book on CD for the US?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodrigo Orenday Serrato" <rorenday@banxico.org.mx>
To: "'Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law'" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>;
<ga@dnso.org>
Cc: "'Joe Baptista'" <baptista@dot-god.com>; "'Steven Heath'"
<Steven.Heath@Optimation.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:25 PM
Subject: RE: Copyright [was RE: [ga] New TLD White Paper released]


> Just a minor observation to that regard; for copyright purposes, the phone
> book is not a database, it's a directory.
>
> Atentamente, Regards
> Rodrigo Orenday Serratos
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]En nombre de Michael
> Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law
> Enviado el: Jueves, 20 de Marzo de 2003 09:51 AM
> Para: 'ga@dnso.org'
> CC: Joe Baptista; Steven Heath
> Asunto: Copyright [was RE: [ga] New TLD White Paper released]
>
>
> I seriously doubt that US law would find a copyright interest in a TLD
> database, as it doesn't find it in the phone book.
>
> I am unaware of any published decisions relating to TLD databases
> elsewhere, and would welcome references to them.  Other countries are more
> friendly to a claim of 'compilation copyright' so it's certainly possible
> that such decisions exist.
>
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Joe Baptista wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Steven Heath wrote:
> >
> > > What right did these companies have to operate their own TLD's and/or
> > > alternative root(s)?
> > >
> > > None.
> >
> > TLD databases are covered by copyright law ... we've defended in the
past
> > successfully - and we will defend again if necessary.
> >
> > regards
> > joe baptista
> >
> > Joe Baptista - only at www.baptista.god
> >
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