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

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Rodrigo and all former DNSO GA members,

  I am sorry but you are not quite right here Rodrigo.  The Phone Book
Directory is contained in it's entirety in a Database for the US.  I believe
this is also true for France, Great Britain, and several other EU Countries.

Rodrigo Orenday Serrato wrote:

> 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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