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

["L. Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

On 20 Mar 2003 at 15:37, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:

> actually, there are competing yellow pages delivered to my house.  could be
> a generic term?  (One goes by the trademarked term "the _Real_ Yellow
> Pages")

Then it's not the same.  The names are different.  If a TLD is not the 
same, it is not duplicated, nor is the resulting database of registrants.

Leah

> 
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Gene Marsh wrote:
> 
> > Yes, Michael, but if I publish a book of numbers in the US and call it
> > "The Yellow Pages" I would have a fight on my hands.  Consider the name
> > of the book as the TLD, with addresses within.
> > 
> > Gene...
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Michael
> > Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:51 AM
> > To: 'ga@dnso.org' Cc: Joe Baptista; Steven Heath Subject: 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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