From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Off topic : world database
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:39:03 -0600
Message-ID: <87brzxjx60.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3E826056.7080800@joeconway.com>
References: <3E824070.7070207@oasis.net.au>
<3E826056.7080800@joeconway.com>
Joe Conway writes:
> It isn't clear from the license whether you can use this file the way you
> want...
It is, however, clear that you can use the _data_ in the file any way you
want as long as you convert it to a completely different format. The file
is protected by copyright but the data it contains is not as a mere
compilation of data is not a creative work. (I'm assuming US law applies).
--
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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