RE: Copyright of data

I don't know if this would work, but I think it misses the point of Hank's
post. I believe Hank is talking about Data, not programs. So... unless I'm
going to do CPYF tofile(*PRINT) and mail myself many boxes of paper this
would not help me.

This is somewhat scary, Hank. Do you know where I can see the details? On
the bright side, right now, this is simply the Netherlands, so who cares.
However, I do see you point of this becoming the basis for international
law, judges hate to make decisions of their own when they can use someone
else's. The idea is called Starie Decisis (sp?) in constitutional law
circles, or "If it ain't fix, don't broke it!" in computer circles.

-Walden

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcsnet!midrange.com!midrange-l-owner@Mcs.Net
> [mailto:mcsnet!midrange.com!midrange-l-owner@Mcs.Net]On Behalf Of
> DAsmussen
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 1998 7:45 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Copyright of data
>
>
> Hank,
>
> In a message dated 98-01-21 19:03:34 EST, you write:
>
> <<snip Netherlands decree>>
> > Now since this has precedence, and can be used to help determine
> international
> >  law (which is where most of the Internet laws are eventually going to
end
> up),
> >  I have to figure out how to copyright the data that is going to be on
my
> Web
> >  server to protect it from theft - well, actually, copying.
> >
> >  Any ideas, other than to dip into that batch of home-brew stout?
>
> Actually, the latter didn't sound too bad (as long as you brought enough
for
> everyone)!  I don't know about Internationally, but in the US you used to
be
> able to mail a copy of the source code or manuscript in question to
yourself
> in a sealed envelope.  Opened in court with the seal and postmark intact,
it
> was generally considered "compelling evidence" of copyright.  Don't know
if
> this still holds, as US litigators (if possible) have become even more
> "sneaky" in recent years...
>
> JMHO,
>
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
>
> "I thought that I was wrong once, but I was mistaken..." -- Anonymous
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