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  • Subject: Re: Copyright of data
  • From: Ralph Day <rday@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 16:34:28 -0800 (PST)

Hmm.... this may have something to do with our corporate lawyers
asking us to print off on paper every page on our site and have them
all individually notarized.  I thought they were nuts.

Ralph Day
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Quality Outdoor Gear and Equipment Since 1938
http://www.rei.com


---HankHeath <HankHeath@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Here's one to keep you up nights:
> 
> A recent Supreme Court ruling in the Netherlands has determined that
computer
> data do not constitute "goods." The way they interpreted this was
that for an
> object to be a "good," it must be configured such that when you take
it, you
> have complete control over the object. Data can be taken (stolen),
but the
> taker doesn't take complete control over it unless he (she) deletes
it from
> the source. In other words, it is impossible to be convicted there
for data
> theft unless you delete the files you are stealing.
> 
> However, data that is copyrighted is protected..... 
> 
> 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?
> 
> Hank Heath
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