Re: Copyright of data

[Ralph Day <rday@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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