Ownership of RIPE Database
The RARE Executive is currently conducting research into "ownership" issues of the RIPE Network Management Database. This research has been requested by the RARE CoA. The NCC has been asked to help with the research. From my personal experience this has two parts: - preventing abuse of the database - ownership of a collection of data made by collaborative effort which is not quite a "collaborative work" Of course when formalising this the issue of data protection legislation regularly pops up as well. I know that some people on this list have experience of dealing with these issues. I would appreciate their input. Daniel PS: Also RIPE as a group might have a position on this.
Daniel, Here is what the FidoNet nodelist has to say about this. Attached is the header of the file, containing the copyright. The RIPE database too like the FidoNet nodelist is a compilation of segments, contributed by each Coordinator (NCC, NIC, naming authority). Maybe some simmilar text can go with the RIPE database as well? Best Regards from Bulgaria, Daniel /* the other one :) */ === nodelist.hdr === ;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, August 14, 1992 -- Day number 227 : 35636 ;A ;A The FidoNet(r) NodeList, a listing of the systems within FidoNet. ;A ;A Copyright 1991, Fido Software. All rights reserved except for the following: ;A ;A .. The FidoNet NodeList is compiled so that computer systems within FidoNet ;A may communicate with each other. Use and intra-FidoNet distribution ;A rights are granted to all FidoNet system operators for the purposes of ;A communication within FidoNet or applying for a FidoNet node number. ;A ;A .. This is a compilation of individual nodelist segments contributed by the ;A drafters and compilers of those segments. Contribution of these segments ;A to this compilation does not diminish the rights of the contributors. ;A ;A Other use without express written consent is forbidden. For other use, ;A please contact Fido Software, Box 77731, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA. ;A ;A Fido(r), FidoNet(r), and the dog with diskette are registered marks of Tom ;A Jennings and Fido Software. === end nodelist.hdr ===
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