On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 01:42:22PM -0600, Benjamin Cutler wrote: > However, on the > same site, they have several zip files that are basically rom databases > produced by running the program on directories full of ROMs, allowing you to > match ROM images by their checksums. I'd like to package those alongside > ucon64, but they lack true licenses. The databases constitute effort > (because the creators had to assemble an entire directory of ROMs), but in > my opinion, no creativity (because all that was involved in the creation was > running ucon64 over said directories). Are they still covered by copyright > law in that case?
No. There is no relationship between copyright and effort. Copyright does not subsist in a list of facts. They may be covered by database property laws in some jurisdictions. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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