On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 12:04:44AM +0000, Lewis Jardine wrote: > In the case of data tables, in many jurisdictions, a mere collection of > facts is not copyrightable; the classic example is a telephone directory > (everything in it is an uncreative fact; that there are thousands of > them, which may have taken a lot of effort to gather, is immaterial). > > It may be the case that the data could be plucked from the RFC and > freely distributed, albeit only in places that don't allow 'sweat of the > brow' copyrights.
Alternatively, you could try asking the relevant people if they'd grant a more permissive license for the data table, in order to encourage the wide and correct use of the standard surrounding it. -- Glenn Maynard
