* Simon Josefsson: >> 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. > > I know I answered this already, but I thought I'd add that > [EMAIL PROTECTED] suggested that the tables from RFC 3454
IIRC, RFC 3454 contains Nameprep. > might not be copyrightable, because they lack the creativity > required for copyright. In Germany, I would be very surprised if it wasn't protected as a database. A significant effort was necessary to create the mapping, and this is sufficient. The U.S. lacks database protection laws, but it's pretty unique in this regard.