* Arnoud Engelfriet: > Florian Weimer wrote: >> 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. > > But I'm not sure that the "producer" of this database (the RFC > or the table in it) is a resident or national of a EU member state. > It seems likely that ISOC would qualify as the producer, since > it was their initiative and they carry the risk involved in creating > the RFC, right? > > Since they are US-based, ISOC cannot enjoy any database rights > until the US adopts their own database protection that's at least > as strong as what the EU Directive gives (art. 11 of the Directive).
Unfortunately, German law does not take into account whether the database owner is a German national or not.
