Hi, On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 04:11:59AM +0900, Kobayashi Noritada wrote: > > FWIW, I believe a search of debian-legal archives will show that we've come > > to the same conclusion before about copyrightability of non-creative > > databases, and are already shipping a number of these in Debian. > > I have a question: can we regard CMaps as database? Well, several > years ago, some Japanese developers paid attention to the fact that > CMaps are PostScript programs, not data tables like unicode tables[1]. > Also, Adobe prohibits modification of that format as well as the > mapping.
Being in program form doesn't automatically make it creative and copyrightable. Adobe's prohibition on modification of the format is begging the question: if it's not a copyrightable work, their prohibition carries no legal force (in the US). I have not looked at the CMaps myself, so I can't give you an informed opinion on whether I believe they contain a creative element; if you need me to give my (non-lawyerly) opinion on this, please provide a pointer to the CMaps. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
