> Package: kstars-data-extra-tycho2 > Severity: serious > Version: 1.1r1-5.1 > > About this line in debian/copyright : > > X-Original-Data-License: Public Domain (as data has been retrieved by > Authors from NASA ADC whose policy is PD, as stated in > http://web.archive.org/web/20060908122029/adc.astro.umd.edu/cgi-bin/adc/ca > t.pl?/catalogs/1/1259/)
Please see the Policies page here: http://web.archive.org/web/20070303235508/http://adc.astro.umd.edu/adc/questions_feedback.html#policies The ReadMe file (the one you cited) does not mention otherwise, so the clause "All ADC data are public domain unless otherwise stated in the "ReadMe" file. The data are for scientific use only and have no commercial value." stands. > > I don't read "Public Domain" or "PD" anywhere on that webpage, and I don't > find any license to redistribute. > > I also don't know why debian/copyright makes a difference between these : > > Copyright: > X-Original-Data-Copyright: Because the License for original Hipparcos data and Tycho-2 catalogue itself is different from that of a derived work, the KStars star database deepstars.dat > > What makes E. Høg, C. Fabricius an "original data copyright holder" and > Akarsh Simha a "copyright holder" ? How did Akarsh Simha become a > "copyright holder" ? Erik Høg and C. Fabricius created the original data catalogue. Akarsh Simha created a derived work, that has its own copyright. > > And between these : > > License: > X-Original-Data-License: > > Did Akarsh Simha get permission from the "original data copyright holders" > to redistribute the data under the terms of the GPL version 1 ? Not needed as original data were PD. > > If some data is made available to the public via some website on the > internet, this does not mean that anyone can grab it and redistribute it > under the GPL. At first sight this is what happened. > > But I may be overlooking something, so I'm looking forward to more info on > this bug report. > > Regards, > > Bart Martens It may be my fault not to put the Policies page on the Copyright file, not yours to overlook it. I'll put it there and, if you agree, I'll package a new version which closes this bug report. Thanks for pointing Noel Torres er Envite
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