Sounds like the Fiest phone book case. Facts aren't copyrightable but like David said the collection as a whole may be. My best guess is if it is just raw quotes it is not copyrightable. Where you get into a problem is where someone creates a database/collection that has some type of added value. Example, phone numbers are not protectable but the yellow pages may be protectable because of the way it is organized. The protected material is not the numbers but the added value of the indexes, headings, organization etc. .
-----Original Message----- From: David Starner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Starner Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 12:02 PM To: Carlos Laviola Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: License for fortunes? [This is a legal question; it belongs on debian-legal.] On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 01:48:17PM -0300, Carlos Laviola wrote: > I was wondering if I could consider fortunes to be in public domain, or if I > have to have an exact permission from the person that collected them. The quotes may be uncopyrightable, but the collection as a whole is. Why don't you just email him? -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org "I don't care if Bill personally has my name and reads my email and laughs at me. In fact, I'd be rather honored." - Joseph_Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
