[time-nuts] WWVB Format Ownership

2012-09-27 Thread WB6BNQ
The transmitted format on WWVB (and for that matter on the WWV HF stations) is owned by the government and thus the PEOPLE. As stated to me, John Lowe (WWVB Broadcast Manager) claims he is the person who has designed and is implementing this new broadcast format. Because he is a paid employee of

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB Format Ownership

2012-09-27 Thread Peter Gottlieb
Not quite sure about the analog to health care, but certainly a transmission being public domain doesn't mean much if the only possible way to use it is proprietary. Sounds like something Microsoft would strive for. On 9/27/2012 9:57 PM, WB6BNQ wrote: The transmitted format on WWVB (and

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB Format Ownership

2012-09-27 Thread Orin Eman
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net wrote: Not quite sure about the analog to health care, but certainly a transmission being public domain doesn't mean much if the only possible way to use it is proprietary. Sounds like something Microsoft would strive for. I