Paul_Koning@dell.com said:
I don't understand that. NIST can't change some other organization's copyright by redistributing the data. Then again, I don't see how copyright can be valid on a list of leap seconds -- facts are not covered by copyright.
Actually, it's not that simple. In particular, the law in the US and the law in France on this topic are not the same. It is possible to copyright collections of facts. Furthermore, if you copy the IERS bulletin directly, you aren't just copying the facts, you're copying the expression of them. That's a breach of their copyright. -- Clive D.W. Feather | If you lie to the compiler, Email: clive@davros.org | it will get its revenge. Web: http://www.davros.org | - Henry Spencer Mobile: +44 7973 377646