Martin Burnicki wrote:
Hm, I've just had a look at the current file once more: https://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/ntp/leap-seconds.list
I don't see any copyright statement at all in it, nor in the directory containing the file.
The NIST file doesn't contain a copyright information, neither. So where does the idea come from that the NIST file is in the public domain, but the IERS file isn't?
Would we require a statement telling explicitly that permission to copy the file is granted?
I'm not sure how the staff of IERS feel about this, but this sounds like the kind of thing that might perhaps be solved by a simple request. If, as Steve says, they're "on public record as having interest in disseminating the information", then perhaps they'd be glad to more explicitly place it in the public domain.
I think this is true. I've been earlier in touch with the folks who create the file so I'll contact them and ask ...
I've now contacted the IERS folks and asked them to add some copyright information. Martin -- Martin Burnicki Senior Software Engineer MEINBERG Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG Email: martin.burnicki@meinberg.de Phone: +49 (0)5281 9309-14 Fax: +49 (0)5281 9309-30 Lange Wand 9, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany Amtsgericht Hannover 17HRA 100322 Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Günter Meinberg, Werner Meinberg, Andre Hartmann, Heiko Gerstung Web: http://www.meinberg.de