Paul_Koning@dell.com said:
This is why ADO added explicit "this is in the public domain"notices in the TZ files.
Actually, "public domain" is a US concept that doesn't apply elsewhere. Better would be a statement saying that blanket permission is given for these files to be copied. One of the Creative Commons Licences would appear to be the right tool for the job.
IERS, it would seem that this should not be an issue. It's pretty likely that the absence of a statement in the files is an oversight, perhaps caused by an assumption that absence of a stated restriction means there isn't a restriction. (But in fact, absence of statement means no permission -- it doesn't mean no restriction...)
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