Re: Re: AIS: checklist
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: AIS: checklist
- From: G* S*
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 19:53:33 -0700
Iris Moose wrote:
>
> Interesting...
>
> I thought this topic had died, especially when my message a week ago went by
> without a response. Tonight I see that Linda and Gerry mention it again.
>
> I hope no one takes whatever I say as a personal attack. I am speaking in
> general terms and have no intention to belittle anyone. Sincerely.
>
Agreed. We all have the best interest of irisdom in our hearts. No
question.
>
> Gerry, did you know that AIS as the ICRA maintains the registration record
> of Iris for everyone on this planet...not just for the sole use and benefit
> of AIS members?
Uh, yes. I don't think anyone on the planet has pushed harder
than I have for openness of the data.
> Also, the format of the R & I's is copyrighted but the data
> is not. AIS can not claim the data belongs to them solely. Fifty different
> people can produce fifty different CD-Rom versions of the same data but
> formatted differently and sell them all day long. There is no copyright
> infringement there.
I bet many lawyers might make claims about "derivative works," but I am
not a lawyer.
>
> I think this will be my last message on this topic.
Coward. The battle is just beginning. ;-)
I agree that discussions of iris are more fun than quasi-legalistic
gobbledygook.
Keep us on the straight and narrow, Moose!!
Gerry
--
g*@mediaone.net
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair, Region 15 RVP
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--USDA 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19
my work: helping generate data for: http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/
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