[sac-board] Re: Fw: copyrighted or public domain of double stardata base

Joe Macke replied in part:

>When the question of the copyright status of MIL-HDBK-141 came up, I did
>some research and found this web site:
>
>http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/publications/00-3copyright.html#214
>
>     2.1.4  Can facts, databases and compilations be copyrighted?
>
>Facts cannot be copyrighted. However, the creative selection, coordination
>and arrangement of information and materials forming a database or
>compilation may be protected by copyright. Note, however, that the copyright
>protection only extends to the creative aspect, not to the facts contained
>in the database or compilation.
>
>So, it is copyrighted unless we say otherwise.
>

I do not understand that conclusion. The files are mostly text files. 
The data portion is just data, no creativity involved, someone just 
compiled the data ( a lot of work, but no creativity).

The data is NOT copyrighted! To state so will just look foolish!

Jeff

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