Bingo!! ...but on the other hand, what I'm finding with folks wanting to use the data/information from The NGC/IC Project is that giving The NGC/IC Project credit for doing the research and generating the data that they're using gives their application, or their intended use of the data, a lot more credibility than if they kept quiet about where they got the data, and simply left it as an anonymous source. /Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-board- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Jones > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:37 AM > To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sac-board] Re: Fw: copyrighted or public domain of double star > data base >=20 > But if it's not considered copyrighted as an original entity as most > material is on the web, then it amounts to nothing more than a > "Gentlemen's > Agreement". We can only ask in either case. They can credit it or they can > use it how they want and don't HAVE to do anything if they don't want to > unless they're a nice guy. >=20 > Jack >=20