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Hi, all:

I need your combined wisdom to answer this email.  I think the answer is
that all gov information distributed by gov agencies are not copyrighted.
The geospatial data we have on INSIDE Idaho are also public domain data,
so he should be able to package the data and distribute them as commercial
data for profit.  I know, in the past, quite a few gov docs have been
republished and sold through commercial publishers.  Digital data would be
treated the same.  The DRGs and DOQQs on INSIDE Idaho have been worked on,
and enhanced for public access, but we never thought of copyright the data
and it would be contrary to the idea of a statewide clearinghouse for
distributing geospatial data.  Any input you can provide would be
appreciated.  Thanks.  Lily

Lily Wai, INSIDE Idaho Project Director   Phone: 208-885-6344
Professor, Head of Government Documents   Fax:   208-885-6817
University of Idaho Library (0135)        E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
Rayburn Street                            http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/govdoc
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2353                  http://inside.uidaho.edu

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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:50:08 +0000
From: Greg Thorhaug <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Copyright of DRGs

Hello Lily,
I am interested in downloading DRG and other data from publicly available
web sites (such as INSIDE) and packaging it as a product for sale.  What are
the laws regarding this?  Do I need to pay a fee or is the data "in the
public domain" and, if so, does this mean that I can package DRG/DOQQ and
vector data from your site, as well as other government sites, as a product
that I could sell?  I would appreciate as much information and resources on
this subject that you have available.   Thanks!!