-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Copyright of DRGs (fwd) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:36:34 -0400 (EDT) ------------------ All public information from the U.S. Federal Government is the public domain. (see <http://www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdf>, Chapter 1, 105). But this does not hold true for other government documents, both within and outside the US. In fact, many governments, state and local, DO copyright their documents. I would check with each source to see what practice they are using. Colleen Colleen R. Cahill | [log in to unmask] Digital Production Coordinator | (202)707-8540 & Recommending Officer for | FAX (202)707-8531 Science Fiction & Fantasy | Library of Congress These opinions are mine, Mine, Mine! | Washington, DC 20540-4652 On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Johnnie D. Sutherland wrote: > ------------------ > 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 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > 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!! >