[Foundation-l] copyright question about data

Mon Apr 11 22:42:31 UTC 2005

As far as I understand it, these figures would be derivative works from 
public domain works... and their author would get copyright !

Cordialement,

Jean-Baptiste Soufron, Doctorant
CERSA - CNRS, Paris 2
http://soufron.free.fr

Le 11 avr. 05, à 23:42, Edward Peschko a écrit :

> hey all,
>
> sorry if this is a FAQ - and I'm not sure if this question belongs in 
> this
> mailing list - but since it concerns the legal side of the fence wrt
> wikipedia contributions here goes:
>
> What's the legal status of data retrieved from non-public domain 
> sources?
>
> I understand that text that is retrieved from copyrighted materials is
> copyrighted, but how about data and figures that deal with common 
> interest
> topics? Can you really copyright the amount of wheat grown in a year in
> bangladesh, or the number of accidents in a year on california roads?
>
>
> And how about graphs? Is data that is extrapolated from graphs and
> used in derivative graphs considered a 'creative work' of its own?
>
>
> I'd think so, but I just want to be sure..
>
> Ed
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