If it only has to be in a database somewhere then the dictionary would be considered a database so by that logic Webster ownes the rights to pretty much anything done in the English language.
Too bad guys (greedy corps and stupid politians) they beat you too it!
Actually, dictionaries are copyrightable, since they require creative effort to generate. So is any abridged word list, since choosing the words to include is creative. An unabridged word list would not be copyrightable, since there is no creativity involved.
dictionaries are copyrightable, since they require creative effort to generate
Yes, but the individual words aren't.
What's being discussed here is the ability for someone to take a list of words, and say "it took me a long time to collect and define these words, so therefore each one belongs to me."
Sig: No mater where you go, there you are...about a block from Taco Bell.
I'll assume you've mis-spelled "matter" as a deliberate troll? And for the enlightenment of your narrow world, Tacko Bell doesn't exist in my country, or the one next door, or the one next door to that. So, what exactly is the point of your sig, other than to make you look like an idiot? Seriously.
Spelling Nazi? Hmmmm. My country is better than your country, cause we don't have Taco Bell. Hmmmm.
It's a signature not published scientific paper, accuracy is not important. You are actually about a year and a half short on noticing my signature being miss-speled.
As far as Taco Bell not being in your country, well whoop de do! If you had ever been out of you "narrow little world" then maybe you might have seen one and have gotten the joke.
Actually it's fast food in general. All the companies are so bent on capturing the market that they are everywhere even within sight of of the same resturant. Taco Bell and McDonalds are the worst at the moment. It was also a reference to the Demolish Man where all resturants in the future are Taco Bell.
In the town I grew up in there were two McDonalds within about 10 minutes drive. Now there are close to 15 with several being accross the street from one another.
Ah, I've seen two versions of Demolition Man, and the first one's stuck with me - Taco Bell was replaced with Pizza Hut throughout for most non-US releases IIRC (I saw a Chinese subtitled one). The UK one still uses Taco Bell, but having first seen it with Pizza Hut, that's what I think of...
The point is that you have to duplicate a substantial portion of the "database." Thus, you only run into trouble if you decide to duplicate all of Webster's work and publish your own dictionary.
Or, to apply a more appropriate example, if someone scoured Google and duplicated their database for the purpose of setting up a competitor, Google would have redress under this bill.
The bill itself reads, in relevent part:
LIABILITY.--Any person who makes available in 15
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Ahh dumbass, unless you're reprinting a dictionary, using words that happen to be in a dictionary does not mean you used their database. There's no short suppy of stupidity in comments or moderation here.
It was a supposed to be a funny comment not a statement of fact, so if you can't realize that then you need to check to see where you left your sense of humor.
I do agree with you on the moderation, how did it get moderated to Interesting-5?! Stupid or funny but interesting?
Why Webster? The first large monolingual English dictionary was published in 1656 by Thomas Blount a century before Noah Webster was born and a century-and-a-half before he published 'A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language'.
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Well then Webster owns the world already then (Score:5, Interesting)
Too bad guys (greedy corps and stupid politians) they beat you too it!
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Yes, but the individual words aren't.
What's being discussed here is the ability for someone to take a list of words, and say "it took me a long time to collect and define these words, so therefore each one belongs to me."
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Sig: No mater where you go, there you are...about a block from Taco Bell.
I'll assume you've mis-spelled "matter" as a deliberate troll? And for the enlightenment of your narrow world, Tacko Bell doesn't exist in my country, or the one next door, or the one next door to that. So, what exactly is the point of your sig, other than to make you look like an idiot? Seriously.
Who is a troll? Maybe you should look in a mirror (Score:2)
It's a signature not published scientific paper, accuracy is not important. You are actually about a year and a half short on noticing my signature being miss-speled.
As far as Taco Bell not being in your country, well whoop de do! If you had ever been out of you "narrow little world" then maybe you might have seen one and have gotten the joke.
So please go back under your bridge.
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Re:Who is a troll? Maybe you should look in a mirr (Score:2)
In the town I grew up in there were two McDonalds within about 10 minutes drive. Now there are close to 15 with several being accross the street from one another.
Taco Bells are like that too. Seems
Re:Who is a troll? Maybe you should look in a mirr (Score:2)
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Takes one to know one :P (Score:2)
I do agree with you on the moderation, how did it get moderated to Interesting-5?! Stupid or funny but interesting?
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