What could it do to Astronomy?
• Most original raw data are produced by government agencies and therefore not copyrighted.
• Most on-line data are heavily processed and could be copyrighted under the new law if they are produced by non-government organizations.
• Which organizations could copyright their databases:
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NASA (including Goddard): |
no |
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JPL: |
? |
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ESA: |
no (?) |
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ESO: |
? |
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ADS: |
no |
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CDS: |
? |
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DAO: |
? |
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NOAO: |
? |