Ford raises many interesting questions. Let me just concentrate on one.
Would it be a violation of CQ's copyright if someone were to buy a copy and
then, perhaps 6 months later, transcribe the results into a Web-accessible
form? I've always understood that the actual information in a publication
is not protected by copyright, only the form of its presentation.
Now of course, any such "rebroadcast" should lag the paper publication by
enough that those who truly want the results as soon as they are available
would still buy the magazine. Otherwise we might finish off CQ.
Comments?
73, Pete N4ZR
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