>
> I am curious about something. As RTTY contesters probably know, WA1Z has
> recently taken over the creation of the Super Check Partial files from AA5AU.
>
> On his (WA1Z) website appears the following:
>
> "All files submitted become the property of WA1Z and will be used
> only for the
> purpose of creating the master call files."
>
> I find this strange. What is the reason for my log becoming his
> property? Surely
> there must BE a reason or he would not have bothered to post the notice.
>
> I contacted him when I first saw this but never received an
> explanation, only a
> reiteration of the statement.
>
> Does anyone know?
>
Hi Bill,
I thought I had provided you an explanation of the statement, not a
simple reiteration. I will attempt to do so again:
About a month before I agreed to take on AA5AU's SCP database, I took
over the general Super Check Partial database over from Randy, K5ZD.
At that time, the statement on the SCP website read:
"All files submitted become the property of K5ZD and will be used only
for the purpose of creating the master call files."
I decided to continue using the same usage policy that Randy used. I
felt that it properly conveyed a promise that any file submitted to me
will in turn be used for the sole purpose of generating the database.
It goes on to say I will hold on to the *copy* of the file for a
period of 2 years. I changed nothing other than the callsign because
I wanted to convey a seamless transition and do the same great job
that Randy had done.
When Don asked me to take on the RTTY files, I simply merged them into
the general SCP environment and use the same website.
I hope that finally clears things up.
73,
Bob WA1Z
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