[CQ-Contest] ARRL and Open Logs - Time for the next step?

[VE5ZX]

> But I could make a pretty good argument that those logs are a private
> document transacted between me and the scoring team, and that any public 
> or
> 3rd-party disclosure beyond that needed for the "scoring process" is an
> abuse of that privacy.  Reasonable people have disagreed with me, but none

You could claim copyright because you created the log albeit with the help 
of a program. However, the sponsor need only put a statement in the rules 
indicating that by submitting a log copyright is automatically assigned to 
the sponsor. An author assigning copyright to a publisher is a common 
occurrence. If you disagree with the policy then don't submit your log

... Sylvan

Sylvan Katz, VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK