Re: [Fsfe-uk] [OT-ish] Government food data

[Philip Hunt]

On Tuesday 11 October 2005 17:37, Alex Hudson wrote:
> I'm not sure that's even necessarily true. This data is probably subject
> to database copyright at least, 

I was under the impression that mere facts -- such as the carbohydrate values 
of foods -- were not copyrightable. Am I wrong?

> and while US Govt. works are generally 
> available to their citizens, I'm not sure that it's generally the case
> that foreigners have such access - have you asked the USDA?

My understanding is that stuff produced by the Federal government is 
automatically public domain.

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Philip Hunt, address@hidden