On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Kevin Atkinson wrote: > > Here is the README as found in the dec wordlist. It lists all the word > list used. Since SCOWL is a compilation of several word lists, one of > them which in DEC which is also a compilation of several word lists. I > really do not think there is a problem. Furthermore the copyright of word > lists is questionable in and of itself. Also, many word lists is SCOWL > are taken from listing the words in well known copyrighted dictionaries. > So a case could be made that many of the other word lists SCOWL uses are > also of questionable copyright and should be removed which will lead me > with nothing. >
The point is that if I did not list my sources it will be virtually imposable for some one to prove in court that I violated a copyright of one of the word lists used in the DEC word list. Thus even if I did violate a copyright it will virtually be unenforceable due to the very indirect nature which I used the word lists. --- http://kevin.atkinson.dhs.org
