[WEB4LIB] Re: Use of DDC in web displays

[Eric Hellman]

At 8:34 AM -0800 1/2/01, Debra Shapiro wrote:
>as they require, and their other requirement:  "We also require that 
>such display of Dewey numbers and captions reflect the latest 
>edition of the DDC, and carry notice of our copyrights and 
>trademarks." is not so bad either, see BUBLink's Dewey display:
>http://bubl.ac.uk/link/ddc.html
>for an example.

 From that site:
"Use of the DDC on this Web site is authorized by OCLC Online 
Computer Library Center, Incorporated.
Further use of the DDC or linking to this Web site by third parties 
requires prior written permission from OCLC. "

!?!&$^%#!

Having that statement on a web site, let alone requiring it, is not 
only obnoxious, it's idiotic to the point of absurdity. You linked to 
it, you violated the "license" by putting the URL in your message!

Eric

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