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Right but the ACM is the ultimate source of the data. They own the conference, the paper selection processes and hence the list of papers. It's hard to argue th
by chancho 17y ago
Right but the ACM is the ultimate source of the data. They own the conference, the paper selection processes and hence the list of papers. It's hard to argue that this list was compiled without _ever_ looking at the ACM's list. It's a grey area for sure, and you could argue that if you go to the conference and simply observe the presenters and their paper titles, or even just ask the authors "Did you get a siggraph paper in? What was the title?" then that is your data, but by the same logic I can go to the World Series and live-blog a play-by-play account of the game, which would surely get me sued. (Maybe people do this I don't know I don't follow sports, but I know that the leagues claim copyright over accounts and descriptions, regardless of whether they actually have those rights.)
- jasonwatkinspdx 17y agoGoing to the world series of poker is slightly different as there's potentially a contract established between you and the promoters via your ticket.
- chancho 17y agoI haven't been to siggraph, but for $1,175 ( http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/for_attendees/registration http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/for_attendees/registration ) there's surely a potential for a contract between you and the ACM via your conference registration. Also, copyright holders don't need to enter into a contract to assert their rights. You don't enter into a contract when you watch TV but you still don't get the right copy and distribute shows (or sporting events) that you watch.
- jrockway 17y agoyou still don't get the right copy and distribute shows (or sporting events) that you watch But you can make a page that links to the network's website where the TV shows are downloadable for free.