Re: [nc-udrp] Copyright in UDRP Decisions?

[Ethan Katsh <katsh@legal.umass.edu>]

         I was concerned about the eResolution decisions when eResolution 
went out of business and wrote to Louis Touton that if there were no other 
plans, we would be happy to provide a home for them. Louis replied that 
they were consulting with eResolution about how to preserve the cases. I 
have not heard anything further but Louis did seem to aware of the issue.

Ethan

At 04:02 PM 1/30/02 -0500, John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D. wrote:

>Just a quick followup...
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>It has been pointed out to me that there is a relevant question on the survey
>asking whether the decisions "should" be public domain, but I've never heard
>of a provider making a claim that they weren't.
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>The question is, I suppose, relevant to the non-WIPO DRP's, since WIPO
>provides the following terms of use for all information at its website:
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>http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/disclaim.htm
>1. Anyone may use or reproduce any information presented on this website,
>subject to any specific terms of use that might appear with such information,
>provided that the use of such information is accompanied by an
>acknowledgement that WIPO is the source.
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>No specific terms of use appear with WIPO's UDRP decisions, so those
>decisions are covered by their general disclaimer of exclusive reproduction
>rights.
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>eResolution has three pending cases - one dating back to June of last year -
>and it is unclear whether they will maintain a perpetual home for their
>decisions now that they are no longer a DRP.  It would be helpful to know
>whether their decisions may be archived elsewhere when they finally pull the
>plug on life support.
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