Database Copyright Issues in the European GIS Community.

Lopez, Xavier R.

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ERIC Number: EJ469211

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Database Copyright Issues in the European GIS Community.

Lopez, Xavier R.

Government Information Quarterly, v10 n3 p305-18 1993

Outlines the current legal structure of the European geographic information system (GIS) database industry, particularly in the area of copyright protection; critiques the impending Commission of the European Communities directive; and emphasizes the need for global consensus on the legal structure's ability to protect and regulate the flow of information. (Contains 38 references.) (EAM)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Database Producers, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination, Maps, Problems, Standards

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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