On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 08:10:10 +0100, Peter
wrote:


(Paul Tomblin) wrote

Why do you think that the US action (on DAFIF) is in any way linked to
Australia?

Because that's what the DAFIF program manager told me last year.

--begin quoted text--
This initiative began because the Australian AIP producers are
suing Jeppesen for copyright infringement. I don't know any of the details
involved, but in order to prevent a similar situation, we are researching
contingencies like this.

Jerry Leicht
DAFIF Program Manager
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Comm: 314-263-4636
DSN: 693-4636
Pager and Voicemail: 877-523-0130

--end quoted text--

I must be going thick, but I don't see why DAFIF is worried.

Do they think the US Govt is going to sue Jepp? I thought DAFIF *was*
the US Govt, effectively. If they don't mind Jepp ripping off the data
and reselling it in a commercial product (like Jepp have been doing
all over the world) why should anybody else be worried?

I believe the USG is 'worried' about being sued for copyright
infringement by the AUS government, just like Jepp is/was. Nothing
here is between USG and Jepp.