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Dear Mark
Thanks for your quick reply. Here's some of the information you've=20 requested. (Don't worry, I give a quick summary at the end.) As for Telerate, we have an agreement with them (Enron Corp), but everythin= g=20 that I have suggests that it's on an 'add users as needed' basis--which mea= ns=20 that I question if we can even redistribute it internally, much less put it= =20 out online. However, Dan Diamond--of Mid Marketing--wrote to me saying, 'T= he=20 mid market group has no "agreements" to distribute information. The=20 information we distribute is similar to quoting a stocks price out of the= =20 newspaper.' If Dan is correct, then I guess we're covered, but I feel=20 uncomfortable taking news that we pay for (unlike a stock quote) and giving= =20 it out to the public (like a stock quote). I've written to Dan asking him= =20 where else we could get the information from (assuming that, if we can get= =20 the information from multiple sites, his comparison would be correct.) On US Weather, I think we're fine: "The National Weather Service =01v (NWS= )=20 provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the=20 United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the=20 protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy= .=20 NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructu= re=20 which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the= =20 public, and the global community. "=20 (From their website) Regarding NGTL Pipeline data, nothing has happened since we received the=20 letter that the lawyers signed in Canada--the letter that you didn't like. = =20 (I have no idea what NGTL must be thinking about all of this--that we've=20 silently agreed to the contract?) Donna's email does emphasize the need fo= r=20 a password to the website--which suggests For Canadian weather, I could not find a statement similar to US Weather=20 (above), but Paul Goddard spoke with them before he left, and they said the= =20 information was open to all. Additionally, none of the information on the= =20 site appears to be copyrighted, which suggests that what they've said is tr= ue. Finally, the copyright on the actual pages is '1999 Enron Corp. All Rights= =20 Reserved'--should we update that for 2000 on information that we put out? = =20 Can we copyright what is already public domain? (I guess newspapers do tha= t=20 with basketeball scores, so why can't we--but it's still a question!) So, for the busy lawyer, here's the quick review Telerate: Checking with Dan Diamond on whether or not we could argue that t= he=20 information is public domain US Weather: No problem NGTL: Serious concerns--how do we contact them now? (Do we wait for a new= =20 content deal that could eliminate the need to use them? Rahil?) Canadian Weather: No problem 'Copyright 2000 Enron Corp'? I'll let you know when I hear about alternative information sources for=20 telerate. Again, thank you very much Jay
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