01140nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245006200055210006100117260004200178520074300220100001900963856003600982       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aHow is Copyright Relevant to Source Data and Source Code?0 aHow is Copyright Relevant to Source Data and Source Code  aOttawabTalent First Networkc02/20083 aOne of the essentials of a healthy and democratic economy is that the rules of engagement should be understandable to people whose interests are affected by them.

There are two aspects of copyright law to which all software and database professionals ought to be familiar, but usually are not. First, they should know that factual data listed in an obvious structure is not covered by copyright law, no matter how much work went into collecting it. Second, they should know that under the Canadian Copyright Act, programming code is considered to be a "literary work".

This article outlines how copyright is related to source data and source code, and why this is important to both technical and business professionals in the field.1 aPotvin, Joseph  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/121