>My question here is the following: is it fair to turn to this usergroup and
>request data from a data bank like ICSD. In the case of Helge Stanjek, I
>never saw this particular data set (i.e. siderotil) in my messages and assume
>she never got what she asked for. But I am sure that there are many
>subscribers out there who are in possession of these data. Is there a problem
>with copyrights if the subscriber to a data bank like the ICSD passes on a
>set of data once in a while through these media? In other newsgroups, I see
>structural data passed on all the time, in particular PDF-files from JCPDS.
>What's the code of conduct here?
No code accepted by all. See the list archives, November 1995 on
the subject 'Replies to the server' : a PDF-file or a particular ICSD data
set is considered a priori not of interest for all the list subscribers. If you
assume she never got what she asked for, why not to send it to her (if
your ethic about databases is not in contradiction) ? I send personal
replies for such questions as a mean in one case of two at least, assuming
the second time the job will be done by another subscriber:-). This may
be considered as a private use of a licensed product contrarily to a
general posting.
Armel Le Bail