Proprietry Information
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Proprietry Information
In another thread the issue is raised that company operating procedures are propriety information. Is that the case? Or does it vary country by country? Certainly not the case when the accident report comes out.
Absolutely Brian, it is the company's intellectual property
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From my FCOM:
Copyright Information
Copyright xxx, Inc. 2013. This document is not to be released under the Freedom of Information Act. PROPRIETARY DATA. xxx, Inc. reserve all proprietary rights in the data furnished herein. Use of this document is restricted to conveyance of information to government agencies and customers or vendors of xxx, Inc. This information shall not be released, disclosed, used, or duplicated for any purposes without the written permission of xxx, Inc. By accepting receipt and possession of this document, you acknowledge and agree to these regulations.
Copyright xxx, Inc. 2013. This document is not to be released under the Freedom of Information Act. PROPRIETARY DATA. xxx, Inc. reserve all proprietary rights in the data furnished herein. Use of this document is restricted to conveyance of information to government agencies and customers or vendors of xxx, Inc. This information shall not be released, disclosed, used, or duplicated for any purposes without the written permission of xxx, Inc. By accepting receipt and possession of this document, you acknowledge and agree to these regulations.
Thanks for the answers Guys & Gals.
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UNLESS.
talking about things in general terms and pointing to other sources that are public is one thing.
copying verbatim or using copy machines/scan is quite different.
UNLESS
talking about things in general terms and pointing to other sources that are public is one thing.
copying verbatim or using copy machines/scan is quite different.
UNLESS
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Seems then we are all guilty by the mere fact of discussing "how our operation does it" here on PPRuNe.
General discussion and paraphrasing of concepts and text found in a book is fair use under copyright law as I understand it. Description of common-use procedures is also fair use, especially when those procedures have their root in other companies' (e.g., Boeing or Airbus) documents.
