DBE Sovix Diet - Potential legal issues
I want us to go through some possible legal issues before I upload the first version of DBE Sovix Diet. It make no sense to even look at the software code before this has been done.
There is currently 6 possible potential legacy problems. It has to do with the data and databases DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of to work properly.
Please let me know how I can make dependent data as free as possible, it is important for this project. I want to distribute it a free software package in gNewSense so I will remove any depenent data if I cant distribute it as free software.
I would be glad if it is possible to redistribute data that is in the public domain under GNU GFDL or GNU GPL (I will state that they are the copyright holder if this is possible).
Here is the complete list over dependent data:
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of the USDA National Nutrition Database, I added a couple of values provided by USDA to the database to make it useful since it is out of date (visit official website).
Note: Many other application such as 'nut' use it so this should not be a problem.
Question: What is USDAs National Nutrition Database distributed under? Public domain?
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of data from Institute of Medicine (visit official website)
References:
Question: What is the data in the references distributed under? Public domain?
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of the Glycemic Index and GI Database from the University of Sydney (click at the "free GI database" link)
Note: I sended this message via http://www.glycemicindex.com/ > Contact, but they didnt answer: “Can I distribute the GI database under GNU GPL in a diet calculator I wrote if I state "The Glycemic Index and GI Database is Copyright (C) University of Sydney? If so, can you please send me the database so I dont have to copy the text manually?”
Question: What is the data in the references distributed under? Public domain?
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of Nordic Nutrition Recommendation data (visit official website)
Note: I sended this email to nordisk-rad@norden.org but they didnt answer me: “Can I distribute NNR nutrition database under GNU GPL in a diet calculator I wrote if I state "The NNR database is Copyright (C) Nordiska ministerrådet"? If so, can you please send me the database so I dont have to copy the text manually?”
Question: What is the data in the references distributed under? Public domain?
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of Insulin Index data
Note: There is _very_ few measured foods in this list, I think around 30 in the world. A copyright problem should not be a big problem.
Question: What is the data in the references distributed under? Public domain?
- DBE Sovix Diet is dependent of Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) (visit official website)
Question: What is the data in the references distributed under? Public domain?
Last modified: Fri Oct 5 11:33:13 CEST 2007