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Astrolabe late charge against Olson time zone database to fall

The producer of astrologiesoftware Astrolabe has decided to use the Olson time zone database, yet not to sue for copyright infringement. The company apologizes and talks about a “wrong interpretation” of the law.

The Olson database, which is time-zone information for Unix-keeper, was in October 2011 temporarily taken offline after the American Astrolabe claimed that the administrators, David Olson and Paul Eggert infringement on the copyright. The Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Database would contain information that Astrolabe in his so-called ACS Atlas. The company had a copyrightaanklacht in the federal court, while the Olson database had to swerve to hosting at Icann.

Astrolabe has now decided to conduct the case does not to convert. The company does, in a statement to the Electronic Frontier Foundation has sent, to know that his indictment was based on a ‘misinterpretation’ of the law: “We recognize that historical facts are no one’s property’. The company offers its apologies and promises in the future, no new legal proceedings more, against the administrators of the Olson database.

The EFF, who are the administrators of legal aid gave, let know in a comment that Astrolabe could know that there is no copyright on historical facts, but that the organization is glad the lawsuit is not pursued. Olson and Eggert respond satisfied with the decision of the Astrolabe and set that, thanks to the EFF, the time zone database accessible remained.

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