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Ah, you charge for theapp. Then they are correct, you are profiting of their work.

If somebody was making money of my work, I too would be pissed.




So if a browser vendor charges for the browser (like Opera did, lets say) can I sue opera for displaying my website?


>" [...] they are correct [...] " //

Is this your legal opinion or a moral judgement.

IMO, and in the opinion it seems of Brazilian copyright law (see my other comment), copying information should be excluded from the monopolistic protection given to artistic works.

Presenting information that has been given away freely (gratis) is alternative forms seems pretty harmless. Here especially as the compilation of the information has been paid for, in some way, by the pupils families (or communities if supported by taxes) and the re-use of the information is for those pupils. Yes, the OP is charging for the app, but then no-one need buy it if they find that the new presentation of the information is not worth the price asked.


This is a ridiculously extreme view. The school publishes that information for the benefit of students and faculty, not for a profit. Like craigslist, they probably do not hold any primary copy rights on the content to start with.

If someone were making money off my work, I'd be impressed.




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