Re: gEDA-user: Autogeneration of schematic symbols

[Al Davis <ad82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 06 November 2005 02:58 pm, Lucas Vogelsang wrote:
> > 99.9995%+ of data sheets have copyrights on them.  If we
> > can't use the pin descriptions then we are all screwed.
>
> But how can one have a copyright on a description like:
>
> 1: GND
> 2: CLK
> 3: Vcc
> 4: PORTD
>
> In this case it is obvious that one uses this pinout
> description so they can't say anything against this. Of
> course this may not be the same for very complex PICs but I
> think it should be OK to use for normal not too special
> parts.

In a legal sense, it is something like "fair use".  Using the 
info to make schematic symbols or the like are considered to be 
fair use, and therefore legal.