31-07-2020, 09:38 AM
One thing buried away in the Fact Sheet: Amateur radio Regulatory roles and responsibilities is:
Page 3: Further Information : Amateur call books.
We have advised the WIA to commence transitioning away from use of RRL data for call books.Use of RRL data is subject to terms and conditions, which place limitations on use of RRL data in derivative works.
The T&Cs state:
8. Where the Licensee is a natural person, this Licence does not permit you to reproduce or distribute the Licensee’s Client Information contained in the Register in any Derivative work authorised by this Licence.
If the WIA can't come to some agreement with the ACMA or come up with some workaround, it may be that the Callbook having been published for over 100 years may be no more.
Page 3: Further Information : Amateur call books.
We have advised the WIA to commence transitioning away from use of RRL data for call books.Use of RRL data is subject to terms and conditions, which place limitations on use of RRL data in derivative works.
The T&Cs state:
8. Where the Licensee is a natural person, this Licence does not permit you to reproduce or distribute the Licensee’s Client Information contained in the Register in any Derivative work authorised by this Licence.
If the WIA can't come to some agreement with the ACMA or come up with some workaround, it may be that the Callbook having been published for over 100 years may be no more.