[ RadSafe ] US Government Charging for Radiation Safety Software

[John Jacobus]

Yes, it should the "their" not "there" in the second
sentence.

--- John Jacobus <crispy_bird at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sounds a bit sarcastic.  There comment holds for
> other
> government agencies as we for FDA and had to also
> pay
> for a computer code.
> 
> --- John_Sukosky at dom.com wrote:
> 
> > Wes,
> > 
> > Last month, I asked ORNL that very same question. 
> > Here the
> > response I received:
> > 
> > "As for the fee, RSICC does not and has never
> > received any funding
> > from utilities to cover requests from utilities. 
> > Should utilities
> > decide to send our Center funding, we would gladly
> > accept it.
> > Until that happens, a cost recovery fee must be
> > assessed for the
> > codes we distribute."
> > 
> > John M. Sukosky, CHP
> > Dominion
> > Surry Power Station
> > (757)-365-2594 (Tieline: 8-798-2594)
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> >                       "Wesley"                    
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> >                       <wesvanpelt at att.n        To:
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> >     "'RADSAFE'" <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> >                       et>                      cc:
>  
> >     "'Wesley R. Van Pelt'" <wesvanpelt at att.net>
> >                       Sent by:                
> > Subject:  [ RadSafe ] US Government Charging for
> > Radiation Safety Software
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> >                       02/13/2005 08:05            
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> >                       PM                          
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> >                       Please respond to           
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> >                   
> >                       WesVanPelt                  
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> >                   
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Fellow Radsafers,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Some days ago I asked you if Varskin 3 is
> available
> > on the internet. This
> > is
> > a terrific computer program written by James
> Durham
> > that calculates beta
> > skin dose from any beta radionuclide deposited on
> or
> > near the skin.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Several of you kind folks pointed me in a few
> > directions. But the bottom
> > line seems to be that, unless it is for research
> or
> > educational use only,
> > one must pay $300 to RSICC at ORNL (Oak Ridge
> > National Lab) for the Varskin
> > 3 software.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I believe that Varskin 3 was developed using US
> > taxpayer funds. (Someone
> > correct me if I am wrong.) This means that the US
> > government is charging us
> > TWICE for the privileged of using this software.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I looked up some copyright information and found
> > this from the US Code (17
> > USC 105):
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > §105. Subject matter of copyright: United States
> > Government works
> > 
> > Copyright protection under this title is not
> > available for any work of the
> > United States Government, but the United States
> > Government is not precluded
> > from receiving and holding copyrights transferred
> to
> > it by assignment,
> > bequest, or otherwise.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I wonder if it is legal for RSICC, a government
> > entity, to charge for the
> > software it distributes. I wonder if the
> government
> > claims to hold the
> > copyright for this software. If the $300 is just a
> > copying fee, then anyone
> > receiving the software should be able to freely
> > distribute it.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Any enlightened comments will be appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Wes
> > 
> > Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP
> > 
> > Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
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> =====
> +++++++++++++++++++
> "Baltimore is actually a very safe city if you are
> not involved in the drug trade."
> DR. PETER BEILENSON, the city's health commissioner.
> 
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"Baltimore is actually a very safe city if you are not involved in the drug trade."
DR. PETER BEILENSON, the city's health commissioner.

-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com


		
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