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Yet another answer concerning copyright:
"Hello, Ron,
Thanks very much for your message and for your patience while I did a
little research on this for you with my colleagues at DSAT, Diving
Science and Technology, which developed the RDP.
The answer is yes, the RDP and its model are both copyrighted and
patented. They cannot be used or copied without PADI’s express written
permission and are protected by copyright law.
However, the data related to the RDP’s testing has been published and by
definition cannot be copyrighted. Therefore, anyone is free to develop
their own model using the same data. In fact it’s my understanding this
is what Pelagic chose to do for the development of Oceanic computers.
I hope this fully answers your question Ron but just let us know if you
have others and we’ll try to help.
Best regards and good diving,
Mary Kaye
Mary Kaye Hester| Training Advisor, Training & Quality Management| PADI
Americas | 30151 Tomas Street | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2125
Office: (949) 858-7234 X2388, (800) 729-7234 X2388 | Fax: (949) 267-1255
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