Re: ANSI requires licence fees to use ISO language and country code?

From: Michael Yau (michael.yau@oracle.com)
Date: Thu Mar 20 2003 - 17:52:43 EST

  • Next message: Kenneth Whistler: "Re: ANSI requires licence fees to use ISO language and country code?"

    Ken,

    Here's an excerpt from the ISO site:

    The short country names from ISO 3166-1 and the alpha-2 codes are made
    available by ISO at no charge for internal use and non-commercial
    purposes. The use of ISO 3166-1 in commercial products may be subject to
    a licence fee.

    http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/index.html

            - Michael

    Kenneth Whistler wrote:

    >ANSI has membership fees, accreditation fees, and a scheme for
    >site licensing for access to standards documents. But I've never
    >heard of a license fee for *use* of ISO 639 or ISO 3166 codes.
    >Once you acquire the standard, you should be able to freely
    >use it. That is how ISO standards work.
    >
    >Where are you hearing this from?
    >
    >--Ken
    >
    >
    >
    >>I heard that ANSI requires companies to pay a licence fee if they use
    >>ISO language and country codes in their products. Anyone aware of this
    >>licence requirement or already paying for such licence.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>> * ISO 3166-1. Names of Countries and their Subdivisions - Part
    >>> 1: Country Codes.
    >>> * ISO 3166-2. Names of Countries and their Subdivisions - Part
    >>> 2: Country Subdivision
    >>> * ISO 639-1. Names of Languages -- Part 1: Alpha-2 Code.
    >>> * ISO 639-2. Names of Languages -- Part 2: Alpha-3 Code.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>Thanks,
    >> - Michael
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    >

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