I doubt whether a database structure can be copyrighted. Perhaps it can, but it seems more likely to me that it may fall under another aspect of intellectual property, namely, Trade Secret. Perhaps this is what they mean with "proprietary information".
Hilmar.
>We are trying to get a reluctant company to live up to agreements that it made regarding interfacing with another vender's SQL7 database. Here is what they responded with. The other vender has agreed to supply written permission for us to give them the structure. I feel like the company is just using this as an excuse to not live up to its obligations. Below is the response to our request. What do you think?
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