Re: THREDDS and lightly restricted datasets

Benno Blumenthal wrote:

> I realize THREDDS is mostly about freely exchanged data, and 
> restricted data is OK too because the underlying data server is 
> responsible for restricting access to the data.   But there is another 
> class of data which required display of some agreement as a condition 
> for use.
>
> The classic example is WMO40, the key phrase being "must provide this 
> same notification" ,e.g.
>
> *The following data and products may have conditions placed on their 
> international commercial use. They can be used within the U.S. or for 
> non-commercial international activities without restriction. 
> Re-distribution of these data by others must provide this same 
> notification. A log of IP addresses accessing these data and products 
> will be maintained and may be made available to data providers. *
>
> *For details, please consult: *
>
> *http://www.wmo.ch/web/ddbs/jen/AdditionalData&Products/AdditionalData&Products.html 
> <http://www.wmo.ch/web/ddbs/jen/AdditionalData&Products/AdditionalData&Products.html>
> *
>
> *
> *
>
> *Can THREDDS support this now?   If not now, is it possible?
> *
>
> *Benno
>
> *
thats an interesting issue. i suppose we can add an optional attribute 
to the documentation element, like mustNotify="true" which means to 
clients that they should pop up the contents of the documentation 
element and have the user press "Accept".  Do you think that would suffice?