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The interesting part here is that linkedin doesn't hold any copyright on much of the data. You cannot copyright someones name and title.
by moojah 9y ago
The interesting part here is that linkedin doesn't hold any copyright on much of the data. You cannot copyright someones name and title.
- unepipe 9y agoBut you can copyright a database.
- simcop2387 9y agothat one is iffy, http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/types-databases-eligible-copyright-protection.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/types-databases-eligi... I'd suspect LinkedIn could argue about the network they create is a creative work and would be covered, but the facts about each person might not be copyright-able.
- ekianjo 9y agowhats inside the database is not owned by them.