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Should be recognised that not all data is eligible for copyright. "Facts" is a broad category of exemption with strange case law. It may be relevant here if the
by oliwarner 8y ago
Should be recognised that not all data is eligible for copyright. "Facts" is a broad category of exemption with strange case law. It may be relevant here if the data being scraped is available elsewhere.
- blantonl 8y agoYes indeed. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._Rural_Telephone_Service_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._R....
- ATsch 8y agoNote also that in some places, databases are explicity exempt from this "facts" exemption if you made considerable effort in compiling the database. (IANAL)