This depends on jurisdiction though. In the European Union specifically there exists sui generis legislation that grants certain rights to the assembler of a da

This depends on jurisdiction though. In the European Union specifically there exists sui generis legislation that grants certain rights to the assembler of a database [1]. However, it’s a more interesting situation when the database keeper just provides a means for individuals to fill in their own data. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right