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It does, and the result is that phone books and maps get fictional entries inserted in order to prove copying -- because it is perfectly legal to do your own wo
by dsr_ 7y ago
It does, and the result is that phone books and maps get fictional entries inserted in order to prove copying -- because it is perfectly legal to do your own work to amass the same data set.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry
- AgloeDreams 7y agoLike a Paper town or that time that Genius caught Google stealing their lyrics by playing with straight and curly quotes and writing a tool that watermarked songs by interchanging those quotes on the site. It was brilliant.
- EForEndeavour 7y agoYou might even say it was Genius.
- jcranmer 7y agoIf you scroll down to the "Legal Actions" section on Wikipedia, you'll find that these copyright traps have generally failed to serve their purpose when attempted in courts.