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Just a thought. 1. Is data copyrightable, patentable or a trade secret? If not, follow the next steps. 2. Contact as much open-minded licensees as possible an

Just a thought. 1. Is data copyrightable, patentable or a trade secret? If not, follow the next steps. 2. Contact as much open-minded licensees as possible and persuade them to leak the data. 3. Build a service to collect the leaked data, collide several samples from varying origins to remove any "watermarks" (and constantly monitor for them), and publish it. 4. If the condition (1) stands true, the leak service should be legal (IMNAL), and service provider can't be obliged to say who's leaking the data. 5. ... 6. PROFIT^W PROTEST! Childish, and somehow risky (the (2) is tricky), but given enough power, the information could be made public. If the departure times are copyrightable — there's something really wrong with copyright system.

AlexMuir 16y ago
No licensee is going to leak this data. If they're paying, they aren't going to expend any effort to push it back out to potential competitors for free. And yes, non-commercial is a potential competitor.
pbhjpbhj 16y ago
>1. Is data copyrightable, patentable or a trade secret? If not, follow the next steps. It could be copyright and trade secret however the important IPR to consider here is database rights. http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-otherprotect/c-databaseright.htm http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-otherprotect/c-databaseri... http://www.out-law.com/page-5698 http://www.out-law.com/page-5698