There are definitely jurisdictions where this has been found not to be the case. In Australia the protection of databases is incredibly murky[1]. Telstra, the

There are definitely jurisdictions where this has been found not to be the case. In Australia the protection of databases is incredibly murky[1]. Telstra, the privatized government telecom company, failed to protect the White Pages data from another company that, if I remember correctly, had put it on CD (ah those were the days). [1]: https://www.mondaq.com/australia/copyright/290668/can-a-database-be-protected-by-copyright https://www.mondaq.com/australia/copyright/290668/can-a-data...