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While not so in other jurisdictions, databases are not copyrightable in the US. That was true when I last read Groklaw at least.
by randombits0 4y ago
While not so in other jurisdictions, databases are not copyrightable in the US. That was true when I last read Groklaw at least.
- shagie 4y agoSweat of the brow (any work you do is copyrightable) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_of_the_brow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_of_the_brow vs. "Original work of authorship" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_St... (in particular the comparison section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States#Compilations_of_facts_and_the_sweat_of_the_brow_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_St... ) The court case that set this difference down was Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._Rural_Telephone_Service_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc.,_v._R....