This varies widely by country. The US does not have "database copyright" or "sweat of the brow" copyright. See Feist vs. Rural Telephone, which was about teleph

This varies widely by country. The US does not have "database copyright" or "sweat of the brow" copyright. See Feist vs. Rural Telephone, which was about telephone directories. This restriction comes directly from the U.S. Constitution and would require a constitutional amendment to change.[1] The UK and EU are different. The EU allows copyrights on databases. [1] https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C8-3-1/ALDE_00013063/ https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C8-3-...